Life Academic Archive

  • Since 1998, Tracy Burkett has been opening students’ eyes to the complexities of the political process and its impact on society at large. We caught up with her to find...

    Inside the Academic Mind: Tracy Burkett

    Since 1998, Tracy Burkett has been opening students’ eyes to the complexities of the political process and its impact on society at large. We caught up with her to find...

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  • Charleston isn’t just manners, magnolias and mansions. It’s not just hospitality, hoopskirts and horse-drawn carriages. Once you get past the grits and the gardens, the sweet tea and the cobblestone...

    Steps to Freedom

    Charleston isn’t just manners, magnolias and mansions. It’s not just hospitality, hoopskirts and horse-drawn carriages. Once you get past the grits and the gardens, the sweet tea and the cobblestone...

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  • The memory may be more than half a century old, but the emotion it conjures remains strong. Wandering into a Greenville, S.C., liquor store, a young Alex Sanders had the...

    His Big Hit

    The memory may be more than half a century old, but the emotion it conjures remains strong. Wandering into a Greenville, S.C., liquor store, a young Alex Sanders had the...

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  • If you’ve ever considered buying a Brita water filter, professors Wendy Cory and Vijay Vulava will help push you into a purchase. The pair has spent the last few years...

    Something in the Water

    If you’ve ever considered buying a Brita water filter, professors Wendy Cory and Vijay Vulava will help push you into a purchase. The pair has spent the last few years...

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  • Some students find self-confidence at college. Some find that special someone to grow old with. Some find their life’s calling, their purpose, their direction. Thea Kozakis and Laura Stevens found...

    Find a Planet, Become a Star

    Some students find self-confidence at college. Some find that special someone to grow old with. Some find their life’s calling, their purpose, their direction. Thea Kozakis and Laura Stevens found...

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  • History professor Tammy Ingram finds an unlikely research topic right below our feet.

    One for the Road

    History professor Tammy Ingram finds an unlikely research topic right below our feet.

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  • Harry Freeman was more than a biology professor. He was an inspiration.

    Remembering a Legend: Harry W. Freeman

    Harry Freeman was more than a biology professor. He was an inspiration.

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  • President emeritus Ted Stern will be remembered as the College's modern-day founding father.

    Our Icon of Class

    President emeritus Ted Stern will be remembered as the College's modern-day founding father.

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  • Ever since Andrew Sobiesuo came to the College, he’s been sending students packing. “Getting students out into the world is my No. 1 priority,” says the associate provost for international...

    Campus Icon: Andrew Sobiesuo

    Ever since Andrew Sobiesuo came to the College, he’s been sending students packing. “Getting students out into the world is my No. 1 priority,” says the associate provost for international...

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  • Former College of Charleston president Ted Stern titled his auto-biography No Problems, Only Challenges. It’s an appropriate title for the memoir of a man who’s possessed a cheerful and confident...

    Wisdom of the Century

    Former College of Charleston president Ted Stern titled his auto-biography No Problems, Only Challenges. It’s an appropriate title for the memoir of a man who’s possessed a cheerful and confident...

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