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Jim Clements has served as president of Clemson University since 2013. (Photo/Clemson University)
Dec 9, 2025

Clemson President James P. Clements announces retirement

Clemson University President James P. Clements announces his retirement after leading the university for more than a decade.

Legacy Early College’s founder says the new campus will help the school expand capacity for K4-8 students. (Rendering/Moody Nolan)
Nov 19, 2025

Legacy Early College plans $60M Marion Road campus

Legacy Early College will build a $60 million Marion Road campus opening in 2027, expanding K4-8 capacity and delivering modern learning spaces for Greenville students.

Colliers’ Mary Winter Teaster and Sydney Lanham represented MIRCI in a sale that will lead to a school at a former center for the homeless. ((Photo/Colliers)
Nov 17, 2025

Opa’s Learning Academy buys downtown Columbia building

Opa’s Learning Academy purchased a former MIRCI building in downtown Columbia and plans to open a new school serving students with physical and mental disabilities in 2026.

CEO Eli Maloley spun his experience in educational technology into a new enterprise in 2018, when he created Vivacity. (Photo/Vivacity)
Oct 16, 2025

Vivacity Tech opens new Greenville warehouse, adds jobs

  A public benefit corporation working in the K-12 technology space has opened a new 67,000-square-foot warehouse in Greenville, a facility expected to provide more than 100 local jobs. The […]

The David and Nicole Tepper Department of Sport and Entertainment Management at USC is the largest sport and entertainment management program in the United States. (Photo/University of South Carolina)
Oct 15, 2025

USC sports program shares new name with NFL team owner

The University of South Carolina renamed its sport and entertainment management program after a $5M gift from The David and Nicole Tepper Foundation.

Several buildings that will make up the Harvey S. Peeler Jr. College of Veterinary Medicine are under construction on West Queen Street in Pendleton, near some of Clemson University’s facilities such as the T. Ed Garrison Arena and Expo Center. (Photo/Ross Norton)
Oct 15, 2025

Clemson opens applications for first veterinary college class

Clemson University has opened applications for the first class at its new veterinary col-lege, set to welcome students in 2026.

Researchers Arvind Kolangarakath, Kapil Chalil Madathil and Jeff Bertrand (l-r) demonstrate how virtual reality will be used to advance the battery manufacturing workforce. (Photo/Clemson University)
Oct 14, 2025

Clemson, MIT partner to train lithium battery workers

Clemson and MIT are launching a workforce training program to equip students with skills for lithium battery manufacturing, recycling, and innovation.

Aran USA will invest $4 million to expand its Greer facility, doubling production capacity and creating 18 jobs to meet demand for sustainable packaging. (Photo/DepositPhotos)
Oct 6, 2025

College of Charleston to launch German co-op workforce development program

College of Charleston and Germany’s NORDAKADEMIE launch a first-of-its-kind co-op program to strengthen global workforce development in manufacturing.

Students walk to class on the first day of class earlier this semester. Among other honors, the university has been recognized for the beauty of its campus. (Photo/Furman University)
Sep 26, 2025

Upstate university ranks highest in the state, among highest in US

Furman University earned top rankings in U.S. News Best Colleges 2026, including innovation, first-year experience and undergraduate teaching.

Benedict College has achieved record-breaking enrollment for the fall 2025 semester, welcoming nearly 670 new students, the college’s highest new student enrollment in seven years. (Photo/Benedict College)
Sep 23, 2025

Benedict College sets record fall 2025 enrollment

Benedict College reports record fall 2025 enrollment with 670 new students, rising male enrollment, and students from 34 states and five countries.

Sep 18, 2025

Denmark Technical College appoints new president and CEO

Eric Brown, with nearly 20 years of higher education leadership, has been named president and CEO of Denmark Technical College in South Carolina.

Urgent Care Group, which operates AnMed Urgent Care in several Upstate locations, has appointed Matt Kossman as CEO. (Photo/DepositPhotos)
Sep 4, 2025

MUSC receives $7M Duke Endowment grants for health care

The Duke Endowment awarded MUSC $7M in grants to improve maternal health, expand care access, and strengthen South Carolina’s healthcare workforce.