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October 25: USC planning SC's first hospital specializing in neurological care

October 25: Board of Trustees Approves Request for Proposal for Architecture Firm to Begin Reimagining Williams-Brice Stadium

October 25: Board of Trustees advances major projects, approves gift naming in October meeting

October 23: Longtime USC board member Eddie Floyd steps down

September 27: Board of Trustees approves contracts, advances projects in September meeting

August 23: Board of Trustees approves master plan, other academic initiatives during August meeting

August 23: USC Next, Columbia Campus Master Plan

June 21: Board of Trustees approves budget, other academic initiatives during June meeting

June 11: The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) has awarded the University of South Carolina with a "green light" rating for support of free speech rights on campus. USC is one of only 66 colleges and universities nationwide to earn this rating from FIRE. 

May10: Commentary: What USC could teach other colleges about handling Gaza protest

April 25: Class of 2024

April 8: USC retains #1 international MBA ranking, climbs in nursing, education

February 23: The Audit, Compliance and Risk Committee received a report on assessment of any risks relative to student speech and expression events on campus.

January 14: Commentary: USC shows how colleges can bypass turmoil, serve students, community, economy

January 11: USC paving the way for students to transfer from SC technical colleges

University of South Carolina Strategic Priorities for 2023-2028

December 19: Board of Trustees approves first designs, renderings for new School of Medicine building

December 19: Board of Trustees approves numerous academic initiatives, advance key facility projects

December 7: Class of 2023 December graduates

November 27: New certificate programs provide critical cross-disciplinary career skills

November 10: USC School of Law named the Joseph F. Rice School of Law

November 7: USC stays among top U.S. colleges for veterans, military service members

October 24: SC Nexus receives federal designation as Regional Technology, Innovation Hub for advanced energy

October 13: USC leadership remarks on terrorist attacks in Israel

October 13: South Carolina’s premiere collegiate dance program named for beloved alumna

October 13: USC covering tuition, fees for talented students across the state

September 15: USC budget proposal holds down tuition

September 11: USC observes 60th anniversary of desegregation

August 24: USC begins fall semester, welcomes largest class ever

August 17: USC opens doors to Campus Village

August 1: USC to admit top 10% of S.C. high school class

June 23: USC freezes tuition for SC students; invests in health care workforce initiatives

Report on the University of Chicago Committee on Freedom of Expression (endorsed by the Board of Trustees on June 23)

May 4: USC graduates celebrate May commencement

Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges Self-assessment Tool (implemented in May 2023)

Carolina Trustee Professorship Information and Submission Guide (awarded annually in May)

January 20: Presidential Investiture

January 7: University of South Carolina names residence hall for Celia Dial Saxon

 


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