News & Events

Thirty-seven College of Charleston students will graduate on May 11, 2013 with the Global Scholars (GS) designation – the largest graduating class since the program’s inception in 2009. Global Scholars have maintained a 3.0 GPA, completed 18 hours of coursework with an international theme, demonstrated foreign language proficiency, and studied abroad. Read More »

The College of Charleston’s School of Languages, Cultures and World Affairs will host a lecture by one of the foremost authorities on contemporary Cuba. Dr. Julia Sweig from the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) will speak on Thursday, April 11, 2013 at 4 p.m. in the Wells Fargo Auditorium at the Beatty Center (5 Liberty St.).  Her lecture is titled, “Changes in Cuba: the Evolution of the US-Cuban Relationship.” The lecture is free and open to the public. Read More »

The College of Charleston announces a new undergraduate major in the School of Education, Health and Human Performance and the School of Languages, Cultures, and World Affairs. Beginning in summer 2013, students will be able to earn a Bachelor of Science in Foreign Language Education. Students earning this degree plan to become foreign language teachers in French, German, Latin, or Spanish. In order to become certified to teach, they are required to have coursework in both their language major and education. Read More »

College of Charleston Hispanic Studies Professor Benjamin Fraser has published the book Disability Studies and Spanish Culture: Films, Novels, the Comic and the Public Exhibition (2013) with Liverpool University Press. Read More »

Hundreds of African literature scholars, who are in Charleston for a conference, will pay tribute to African author Chinua Achebe, who passed away last night. The schedule of the African Literature Association Conference, hosted by the College of Charleston, will be adjusted to include a tribute tonight at 7 p.m. at the Charleston Marriott on Lockwood. The tribute is free and open to the public. Read More »

On Thursday, March 28, 2013 from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. College of Charleston students, faculty and staff will be able to travel the world – all without leaving campus – when the 2013 World Cultures Fair takes place. The event, which includes international food, music and dancing, takes place in the Stern Center Garden. In case of rain, the event will be held in the Stern Center Ballroom. The free event is open to the public. Read More »

Two College of Charleston students will continue their study of Hindi and Arabic through the Critical Languages Scholarship Program from the U.S. Department of State. Elizabeth Marjorie Burdette and Madeline Edwards will study abroad in 2013 improving their language skills in Hindi and Arabic, respectively.

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A public Ceremony of Remembrance will take place at Brittlebank Park on March 21, 2013 as part of a conference organized by the College of Charleston’s Carolina Lowcountry and Atlantic World (CLAW) Program. The ceremony will honor those who died while being shipped from Africa as part of the Atlantic slave trade, as well as celebrating the contributions made by Africans to the New World in America. The ceremony will be held from 5:45 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. and is free to attend. Read More »

The College of Charleston offers one of the most comprehensive Japanese programs in the state of South Carolina, and from Saturday, March 9 to Sunday, March 10, 2013, educators of Japanese from around the Southeast will gather at the College for the Southeastern Association of Teachers of Japanese Conference. The conference will be held in rooms 216 and 218 of the Beatty Center (5 Liberty Street). View conference schedule. Read More »

Beginning in fall 2013, students at the College of Charleston will be able to major in archaeology. For the past eight years, students could choose an archaeology minor—the only program in the state. Now, the archaeology program is marking another first, as it becomes the only university in South Carolina to offer an archaeology major. Read More »