In the Midlands
Voorhees University’s Dr. Golkar Selected to IBM HBCU Faculty Council
Dr. Zhabiz Golkar, Professor of Biology at Voorhees University, is one of four HBCU representatives selected to serve on the “IBM HBCU Faculty Council.” Dr. Golkar’s selection was a result of the outstanding collaboration of the Voorhees School for Science, Technology, Health and Human Services and its successful academic programs. Voorhees University is recognized by…
Read MoreDr. Corey Amaker Elected President-Elect of South Carolina Association of Institutional Researchers
Dr. Corey Amaker, vice president for Strategic Planning, Assessment, and Technology at Voorhees University, was elected president-elect of the South Carolina Association of Institutional Researchers (SCAIR). The official announcement was made recently at the SCAIR annual conference in Charleston, SC. The organization consists of institutional research, assessment, and planning professionals representing the public and private…
Read MoreVoorhees CEO named president of the Association of Episcopal Colleges
Voorhees University president Dr. Ronnie Hopkins has been appointed president of the Association of Episcopal Colleges (AEC). A subsidiary of the Colleges and Universities of the Anglican Communion, AEC consists of eight colleges and universities in the United States and abroad that are affiliated with the Episcopal Church. “I am honored to serve at the…
Read MoreVOORHEES UNIVERSITY AWARDS 70 UNDERGRADUATE AND SEVEN FIRST TIME MASTER’S DEGREES AT 126TH COMMENCEMENT
Denmark, SC – Voorhees University held its 126th Commencement exercise on Saturday, May 6, with seventy students graduating with undergraduate degrees and seven receiving the University’s first-ever graduate degrees. Shelley Ann Bronson, Aliska LaShaun Brown, Ruthie Furse Brown, LaTayvia Shlequia Green, Madyson Simone Harris, Equanda Maria Wearing, and Denigia Kenu Williams were the inaugural graduate…
Read MoreVoorhees University awards its first ever master’s level degrees during Commencement May 6
by Taylor Johnson, Voorhees University -Denmark, SC – Seventy-six students will graduate from Voorhees University during commencement exercises set for Saturday, May 6th in the Leonard E. Dawson Health & Human Resources Center. Included among the graduates are seven students who will receive the first ever graduate degrees offered by the university. They will receive…
Read MoreUpdate on Oscar winner’s health scare as he remains hospitalized
Story by Mark Graym, MSN – Though Jamie Foxx is still hospitalized for an unknown “medical complication,” he’s “steadily improving,” a source told People magazine on April 14. Following the situation involving the Oscar-winning actor, production of his new Netflix film “Back In Action” was “shut down,” TMZ reported, noting that Jamie has eight unfinished days of shooting left on the movie.…
Read MoreThis Is Why Black History Month Is Celebrated in February
This Is Why Black History Month Is Celebrated in February Story by Ni’Kesia Pannell For many people, Black History Month was the one month where the history of Black Americans was talked about each day in school. We wrote papers on Martin Luther King Jr., heard the story of Rosa Parks, and got brief overviews of Harriet Tubman…
Read MoreSC State 1890 Research & Extension receives $4.5M climate-smart grant
Story by Matthew Sockol • WCIV Charleston, SC The South Carolina State University (SC State) 1890 Research & Extension was awarded a $4.5 million climate-smart commodities grant. According to a Feb. 17 press release, SC State 1890 will partner with Mixon Seed Services and the South Carolina Black Farmers Coalition to educate and provide resources, including…
Read MoreAiken holds 23rd annual Black History Month parade
Story by Craig Allison – AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – Black History Month is continuing on strong here in the CSRA, with Aiken holding their 23rd annual Black History Month Parade on Saturday. Over 80 groups showed out in Downtown Aiken for Black History Month© Provided by Augusta-Aiken WRDW-TV Music, dancing, and a message, all present among…
Read MoreU.S. Supreme Court enabled racial gerrymandering in South Carolina
By Hassan Kanu (Reuters) – After the 2020 Census, South Carolina’s Republican-led legislature assured Democratic lawmakers and the public that they would carry out a fair and transparent process to redraw the state’s seven Congressional election districts. A year earlier, the U.S. Supreme Court had decided for the first time that partisan gerrymandering is lawful,…
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