The College of Charleston is a public liberal arts and sciences university located in the heart of historic Charleston, South Carolina. The College of Charleston is a nationally recognized, public liberal arts and sciences university located in the heart of historic Charleston, South Carolina.
Founded in 1770, the College is among the nation’s top universities for quality education, student life and affordability. The College offers a distinctive combination of a beautiful and historic campus, modern facilities and cutting-edge programs. Students from all 50 states and some 71 countries choose the College of Charleston for its small-college feel blended with the advantages and diversity
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What does it take to be a Tyrannosaurus? Thanks to research conducted in part by assistant professor of geology Scott Persons and alum Jay Van Raalte '20, THAT is the question!
CofC Professor, Alum Help Identify New Species of 'Tyrannosaurus' Of all the scientific names that have been given to our planet’s species, “Tyrannosaurus rex” may be the most famous. Which name do more kids recognize, the king of the dinosaurs or that of our own species: Homo sapiens? The dinosaur, of course. Paleontologists have been digging away and ident...
The College of Charleston has been named a top producer of #Fulbright Scholars among master’s-level colleges and universities in the United States for the 2021–22 academic year! ⭐
CofC Named a Top Producer of Fulbright Scholars The College of Charleston has been named a top producer of Fulbright Scholars among master’s-level colleges and universities in the United States. Two faculty members from the College of Charleston were awarded Fulbright fellowships for 2021-2022 “Being named a top producer of Fulbright scholars...
Congratulations to our students who put a ring on it! 💍 Dating back to 1843, the College of Charleston ring displays symbols and Latin phrases that hold profound meaning to students and alumni. Rings are presented to each recipient by President Hsu at the Ring Ceremony held each year.
Call College of Charleston "home" the next four years! Take the next steps at go.cofc.edu/nextsteps
As one of the world’s leading scientists on deep-reef tropical fishes, Carole Baldwin ’86 (M.S.) has done what few on Earth have ever done: discovered new life. 🐟 🌊
Alumna's Life of Discovery “I think, at a child’s birth, if a mother could ask a fairy godmother to endow it with the most useful gift, that gift would be curiosity.” – Eleanor Roosevelt Of all of humanity’s evolutionary gifts, perhaps the greatest is curiosity. It’s the
How did you know College of Charleston was for you? Tell us in the comments! 👇
The siesta is over! After a two-year hiatus due to COVID, the College's study abroad program in Trujillo, Spain, is back!
Overseas and Overjoyed: The Return of Study Abroad Trujillo is back. After a two-year pandemic pause, the College’s vaunted, faculty-led study abroad program resumed in January. “The successful return of the current spring 2022 program in Trujillo is due to the extensive coordination and planning of the staff of the Center for International Educ...
Smile if you love College of Charleston! Welcome to Admitted Student Day Future Cougars 🐾
Join us for the next Admitted Students Day Saturday, March 19
⏺️ Tour campus
⏺️ Meet Professors
⏺️ Get to know your future classmates
➡️ go.cofc.edu/nextsteps
The College of Charleston is the only university in South Carolina to partner with NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Technology Transfer University (T2U) program! ✨
College Partners With NASA T2U Program In addition to being the world’s leading space agency, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) owns about 1,600 technological patents. Now, thanks to a new program, College of Charleston students have access to every single one of them. CofC recently signed an agreement with NASA ...
Celebrating research, scholarship, creative inquiry and community service! 📈 📊 Undergraduate and graduate students are invited to share their projects at the College of Charleston Expo Thursday, April 7. Abstracts are due by Monday, March 14. Learn more ➡️ go.cofc.edu/expo
Check out photos from this week at CofC!
🔘 Cougar Family Fun
🔘 Minority Male Initiative program
🔘 Dress rehearsals for the School of the Arts’ production of The Magic Flute
College of Charleston Photos of the Week From Cougar Family Fun to the Otto B. German Minority Male Initiative program for high schoolers to dress rehearsals for the School of the Arts' production of The Magic Flute at the Sottile Theatre this weekend – it's been a busy week at CofC!
