COLUMBIA, South Carolina, April 26 -- The South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities issued the following statement on April 24, 2024: * * * Message from SCICU President and CEO Jeff Perez -- After the last two weeks we're pretty tired at SCICU. But it was worth it. Two weeks ago, we joined with the S.C. Commission on Higher Education and the S.C. Technical College System to hold Higher Education Day at the Statehouse. Students from all three sectors fanned out to meet with legisla  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, April 26 -- The South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities issued the following news release: South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities (SCICU) is pleased to announce that the Milliken & Company Charitable Foundation is again renewing its STEM merit scholarship program for SCICU's five historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). This renewal marks the third consecutive year Milliken & Company has supported undergraduate STEM majors at SC  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, April 26 (TNSres) -- The South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: The U.S. Department of Education on Friday, April 19 released its new version of the Title IX regulations on sexual discrimination, harassment, and assault. The effective date of the new rules is August 1 of this year. In addition to releasing the final rules, the department has issued a fact sheet, a summary (https://www.naicu.edu/getmedi  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, April 26 -- The South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: Culminating a four-month statewide "Thanks for my Tuition Grant!" letter-writing campaign, SCICU students rallied at the S.C. Statehouse April 9 to show their appreciation for the General Assembly's continued strong funding support of the S.C. Tuition Grants need-based financial aid program. Boots-on-the-ground advocacy at the Statehouse was the fi  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, April 26 -- The South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: * * * The S.C. Senate yesterday (April 24) approved its version of the state budget and, like the House's budget, it contains just about everything we could hope for. * Tuition Grants Commission retained $20 million in lottery revenue. * CHE Needs-Based Program retained $80 million of lottery funding. NOTE: Tuition Grants Program gets about 15% o  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, April 26 -- The Society of Professional Journalists issued the following news: The Society of Professional Journalists recognizes the best collegiate journalism in Region 3 with 2023 Mark of Excellence Awards winners. SPJ's Region 3 comprises Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands. First-place winners will compete at the national level among other MOE winners from the 12 SPJ regions. National winners will be notified in the late s  more