South Carolina State University

What happens when rumors surface that a historic institute of higher education might be closing amid financial reasons? Cue upset Alumni, disappointed and confused students and a stressed Administration. Such is the case for South Carolina State University. In an unlikely move, Dr. Thomas Elzey, the school’s President, isn’t suing an outside entity he’s suing his […]

  South Carolina State University President Thomas Elzey talks to the Tom Joyner Morning Show about the news of the potential closing of SC State amid financial troubles. Though Elzey says that the school has its issues, closing it, even temporarily, would permanently cripple the institution, the only public HBCU in the state. “We have long […]

Historically Black South Carolina State University has made the decision to close its doors, amid financial troubles. The State reports: S.C. State University would not hold classes or athletics events for the next two years under a plan approved by an S.C. House budget panel Tuesday. The plan, meant to the give the financially troubled […]

ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) — A student was shot Friday outside an on-campus dorm at South Carolina State University, and police were looking for four men who left campus. The student was wounded outside of the Hugine Suites around 1:30 p.m., University Police Chief Mernard Clarkson said. The gunmen left campus before police could catch them, […]