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Preserving the Legacy of Charleston’s Black Community

September 2, 2021ByKendra Conwaynews0

The College of Charleston’s Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture was awarded $20,000 by Coastal Community Foundation (CCF) as a part of the Facebook Grant for Sustaining Black Communities. The Avery Research Center was one of 37 local Black-led and Black-serving nonprofits that CCF identified as supporting innovation, creativity and resiliency. The Avery Research Center will be using the funds to digitize some of its vulnerable photograph collections, including...

Mapping the story of Jewish life in the Lowcountry

September 2, 2021ByKendra Conwaynews0

With the release of the latest chapter of Mapping Jewish Charleston, the project brings the story of Jewish life in the Lowcountry up to the present. Produced by the Pearlstine/Lipov Center for Southern Jewish Culture and the Jewish Heritage Collection (JHC), Mapping Jewish Charleston weaves together original documents, photographs, topical essays and interactive maps to explore how religion and local culture have accommodated one another and occasionally clashed over the...

Chloe Mattila ’22 • Mount Pleasant, SC

September 2, 2021ByKendra Conwaynews, Scholarship Profiles0

MEET A SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT Chloe Mattila ’22 • Mount Pleasant, SC Mathematics and International Studies double major Richard H. Gadsden, Sr. Endowed Scholarship Cornelia W. Ayer Endowed Fund Rose Hamm Rowland Honors Scholarship Horatio Hughes Memorial Scholarship in Mathematics Being supported by generous donors allows me to be more involved on campus, present in my academics, and has given me the time, space, and availability to find my interests and explore this...

Scholarship honors a combined 100 years of teaching

June 2, 2021ByKendra Conwaynews0

Dr. James B. Edwards ’50, former governor of South Carolina, oral surgeon, president of MUSC and CofC alumnus, credits his parents for his many accomplishments. In 2011, the O.M. & Bertie H. Edwards Scholarship was established as a bequest to honor their combined 100 years of teaching. The endowed scholarship is intended to award students pursuing a career in education. The first recipient, Dakaisha White ’19, was awarded in 2019,...

Alumna establishes fund to support Black Student Union

June 2, 2021ByKendra Conwaynews0

College of Charleston alumni are leaders among the College’s loyal supporters and powerful advocates. A perfect example is Neysa N. Williams ’95, president of the Black Alumni Council and member of the Alumni Association’s Board of Directors. Williams, a native of Camden, S.C., was active in the Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority while at CofC and graduated with a degree in sociology. She went on to earn her M.A. in business...

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We enjoy sharing stories about the impact of your generous support, and Momentum is just one of the ways we aim to keep you engaged and informed about what you make possible for our students, faculty, staff and campus. We also publish the annual Donor Digest, post stories on our College of Charleston Giving Facebook page and highlight donors and beneficiaries on our website, giving.cofc.edu. If you have feedback or story ideas, please contact Carin Jorgensen at 843.953.5859 or jorgensencl@cofc.edu. We’d love to hear from you!