English instructor Rachel Mann, a recipient of this year's McCausland College Professional Track Faculty Teaching Award, fosters lively, collaborative classrooms where students engage with complex ethical questions and learn to think through them together.
Chemistry instructor Alison Luscomb, a winner of this year's McCausland College Professional Track Faculty Teaching Award, is known for transforming challenging material into engaging learning experiences while supporting thousands of students through innovative course design and a student-centered approach.
Learn about USC's 19th Udall Scholar, Kayla Thompson, a first-generation, science-loving, rugby-playing, future environmental policy advocate. Her journey parallels that of her benefactors in many ways, and this honor motivates her to continually do more.
Celebrate the University of South Carolina Class of 2026 from the McCausland College of Arts and Sciences through graduate reflections, student stories and next steps after graduation.
After discovering she could pursue both her interests as majors, Rachel Vanek brought together her work in theatre and psychology to build a future focused on helping others.
Before the crowd sees him, there’s a quiet shift. The suit goes on. The posture changes. And Brayden Hensley becomes Cocky. To fans, Cocky is all energy and antics. But inside the suit is a criminology and criminal justice major balancing school and a role that demands constant performance.
Frank Avignone has been fascinated by physics longer than most people have been alive, an intense curiosity that began in the waning days of World War II. Now, more than six decades after being recruited to the faculty of USC’s Department of Physics and Astronomy, Avignone continues to conduct particle physics research with renowned scholars, some of them at international laboratories he helped build decades ago.
Internships aren’t just for building resumés. When students take that first big step into their chosen career, the hard work of college begins to pay off.
Bennett entered the statistics major wanting to explore what opportunities the field had to offer. She did just that, taking on research projects and internships that showed her a wide range of ways she can make an impact with her statistics degree.
At USC, Brayden O'Dell channeled his curiosity into an English and biochemistry double major. He'll used what he learned about the "how" and "why" of human nature as he heads into the biomedical sciences graduate program at MUSC.
Blending global perspectives with a passion for equity, Sarah Kouyate turned her majors in international and African American studies into a future in public health and bioethics at Johns Hopkins University.
Retired professor David Shields is pouring his research skills and foodways connections into a new SCETV program with chef, educator and cohost Kevin Mitchell. The Savers of Flavor, produced and directed by filmmaker Ginger Cassell, debuted this spring.
Renaissance man Todd Herman fell in love with art history before he got to grad school. The master’s program at USC helped him make it a career.
For Magdalena Stawkowski, an associate professor in the University of South Carolina Department of Anthropology, the nuclear afterlife of the Cold War has become the cornerstone of her research.
Christopher Tollefsen will lead the Center for American Civic Leadership and Public Discourse, focused on preparing students for active citizenship and fostering civic engagement in South Carolina.
After studying abroad and leading hands-on energy efficiency projects, University of South Carolina Honors graduate Ella Michel is launching a career in energy policy.
As the Class of 2026 prepares to walk across the commencement stage, graduates leave the University of South Carolina with memories of enduring friendships, newfound passions, supportive mentors and life-changing experiences.
USC poets describe poetry as a powerful, accessible way to slow down, process experiences, and connect through language and shared human emotions, regardless of one’s background or path to it.
USC astronomers bring stargazing to Congaree National Park, supporting dark sky certification and inspiring public interest in astronomy and night sky preservation at the McCausland College of Arts and Sciences.
Award-winning professor Beth Krizek has been named an American Association for the Advancement of Science Honorary Fellow. Learn more about her research in plant biology.
The University of South Carolina's Public History Program celebrated its 50th anniversary, highlighting its national impact, hands-on approach to training historians and vision for a more community-engaged future.
Motivated by her grandmother's neurological illness, neuroscience senior Jane Poinsette aims to pursue medicine to better support patients and families.
The University of South Carolina has named Christopher Culbertson dean of the University of South Carolina McCausland College of Arts and Sciences. He'll assume the role July 1.
A decades-long fascination with life has inspired Rachel Kiser, one of two Algernon Syndey Sullivan Awards recipients, to dedicate her career to improving drug treatments for diseases.
USC historian Bobby Donaldson was awarded South Carolina's highest civilian honor, the Order of the Palmetto, for his decades-long work preserving and elevating the state's civil rights history through research, education and public engagement.