We are excited to officially welcome our Admitted Cougars to Charleston for #ASD2022 ✨
Tell us one recommendation you have for our new Cougars to do while here! ⬇️
"When I came here it honestly felt like home...I knew this would be a place where I could get the best of both worlds. A great living environment and a great college experience." -Hussain, CofC '22
Take the next steps at go.cofc.edu/nextsteps
Alumni Prentice "Tripp" Brower and Zach Bjur combined their lust for adventure with their professional goals in sailing and biology and spent the last two years on a globe-girdling journey, which they dubbed Apparent Winds. With a goal of creating cultural connections, both spent time interviewing coastal residents from the Marquesas to the Hawaiian Islands for a documentary chronicling how each community had been impacted by aspects of climate change.
Two Alumni Live Among the Argonauts Pensive and focused, Prentice “Tripp” Brower ’12 grips the helm firmly as he surveys the inky sea surrounding him. For miles, nothing is visible except the ocean waves that rise and fall, forever buffeting the hull of the 40-foot sailboat that’s been his home
We love meeting our next class of Cougars! Congratulations on your acceptance to the #CollegeofCharleston 🐾 Drop a welcome note in the comments to help us celebrate our CougarNation from Columbia and Spring Valley High School.
Find out how a podcast project for the 1967 Legacy Program has turned into a passion project for senior Tony Jackson, who hopes his ‘The Black Experience’ podcast continues to amplify the voices of people of color on campus. 👏👏
Student's Podcast Focuses on the Black Experience at CofC and Beyond When senior English major Tony Jackson agreed to do a podcast about Eugene Hunt, he didn’t know it would become a yearlong project. Valerie Frazier ’91, associate professor of English and director of the 1967 Legacy Program, had suggested he create a podcast that could be a resource for incoming...
The following message regarding updated campus COVID-19 guidelines was shared with the College of Charleston community on Monday, Feb. 21, 2022:
Updates to Campus COVID-19 Protocols and Guidelines The following message regarding updated campus COVID-19 guidelines was shared with the College of Charleston community on Monday, Feb. 21, 2022: Dear Campus Community, In a message to campus on February 11, President Hsu announced that the College
It may be the first full-length opera at the #CollegeofCharleston, but this production of Mozart’s “The Magic Flute” promises passionate performances and a wild ride toward the true meaning of love and happiness!
'The Magic Flute' Marks CofC's First Full-Scale Opera Above: A student uses renderings to sew costumes for the role of Tamino for upcoming performances of the opera Die Zauberflöte. (Photo by Annie Morraye) When College of Charleston Director of Opera Sandy DeAthos-Meers joined the College four years ago, she came with a plan for full-scale opera perf...
Let's #Wordle 💪🏼 Drop your score below to see how big of a Cougar fan you are! Be sure to stay tuned for more #Wordle games to come 💫
Hint of the week: What you do at Addlestone ➡️ https://bit.ly/3JuE8qT
Between economics courses, Emauri '22, enjoys a few bites to eat with friends around campus. What are some of your favorite CHS eateries?
🔘 140+ fields of study
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🔘 240+ student clubs and organizations!
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Make your commitment to #CofC 👉 go.cofc.edu/nextsteps
The Office of Multicultural Student Programs and Services‘ (MSPS) moved to the heart of campus at 14 Green Way (next to the Sottile House). Join in on the excitement at one of three open houses being held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Feb. 23; Feb. 24; and Feb. 25, 2022.
MSPS Holds Open Houses, Tours of New Location Location, location, location. The Office of Multicultural Student Programs and Services' (MSPS) recent move from the periphery of campus on Calhoun Street to the heart of campus at 14 Green Way (next to the Sottile House) speaks volumes about the College's commitment to diversity. Now the public is....
