Diversity
Nubuya begins scholarship to assist black women studying computers and technology
Junior, senior, and graduate black women enrolled in computer science or a technology-related degree or a graduate program within the College of Math and Science with financial need may be eligible for a new scholarship, The NEXT IT GIRL in Memory of Karen Vaughn Endowed Scholarship. Funded by alumnus Napiya Nubuya ’14 and her organization, […]
| READ MORE: Nubuya begins scholarship to assist black women studying computers and technologyFirst doctoral graduates from CSU turn tassels, make history
Twenty-three professionals walked the stage of Lightsey Chapel on Saturday to be hooded and become the first doctoral graduates of Charleston Southern University. The Doctor of Education (EdD) in leadership launched in January 2019 and is designed to provide current and aspiring leaders from a variety of disciplines the opportunity to attain a doctoral degree while […]
| READ MORE: First doctoral graduates from CSU turn tassels, make historyHispanic heritage celebrated on and off campus
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| READ MORE: Hispanic heritage celebrated on and off campusProgram at CSU encourages future minority male educators
African American students make up approximately 16% of K-12 public school enrollment in the United States, according to the U.S. Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics. Even fewer are the available African American teachers in public schools. Although South Carolina’s African American K-12 students make up almost 50% of the public classroom, less than 20 […]
| READ MORE: Program at CSU encourages future minority male educatorsCampus furthers diversity, unity initiatives
Black History Month may be drawing to a close, but there are exciting plans on the horizon for diversity programming at Charleston Southern University. The Office of Diversity has partnered with many areas of campus to provide resources that educate on pains of the past, examine issues of the present, and emphasize opportunities for the future in our community and nation. In recent months, the Diversity office has provided […]
| READ MORE: Campus furthers diversity, unity initiativesCSU celebrates Black History
The celebration of Black History in America has changed drastically over the past century. In 1926, only half a century after the 13th Amendment abolished U.S. slavery, Dr. Carter G. Woodson coined the second week of February as Negro History Week. The week lines up with the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass—one a presidential […]
| READ MORE: CSU celebrates Black HistoryTogether Forward: CSU’s commitment to diversity
Charleston Southern believes that God values every human life because everyone is made in His image. As one of the most diverse university populations in South Carolina, CSU stands with a unified voice to say that we stand with God against all forms of racism, hate and violence. And we believe that the lives of our black […]
| READ MORE: Together Forward: CSU’s commitment to diversityCelebrating CSU women on #IWD2019
In honor of International Women’s Day 2019, we’ll highlight a few very special ladies who have made their mark at Charleston Southern University and beyond. June Scobee Rodgers Dr. June Scobee Rodgers ’71, widow of Challenger Space Shuttle Commander Dick Scobee, founded the Challenger Center for Space Science Education to continue the crew’s educational mission. […]
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