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2021 News

Honors student gives back from Columbia to Costa Rica

Whether she's volunteering with doctors in Costa Rica, giving back with her sorority or mentoring Honors freshmen, Reagan Davis is motivated by her passion for helping others in nearly everything she does.

UofSC named a top producer of Fulbright U.S. students

Ten University of South Carolina students were named Fulbright U.S. Student finalists for 2020-21, earning the university elite status as a Fulbright Top Producing Institution and bringing its total number of student finalists to 120 since 2000. UofSC previously earned the top-producer designation in 2012.

Students combine creativity with entrepreneurship

Honors student Emily Martin is part of a group of students at UofSC combining creativity, entrepreneurship and philanthropy to earn money and give back to others.

Honors College graduate on front lines of U.S.-Venezuelan foreign policy

Led by a corrupt and discredited president, Venezuela is considered a danger to the U.S. and to regional and global stability. Fortunately, the newly installed Secretary of State has a steady hand on the ground — Jimmy Story, a career diplomat and South Carolina Honors College graduate who was confirmed as ambassador to Venezuela this past November.

UofSC Undergraduates Earn Gilman Scholarships

Three outstanding Honors students – Joy Bernal, Felicia McGill and Stella Strength – have been named Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program Scholars, and will receive funds to participate in study abroad programs and internships around the world.

'Be the catalyst for change': USC student Antonia Adams finds purpose in tragedy

Honors College student Antonia Adams lost both of her parents within months of each other. She managed her parents' estate and her own grief. Now she is planning to go to law school to "help people overcome their circumstances."

How growing up in Aynor prepared one of the nation’s top reporters to cover Trump

Honors alumnus Josh Dawsey excels as one of the top reporters on Capitol Hill. Read more about him in this story from The Post and Courier.

UofSC's 2021 Social Justice Award winners chosen

SCHC Pearce Faculty Fellow Dr. Toby Jenkins honored for her social justice work and advocacy for diversity in higher education.

After tragedy, student finds new beginning at UofSC Honors College

Antonia Adams’ story is filled with tragedy. But above all, it is a story of perseverance, about fighting through the uncertainty and sadness with a belief that education can restore confidence and hope.

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