Dedicated to the investment industry’s latest developments and featuring more than 30 global financial professionals, the College of Charleston School of Business Investment Program will host its eighth annual Strategic Investment Symposium on Friday, March 11, 2022.
CofC to Host Strategic Investment Symposium The College of Charleston School of Business Investment Program will host its eighth annual Strategic Investment Symposium at the Francis Marion Hotel in Charleston, South Carolina, on Friday, March 11, 2022. The one-day event, dedicated to the investment industry’s latest developments, will featu...
Time to #Wordle 👏🏼 Drop your score below to see how big of a Cougar fan you are! Stay tuned for more #Wordle games to come 🌟
Hint of the week: Grads carry these in honor of Mother's Day ➡️ https://bit.ly/3JgQH98
Between the Peace Parade, Valentine’s Day and this season’s third International Piano Series concert, campus has been overflowing with peace, love and music for the past week!
College of Charleston Photos of the Week From Valentine's Day to a Peace Parade, it's been a fun week at CofC! The Early Childhood Development Center (ECDC) and Memminger Elementary held their fourth annual Peace Parade last Friday, Feb. 11, 2022. The students walked down Glebe Street into the
You can major in systems engineering, education, business, marine biology, and so much more. Discover our majors at #CofC! ➡️ https://bit.ly/34tuPZ7
Dr. Rahul Gupta, director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, will speak at the College on Feb. 23 as part of a community forum hosted by CofC's Collegiate Recovery Program. The event, which will focus on national, state and local efforts to combat addiction, kicks off at 1:30 p.m. in the Stern Ballroom and is open to the public with about 75 seats available.
Biden Drug Czar to Speak at CofC Drug overdoses took the lives of more than 100,000 Americans last year – an almost 50% increase over 2019, according to the Centers for Disease Control. That’s more than deaths from guns and auto accidents combined. No other advanced country has a comparable drug crisis, the result of a surge in...
President Andrew T. Hsu shared a campus wide message regarding Black History Month with the campus community.
Read more about President Hsu's statement regarding Black History Month at the College ➡️ https://bit.ly/3oRR8Pg
CofC President Reflects on Black History Month College of Charleston President Andrew T. Hsu shared the following message regarding Black History Month with the campus community on Monday, Feb. 14, 2022: Nations reel and stagger on their way; they make hideous mistakes; they commit frightful wrongs; they do great and beautiful things. And shall....
Maggie found her home at the College of Charleston when she knew she could explore both her passions of dance and accounting. When did you know the College of Charleston was the right choice? ⬇️ ⬇️
Kameelah Martin, dean of the College's Graduate School, made history last year when she became the institution's first Black female academic dean. Find out what this milestone means to her and what comes next for the school she leads.
Kameelah Martin Makes History as CofC's First Black Female Academic Dean Kameelah Martin didn't set out to be a first, but she certainly always intended to follow her ambitions and carve a path aimed at shedding light on African American studies and culture. So, it wasn't by happenstance when she arrived at the College of Charleston as the director of the
The College of Charleston’s athletics band, Chucktown Sound, is bringing back live music and extra energy to the men’s and women's basketball games – and looking for new student-musicians to join. Find out how to get involved 🎺 🥁 🎶
Chucktown Sound Athletics Band is Back After a nearly two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the College of Charleston’s athletics band, Chucktown Sound, is back in the game. The band returned courtside at TD Arena for the basketball season in January, 2022, bringing back live music and extra energy to the men’s basketball gam...
Every day is Valentine’s Day, when we spend it with you Cougars! ❤️
The best things in life are better with you. ❤️ Don't forget to send a CofC Valentine to your favorite CofC Cougar.
You had us at "hello." Happy Valentine's Day Cougar Fam! 🌹
Ready to #Wordle 👏🏼 Drop your score below to see how big of a Cougar fan you are! Be sure to stay tuned for more #Wordle games to come 🌟
Hint: How do you know when you are at #CofC? ➡️ https://bit.ly/34EGq7w
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