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The two Carolinas are waiting for funding from the federal government to launch a new national heritage corridor to help local groups in both states observe the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution in 2026.

Periodically, over the course of the 30 years that I have been writing this column, I am asked about the title “Arts and Humanities.” What’s the difference between the two?

Is there a more worthy cause than supporting the men and women in law enforcement who spend every day protecting us?

"Concert in the Catskills" is scheduled for Saturday, June 24 at Historic Catskill Point. The show includes Michael Ray, Spencer Crandall and Ian Flanigan.

How far would California go in defying D.C. on abortion, guns and climate?

Is there a more worthy cause than supporting the men and women in law enforcement who spend every day protecting us?

Character Counts Posted on: December 18, 2020; Updated on: December 18, 2020 It’s been a year. Full stop.  But that doesn’t mean there wasn’t plenty to celebrate, recognize and honor at the University of South Carolina in 2020. There was. And there’s even more to look forward to in 2021. Whether we were developing innovative instruction strategies and aggressive testing protocols to confront the c...

Character Counts Posted on: December 18, 2020; Updated on: December 18, 2020 It’s been a year. Full stop.  But that doesn’t mean there wasn’t plenty to celebrate, recognize and honor at the University of South Carolina in 2020. There was. And there’s even more to look forward to in 2021. Whether we were developing innovative instruction strategies and aggressive testing protocols to confront the c...

College of Arts and Sciences dean steps down to return to teaching Posted on: December 17, 2020; Updated on: December 17, 2020 Lacy Ford is stepping down as dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and will return to research and teaching in the 2021 spring semester. Ford has directed the University of South Carolina’s largest and oldest college since 2016. Professor Joel Samuels, interim vice provost for interdisciplinary studies and director ...

COLUMBIA — The dean of the University of South Carolinas largest college is unexpectedly stepping down this month after telling his bosses he planned to leave at the end of the school year. Lacy Ford, who earned three degrees at USC and has worked at his alma mater for 36 years, said Provost William Tate instead wanted to put the College of Arts and Sciences in the hands of an interim dean right away rather than waiting until the end of the school year.  Ford said he is in good healt...