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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving South Carolina Newsletter for Wednesday November 12, 2025 ( 7 items )  

Clemson University Foundation Realigns Organization to Strengthen Strategic Philanthropic Impact
CLEMSON, South Carolina, Nov. 12 -- Clemson University issued the following news: * * * Clemson University Foundation realigns organization to strengthen strategic philanthropic impact Clemson University is announcing an organizational realignment designed to strengthen the University's philanthropic enterprise and enhance operational excellence across the institution. The Clemson University Foundation (CUF) CEO's dotted-line reporting relationship will shift to Vice President for Advanceme  more

Clemson University: Byrne Recognized for Research on Addiction Recovery
CLEMSON, South Carolina, Nov. 12 -- Clemson University issued the following news: * * * Byrne recognized for research on addiction recovery Clemson University associate psychology professor Kaileigh Byrne was awarded with a 2025 Academic Partner Research Award at the Prisma Health hospital system's Health Education and Research Institute Showcase. By Scott Miller Prisma Health honored Clemson University associate psychology professor Kaileigh Byrne with a 2025 Academic Partner Research Awar  more

Clemson University: Pesticide Regulators Extend Restrictions on Certain Rodenticides
CLEMSON, South Carolina, Nov. 12 -- Clemson University issued the following news: * * * Pesticide regulators extend restrictions on certain rodenticides The original one-year restriction was enacted on February 1, 2025, under state pesticide regulation, Chapter 27-1075, Section B. The restriction will be extended indefinitely. By Jonathan Veit Clemson University pesticide regulators are extending a statewide restriction on the use of second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides, known as SG  more

Enrollment on the Rise at USCA
AIKEN, South Carolina, Nov. 12 -- The University of South Carolina's Aiken Campus issued the following news: * * * Enrollment on the rise at USCA By Leslie Hull-Ryde USCA enrollment numbers are up more than 5 percent for fall 2025, resulting in a student population of more than 4,200. This growth includes an almost 33 percent increase in new transfer students, an almost 17 percent increase in graduate students and a 5 percent increase in continuing undergraduate students. "The admissions   more

Public Servants: Clemson's Pre-law Program is an Under-the-Radar But Accomplished Offering
CLEMSON, South Carolina, Nov. 12 -- Clemson University issued the following news: * * * Public servants: Clemson's pre-law program is an under-the-radar but accomplished offering Pre-law, housed in the College of Arts and Humanities is available to students in any major. By Ken Scar Clemson University is renowned for its groundbreaking research, cutting-edge engineering programs, agricultural outreach initiatives, rich military history and winning athletic programs. Less known, but no less   more

Sen. Tim Scott Votes to Pass Government Funding Bill, Urges House to Act Quickly
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Tim Scott Votes to Pass Government Funding Bill, Urges House to Act Quickly * WASHINGTON Today, U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) voted for, and the Senate passed, a clean continuing resolution (CR) paired with three bipartisan, year-long appropriations bills. The CR will fund the federal government through Jan. 30, 2026. "After 41 days of a needless government shutdown, tonight enough Demo  more

University of South Carolina: Future Physician-scientist Selected as Marshall Scholarship Finalist
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Nov. 12 -- The University of South Carolina issued the following news: * * * Future physician-scientist selected as Marshall Scholarship finalist South Carolina Honors College student Michael Pitre, an accomplished leader and researcher, would become USC's third Marshall Scholar and first since 2009. By Valerie Weingart, weingarv@mailbox.sc.edu, 803-576-8231 Michael Pitre, a South Carolina Honors College student and McNair Scholar, has been named a finalist for the  more