USC Upstate News

GREENVILLE, S.C.—The University of South Carolina Upstate’s Chancellor, Bennie L. Harris, Ph.D., received the Xanthene S. Norris Education Award at the Urban League of the Upstate Inc.’s 2023 Whitney M. Young, Jr. awards gala held Thursday, February 23, at the […]

The University of South Carolina Upstate has hired Jeffrey Stinson, Ph.D., to serve as the next dean of its George Dean Johnson, Jr. College of Business and Economics (JCBE) following a nationwide search. Stinson will oversee the JCBE’s academic programs, […]

The University of South Carolina Upstate’s Department of Fine Arts and Communication Studies kicked off its inaugural 2023 Juried Art Show on Thursday, Feb. 2. An opening ceremony was held in the Curtis Harley Art Gallery located in the lobby […]

Renowned Author, Historian Will Discuss “Winston Churchill: Leadership in Peace and War” During USC Upstate’s Eighth Dr. John B. Edmunds, Jr. Distinguished Lecture Series at the Chapman Cultural Center Andrew Roberts, a historian and best-selling author, will be the featured […]

The University of South Carolina Board of Trustees on Tuesday, Dec. 13, approved USC Upstate moving forward with a $21 million project that will enable the university to continue modernizing its 46-year-old Library and enhance the student experience on campus. […]

Spartanburg, S.C. – It is official, you can now drive with Spartan Pride! The University of South Carolina Upstate and the S.C. Department of Motor Vehicles (SCDMV) have unveiled the official USC Upstate-branded license plate available to all residents of […]

Spartanburg, S.C. – “Follow your instincts.” That’s what one of the country’s most successful minority small business owners recently told a group of local business leaders and University of South Carolina Upstate students, employees, and alumni. “As an entrepreneur, you […]

A former rocket scientist who worked on space tech for The Boeing Co. recently shared his personal account of the U.S. government’s incarceration of 120,000 Japanese Americans during World War II with a group of freshmen at the University of […]

Federal Reserve Board Governor Lisa D. Cook said inflationary headwinds will likely lead to additional rate hikes and “restrictive” monetary policy in the months ahead. In a panel discussion Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022, at Milliken & Co.’s corporate headquarters in […]

The University of South Carolina Upstate has received a $50,000 gift that will help create transformative opportunities for Latino/a students. John and Kelly Swift, lifelong South Carolinians with ties to the Upstate, provided the gift. It will fund endowed student […]