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Life comes at you like an ocean wave, and feeling overwhelmed by it is natural and human, said Presbyterian College’s 2022 Baccalaureate speaker. But during those times of overwhelming pressure, there are also opportunities to “body surf” with good courage. The Rev. Craig Goodrich, senior pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Naples, Fla., addressed the

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Ten new second lieutenants – including four from Presbyterian College – were ushered into the U.S. Army during the Highlander Battalion’s annual commissioning ceremony on May 13. PC president Dr. Matthew vandenBerg reminded the group they are members of a long, proud, and rich heritage. “For more than a century, the Highlander Battalion has truly

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Special education teacher Lauren Dean shared critical insight with this year’s graduating education majors during the Teacher Induction Ceremony in Kuhne Auditorium on May 13.  “Teaching is hard,” she said. “You will face a lot of days where teaching is harder than hard.  “Carrying the emotional burdens home of young people is hard. Meeting the

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Presbyterian College president Dr. Matthew vandenBerg announced today that Dr. Selena Blair is the college’s first Rogers-Ingram Vice President for Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion. Blair is currently the director of equity and inclusion and Title IX coordinator at Limestone University in Gaffney. This year, she also earned her doctor of education in professional leadership

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  The Presbyterian College School of Pharmacy sent 53 new doctors of pharmacy into the world Friday – encouraging them to serve with integrity and become passionate advocates for their patients and profession. PC president Dr. Matthew vandenBerg reminded the school’s ninth graduating class that their success – while excellent – was not achieved without

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The independent investigation into the events of Feb. 11 has now concluded, and I write to inform you of the results of that important work.

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The man who inspired a gift to Presbyterian College for the future of special education in South Carolina passed away on April 13 in New Braunfels, Tex. Dr. Charles Herbert Chadwell III died at age 92 – just weeks away from the eighth annual Charles Chadwell Special Education Institute hosted via Zoom by PC’s education

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Dr. Kendra Hamilton’s forthcoming book, ‘Romancing the Gullah: Race and Authenticity in the Age of Porgy and Bess,’ will be published in April 2023. by Sarah Murphy Journalist. Politician. Educator. Writer. Researcher. Gardener.  These titles only just scratch the surface for Dr. Kendra Hamilton, associate professor of English at Presbyterian College.  Hamilton’s background is untraditional

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Senior Ndayishimiye Florence became a campus trailblazer this spring as the first Presbyterian College student to enroll in one of the nation’s top-ranked schools for public affairs. Last fall, Presbyterian College and Indiana University’s Paul H. O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs created the O’Neill-Presbyterian Fellowship. Through the partnership program, qualified PC graduates are

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New York Times columnist, author, and podcaster Ezra Klein went straight at one of the two topics people avoid talking about with a frank discussion on American politics during a lecture this month at Presbyterian College. This year’s Sam Waters Lecture Series speaker addressed, in particular, the current political landscape in the U.S. and why

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