Press Releases

April is Second Chance Month and the U.S. Department of Education selected 73 Colleges to participate in a program that empowers formerly incarcerated persons.  COLUMBIA, S.C., May 3, 2022– Benedict College is among 73 colleges and universities invited to participate in the third round of the Second Chance Pell Experiment, an initiative that was first […]

Administrator Guzman to Stop in Columbia During National Bus Tour COLUMBIA, S.C. May 2, 2022 – On May 4th and 5th, Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and voice for America’s 32.5 million small businesses in President Biden’s Cabinet, will join the “Building a Better America Through Entrepreneurship” bus

Featured Photo: Dr. Alexander Gorelik during the forum on the war in Ukraine. Columbia, SC, April 5, 2022 Dr. Alexander Gorelik, Associate Professor of Mass Communication at Benedict College, spoke on the ongoing war in Ukraine during a student political forum co-sponsored by the Department of Criminal Justice Administration and Social Sciences and the Benedict

Presidents of 65 top-ranked institutions embark on joint quest to create shared research culture through tenure and promotion practices US higher education is making another major push to promote a culture of sharing in research, with several dozen top institutions looking to jointly tie open science practices to their tenure and promotion decisions. The effort is known as Helios, and its 65-plus inaugural

The iconic festival is moving to the bigger more spacious Charlie W. Johnson Football Stadium on Two Notch Road COLUMBIA, SC, April 19, 2022 – Multi-award-winning gospel artist Jekalyn Carr will headline this year’s Harambee Festival along with Atlanta hip hop and rap artist, K Camp, R&B sensation Marcus Allen and Columbia’s own jazz guitarist

Each week in February, in observance of Black History Month, The Greenville News, Spartanburg Herald Journal and Anderson Independent Mail will profile South Carolina’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities. This is part of a project that will conclude in March with a look at the state of HBCUs in South Carolina.  Benedict College, located in downtown Columbia,

Honoring a family legacy of activism and leadership, the team at TRONUS has committed to partner with and support Historically Black Colleges and Universities, beginning with a school that holds a special meaning in the founding family’s hearts and in their history. Atlanta, GA February 8th, 2022 – When a Black woman-owned luxury athleisure footwear

The South Carolina Department of Commerce Office of Innovation selected the Burroughs Enterprise, Startup, and Technology (B.E.S.T.) as a Recipient of The Relentless Challenge COLUMBIA, SC, February 7, 2022, Benedict College announced today that it is one of 10 Organizations in South Carolina to receive a grant from the South Carolina Department of Commerce Office

Benedict is one of only 15 HBCUs to Receive Funding Through the $3 Million Impact Grants Made Possible as a part of Apple’s Nationwide Investment In Racial Equity and Justice and its Support of the Propel Center,  An Innovation and Learning HBCU Collaboration Columbia, SC, January 21, 2021 – The Propel Center is committed to