29 05, 2012

Visiting College of Charleston, Haut Gap Middle School eighth-graders prepare for high school, college search- Charleston Post and Courier

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It had all the characteristics of a typical afternoon for the College of Charleston’s Avery Center garden. On a warm Tuesday, students eating lunch crowded picnic tables and peppered amphitheater steps, and a small, babbling waterfall was drowned out by their conversation. http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20120524/PC16/120529571/visiting-college-of-charleston-haut-gap-middle-school-eighth-graders-prepare-for-high-school-college-search  

29 05, 2012

Farm-to-school program takes off- WCIV

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It may soon become easier for some Lowcountry school children to eat produce right off the farm. The College of Charleston launched its pilot farm-to-school initiative Thursday. The program's goal is to provide fresh produce for kids at lunchtime and teach them about farming, as well as boost the local economy. Organizers say the farm-to-school

29 05, 2012

The Halsey shows Saltworks by installation artist Motoi Yamamoto- Charleston Post and Courier

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“Return to the Sea: Saltworks by Motoi Yamamoto” opens at the Halsey Institute of Art, the latest of Yamamoto’s full-scale installation pieces that have appeared across the world, and once before at the Halsey, in 2006. “I like for art to have an awe factor, for people to be gobsmacked and astonished,” said Mark Sloan,

29 05, 2012

College of Charleston receives $1.4 million grant- The State

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The College of Charleston has received a $1.4 million award from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. The award is part of a national $50 million initiative to enable schools to create more engaging science classes, bring real-world research experiences to students, and increase the diversity of students who study science. This is the second grant

29 05, 2012

Rare free man’s tag taps slave-era history in Charleston, S.C. – Charleston Post and Courier

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Harlan Greene, an author and senior manuscript and reference archivist for College of Charleston libraries, said slave and free men’s tags are now valued artifacts. Square, round and diamond shaped, slave tags were numbered and listed the type of work a slave could perform. http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20120529/PC16/120529101/rare-free-man-s-tag-taps-slave-era-history-in-charleston-sc