Academics News Archive
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South Adds Global Engagement Certificate
The new program aims to prepare students in any field of study to effectively navigate the global workplace. ...
September 21, 2017 -
'Adrift in Macao' Opens Theatre USA Season
The comical musical set in the early 1950s will open at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 22, and run through Sept. 30. ...
September 18, 2017 -
Pence to Deliver Hamner Lecture
Dr. Charlotte Pence with the Stokes Center for Creative Writing will discuss her first book of poems, "Many Small Fires." ...
September 13, 2017 -
Fourteenth Amendment Focus of Stallworth Lecture
Dr. Laura F. Edwards will speak about "The Reconstruction of Rights: The Fourteenth Amendment and Popular Conceptions of Governance in the South" ...
September 12, 2017 -
Freshman Class Tops in GPA, ACT
Retention rates rise, freshmen enrollment up as South enrolls a class with the highest average GPA in University history. ...
September 8, 2017 -
USA Board of Trustees Scholar Named
Freshman Ada Chaeli van der Zijp-Tan, who arrived at South with a 5.16 high school GPA, is majoring in biomedical sciences. ...
September 8, 2017 -
Honors College Officially Opens
Nearly 250 academically talented students enrolled in the Honors College, housed in the renovated historic Seamen's Bethel. ...
September 7, 2017 -
South Grad, Opera Star ... Pro Truck Racer?
Nicholas Brownlee, '12, returns to South for a one-night concert, meets with students and talks about his love of racing. ...
August 25, 2017 -
Are You Getting Leadership Wrong?
Probably so, says the Mitchell College of Business' Dr. Craig Pearce, whose new book emphasizes six ways to improve outcomes. ...
August 22, 2017 -
Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ Author Picked for Common Read
The highly acclaimed and best-selling historical fiction novel "Homegoing" is the writing debut of Yaa Gyasi. ...
August 9, 2017 -
Mentoring the Next Generation of Jags
South's Upward Bound program is giving high school students the skills needed to succeed before getting to campus. ...
August 4, 2017 -
South Alum Receives $800K NIH Grant
The research of Dr. Michael Francis, who earned his Ph.D. at the College of Medicine, focuses on a deadly vascular disease. ...
August 3, 2017 -
Next Stop After Orientation: Moscow
With plans to major in Russian, Anna Kate Greer took the opportunity to get a jump start abroad with other South students. ...
August 1, 2017 -
'Whatever You Do, Don't Give Up'
She faced setbacks and struggles. But nothing would stop Lana Henfield-Johnson from earning her graduate nursing degree. ...
July 28, 2017 -
Carters Endow First Global USA Scholarship
The Dr. Richard and Angela Carter Global USA Endowed Scholarship supports international education and global engagement. ...
July 28, 2017 -
At South, Research Reaches New Heights
With Airbus in town, interest in USA's FAST program is taking off. 'We are engineers and want to build something tangible.' ...
July 20, 2017 -
Helping Teachers Help Their Students
USA Noyce Scholars will take lessons from research-based professional development, along with a stipend, back to their schools. ...
July 13, 2017 -
Trout Earns MidAmerica Award
The English department chair received the award for distinguished contributions to the study of Midwestern literature. ...
July 12, 2017 -
Senior Pianist to Compete in Prague
Peter Kohrman, who says he plays 'both the piano and the computer,' plans to compose music for movies, TV and video games. ...
July 11, 2017 -
South Graduate School Dean Named
Dr. Harold Pardue, a first-generation college student and USA alumnus, has been tapped to lead the Graduate School. ...
July 6, 2017 -
A South Education, a West Coast Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½
With a robust online program, USA's College of Nursing has graduates in all 50 states. Meet one: Dawn Downs of California. ...
July 5, 2017 -
Faculty Explore Innovative Teaching Methods
The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Institute was coordinated by the Innovation in Learning Center and USAonline. ...
June 29, 2017 -
South Names Dean of New Honors College
Dr. Kathy J. Cooke will lead an ambitious initiative to increase honors enrollment and offer additional tracks of study. ...
June 22, 2017 -
Hollings Scholars in Record Numbers at USA
Four South meteorology students are 2017 recipients of the prestigious Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarships. ...
June 15, 2017 -
USA Students Go Global in London
A delegation of USA Student Government officers and faculty went to London for the international Going Global conference. ...
June 14, 2017