Honors College student Antonia Adams lost both of her parents within months of each other. She managed her parents' estate and her own grief. Now she is planning to go to law school to "help people overcome their circumstances."
Honors alumnus Josh Dawsey excels as one of the top reporters on Capitol Hill. Read more about him in this story from The Post and Courier.
SCHC Pearce Faculty Fellow Dr. Toby Jenkins honored for her social justice work and advocacy for diversity in higher education.
Antonia Adams’ story is filled with tragedy. But above all, it is a story of perseverance, about fighting through the uncertainty and sadness with a belief that education can restore confidence and hope.
Many scholars and luminaries have spoken on the University of South Carolina’s historic Horseshoe. Earlier this fall, activist poet Horace Mungin joined the list of distinguished guests.
Instructors find that teaching University 101 helps them to network with colleagues across UofSC, build stronger connections with the university and impact students beyond their primary roles.
Matthew Telfer chose to attend UofSC after he was admitted into the Honors College and offered an Academic-Scholar Elite award. He decided to study public health to better understand the preventive side of medicine.
Sarah Snare has always known that she wanted to work in forensic anthropology, and as she approaches her graduation this December, she is more than equipped to secure the career of her dreams.
Catherine Howland will earn her Bachelor of Music degree summa cum laude in December. The Honors College grad will start her career as a choir teacher at a South Carolina middle school in January.
Kailey Houck, an Honors College philosophy major, discusses "The Lettuce Club" — a quirky, low-commitment club at UofSC.
Stones, spoons and another thing: A letter from Steven Lynn, dean of the South Carolina Honor's College.
See what our Honors College alumni have been doing lately.
In the maelstrom of 2020, here stands Taylor Wright, ’19 public health. Working in Columbia as Mayor Benjamin’s special assistant has brought exciting opportunities and up-close encounters with all kinds of people. And situations.
A secret can be a bothersome thing. For Rachel Moyle Beanland, ’03 public relations and art history, an old family secret nagged at her until she finally wrestled it down in a novel.
If there was one thing Peter Sederberg wasn't, it was disengaged. No, the cofounding dean of the South Carolina Honors College was always into something -- and generally it was many things, from movies and music to politics and religion.
Trey Capps, a first-generation college student from the small town of Aynor, South Carolina, has returned to his alma mater to pursue his doctorate in history.
Honors College student Jack Gabel helps launch a student podcast which highlights lives of refugees here and abroad.
UofSC students are exploring stories written about pandemics, ranging from medieval to futuristic, despondent to hopeful. They've found that 2020 isn't so different from similar moments throughout history, and there are some lessons to learn.
Teaching a lab course in the time of COVID-19? Using delicate artifacts that can’t be cleaned or shared among students? Creating an innovative way to maintain the interactive lab experience, outside the laboratory? Dr. Kelly Goldberg is finding unique solutions to these challenges through her development of online 3D labs.
The South Carolina Honors College has released "Writing South Carolina: Selections of the 5th Annual High School Writing Contes," which features the writings of 40 students who cover topics of racism, domestic violence, poverty and inequities in education.
A junior business economics major, Antonia Adams is passionate about encouraging civic advocacy and involvement with social justice issues, as well as working as a Gamecock Guide.
Honors alum Charles Hood has written a series of books honoring the heroism and highlighting the uniquely dangerous circumstances of the men and women serving their country as submariners throughout our nation's history.
Dr. Laura Smith's Podcasting in the Public Interest service-learning course creates opportunities for Honors students to study and critically reflect on public issues while learning how to interview, design and publish podcasts that can help raise awareness.
UofSC alumna makes waves with first novel, 'Florence Adler Swims Forever'
Like the Honors students he taught and mentored in the college he co-founded, Peter Sederberg was multi-faceted and exceptionally talented. Champion for peace, organizer of protests, excellent cook, and star pitcher for his department's softball team, Peter Carl Sederberg also was a relentlessly curious scholar, professor, traveler, reader, and writer. He died July 31 in Atlanta of complications from Alzheimer's disease.