UofSC HESA

We had such a wonderful time celebrating the hooding of our 2026 graduates. Thank you to all of the faculty, staff, administrators, friends, and family that joined us. Congratulations, Class of 2026!

Interested in pursuing a higher education degree with us at the University of South Carolina? Join us on Monday, November 4 at noon to learn about the HESA program, the student experience, and funding opportunities.

Register here: https://forms.office.com/r/Qxc9KxXG9c

SPA is excited to announce that new merchandise for the Higher Education and Student Affairs program is now available for order, thanks to the hard work of the Student Personnel Association who spearheaded the design of these amazing pieces to represent our HESA pride!

You can choose from a Light Grey T-shirt and a Crew Neck Sweatshirt. The sizes go from XS-5XL! Prices for the t-shirt start at $24.50 and the Crew Neck Sweatshirts start at $34.50. You can place your order through the following link: https://www.b-unlimited.com/collections/university-of-south-carolina-student-personal-association

Please note that the store will close on October 8th, so place your order before then!

University of South Carolina Student Personnel Association Shop B-Greek’s latest drop for fall! Choose from a t-shirt or crewneck sweatshirt with trendy gingham in your sorority's greek letters. Gingham PR is perfect for upcoming big little gifts. Pre-order now! Get 15% off your purchase two or more items from the collection! Use code GINGHAM15 at checkou...

Congratulations to Noah Sheridan, HESA c/o 2024, who has been selected as HESA Student of the Year by the faculty!

HESA Student of the Year is based on academic performance and effort in coursework, including overall GPA. We also consider contributions to the field of higher education and student affairs (i.e. presentation at conference) and/or application of course material to the field (i.e. internship or practicum).

Congratulations, Noah-- we are very proud of you!

We had a blast celebrating our soon-to-be graduates who successfully passed their Portfolios! Supervisors, faculty, friends, and family were there to cheer our second years on their run to the Torchbearer.

Thank you to SPA for organizing an amazing event!

Check out this profile on Dr. Jamil Johnson, one of our HESA faculty!

Education professor, researcher believes in the value of mentoring Despite growing up the son of a special education teacher, Jamil D. Johnson did not set his sights on being a teacher himself until he was well into his undergraduate education as a history major at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Congratulations to all of our HESA M.Ed. graduates! We are so proud of your accomplishments and can't wait to see all of the amazing things you continue to do in the future. [tag yourselves in the pics!]

📷: the amazing Madi ONeill

Welcome home Molly Peirano (HESA c/o 2015)! The HESA program is excited for you to come home and lead the new Office of Civil Rights and Title IX!

UofSC alumna selected to lead Title IX efforts Following a national search, Molly Peirano, a University of South Carolina alumna who recently led Title IX engagement and education efforts at Ohio State University, will assume the newly created position of Assistant Vice President for Civil Rights and Title IX at South Carolina.

Join us for the final event that is part of a special exhibit on the History of College Football at the Museum of Education on Wednesday, January 12th at 3:00 p.m. in the Museum of Education (125 Wardlaw).T

his brings the past to the present with a discussion of paying college athletes. We’ll watch the documentary “Schooled: The Price of College Sports” and then have a discussion with Richard Southall, director of the College Sports Research Institute. See y'all there!

Interested in the Higher Education and Student Affairs program at UofSC? Please consider attending our virtual Meet & Greet this Sunday at 5pm! There will be many current students to answer all of your questions and to show you a glimpse of the HESA life here at UofSC! To register please use the QR code in the flyer. Looking forward to seeing you Sunday! Spurs Up 🤙