Health and Safety Comes First at Tiger Nation COLUMBIA, SC – (July 7, 2020) Benedict College announced today that it is canceling plans for the school’s in-person homecoming events amid the ongoing concerns about the coronavirus pandemic. The College’s weeklong homecoming festivities were slated for October 11 – 18, 2020, and typically bring more than […]
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Columbia, SC – July 6, 2020 – The White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (Initiative) recently announced the names of 44 students from 33 historically black colleges and universities (HBCU) selected as 2020 HBCU Competitiveness Scholars – the Initiative’s highest student recognition. This year, Benedict College has a record number of students
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Hey, Cola. Today we are going on a historical journey to take a deep dive into HBCUs, or Historically Black Colleges and Universities. We’re going all the way back to HBCUs’ first ties to South Carolina, so let’s get started. What is an HBCU? The term + acronym first came from the Higher Education Act of 1965, when federal funding was expanded to
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BY JOSEPH BUSTOS | The State | JUNE 24, 2020 04:04 PM COLUMBIA, S.C. South Carolina’s top epidemiologist said Wednesday that requirements statewide to wear masks would be more effective in slowing the spread of the coronavirus. “As we continue to witness the rise in cases, if we work at strengthening mask requirements one municipality
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by Celeste Brown-Cannon, Tom Lanahan, Sooji Nam Friday, June 19th 2020 COLUMBIA, SC (WACH) June 19, 2020 — Hundreds of people headed to Charlie W. Johnson Stadium Friday to begin free coronavirus testing. Radio personality Charlamagne Tha God of the Breakfast Club and comedian, television host Stephen Colbert are hosting this event. Read More
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Jun 20, 2020 9:00 AM EDT Crysty Vaughan COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–If you are looking for free COVID 19 testing, without an appointment, Prisma Health has several mobile sites. Prisma Health is hosting a free Coronavirus test Saturday June 20 from 10am-3pm. Read More
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By Laurel Mallory| June 16, 2020 at 2:06 PM EDT – Updated June 16 at 2:07 PM COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) – Community partners have come together to offer free COVID-19 testing on the campus of Benedict College in Columbia. The testing will be Friday, June 19 and Saturday, June 20 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. each
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Our country is under siege – locked in an epic battle for the lives of her citizenry and the very soul of the nation. We are, at once, fighting two (2) distinct but equally deadly foes. The first, an international pandemic that, on its face, is color blind, but in effect is anything but. As
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