News From Around the South 5/20 to 5/27
SOUTH CAROLINA: Former Southern Partisan Editor Passed Over for Higher Ed Post Oran Smith, who once edited a neo-Confederate magazine called Southern Partisan, will apparently not become executive director of South Carolina’s Commission on Higher Education. The search...
What’s Missing From Trump’s China Deal
The Dow plunged 450 points on the opening bell May 6 in response to this presidential tweet: “The Trade Deal with China continues, but too slowly, as they attempt to renegotiate. No! The 10% will go up to 25% on Friday.” Economists eye this brinkmanship...
New Page For South’s Oldest Institution
The two-story tall metal windows inside the Charleston Library Society’s main reading room need to be replaced, and Doerte McManus thought the old ones could be fashioned into coffee tables or other keepsakes to raise money. But as the first window was being removed,...
Rare State Map Goes On Display
The large, colorful map of South Carolina and part of Georgia acquired recently by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation details much more than the geography of those states at the dusk of the colonial era. The very rare 1780 map is valued largely because it updates a...Obiter Dicta
Now that we’ve completed our celebration of America’s 250th birthday, it’s time to prepare for the 300th — the tricentennial. Read More
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SOUTH CAROLINA: University of Georgia provost named Clemson’s new president Selection came after the first choice opted to remain at Michigan State University CLEMSON — Clemson University’s governing board on Read More