May 12, 2016, Glenn Hare
Julie Hubbert is a film buff, and this summer she's headed to Hollywood. But not to stalk the likes of Leonardo DiCaprio or Jennifer Lawrence. A recipient of a National Endowment of Humanities Summer Stipend and a music historian in the School of Music, Hubbert will busy her days in Tinsel Town combing the documents of legendary filmmakers from the New Hollywood era, also dubbed the American New Wave.
March 31, 2016, Glenn Hare
Influenced by the likes of opera stars Leontyne Price and Kathleen Battle, USC music student Valencia Callens has high standards. But the master of music in theatre performance is undaunted by the challenge. Callens will showcase what’s she’s learned at Carolina this weekend when performs in “Speed Dating Tonight!” presented by Opera at USC in the School of Music recital hall.
March 30, 2016, Glenn Hare
Pulitzer Prize winning novelist, short story writer and essayist Anthony Doerr takes part in the university’s 2016 The Open Book Series.
February 22, 2016, Glenn Hare
Noted Gullah storyteller and singer Anita Singleton-Prather, along with the Gullah Kinfolk, will share stories and songs at “Shared Traditions: Sacred Music in the South,” a two-day symposium featuring shape-note singing, African-American spirituals and other music traditions unique to the South. The symposium starts with a meet-and-greet with Singleton-Prather at 3:30 p.m. Friday (Feb. 26) in the McKissick Museum on the historic Horseshoe.
February 10, 2016, Glenn Hare
Fred is the ideal companion. He’s always eager to help out. He’s entertaining and he’s great with people. Fred and his human partner Becky Sullivan are featured in “A Helping Paw, ” a short film directed and edited by University of South Carolina media arts student Faith Cox. The documentary is the inaugural winner of the Walt Hanclosky Social Issue Production Award for Media Arts in the School of Visual Art and Design.
January 21, 2016, Glenn Hare
Michaela Pilar Brown's intensely personal exploration of the effects of psychological trauma and physical movement among black women comes to life tonight as Brown presents “Mother Wound,” a live performance that explores the genetic memory of trauma. The performance and exhibition reception is at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 21.
January 04, 2016, Glenn Hare
Somewhere in the city, a courageous band of supercharged do-gooders is on a mission: to promote storytelling and put an end to its arch nemesis, illiteracy. Story Squad is the brainchild of media arts alumnus Darion McCloud ('88), aka the Captain.
December 15, 2015, Glenn Hare
As the School of Music’s primary recording engineer for student and faculty performances and recitals, Jeff Francis brings decades of recording experience and a musician’s ear to the job.
November 30, 2015, Glenn Hare
"Ruptured Silence: Racist Symbolism and Signs," a new dance production by UofSC choreographers Thaddeus Davis and Tanya Wideman-Davis. The work investigates historic and contemporary perspectives of the Confederate flag and the Confederacy.
November 04, 2015, Glenn Hare
Sean Heely transferred to UofSC’s School of Music to continue his violin training under William Terwilliger and to refine his playing of classical composers. He has found that, but also discovered a world of opportunities. “The musical progress I’ve made in classical and my new ventures in bluegrass and Gypsy jazz couldn’t have happened elsewhere,” he says.
September 24, 2015, Glenn Hare
UofSC theatre professor Stan Brown is featured in the short film "The Bespoke Tailoring of Mr. Bellamy."
September 23, 2015, Glenn Hare
For 20 years, Theatre 99 has been the epicenter of improvisational theatre in Charleston, attracting a cross-section of the city looking for something “edgy” to do on date night. The attic-turned-bare-bones theater above a Meeting Street bicycle shop is also where you’ll find Greg Tavares and Brandy Sullivan, both 1991 University of South Carolina theater graduates, making people laugh three nights a week.
September 20, 2015, Glenn Hare
There are no music stands in Rooms 106 at the School of Music. There’s no podium either. What you will find are spaces for brainstorming and planning — whiteboards and corkboards, flip charts and Post-it notes, books on finance and leadership. And just in case there’s a need play out those ideas, the room has a seven-foot Baldwin piano.
August 20, 2015, Glenn Hare
The McMaster Gallery is exhibiting "Return of the Wanderer." The exhibit features 30 works of art by UofSC emeritus professor Boyd Saunders. The exhibition is on view through Oct 9, and includes lithographs, paintings, etchings, sculptures and drawings.Description
August 14, 2015, Glenn Hare
Cormac Cannon, the new director of athletic bands, drills the 375-member USC Marching Band during summer band camp.
August 11, 2015, Glenn Hare
Sherard Duvall, '01, is a local hip-hop advocate and a founder of Hip-Hop Family Day. He will join other music advocates to discuss the vitality of home-grown music in our state at Folkfabulous 2015 this Saturday on the historic Horseshoe.
July 21, 2015, Glenn Hare
During his 25-year career as a registered piano technician, Paul Williams has tuned, voiced and repaired the School of Music's 120 pianos. He has worked on instruments used in ensembles featuring the likes of Itzhak Perlman, Yo Yo Ma and Winton Marsalis.
May 27, 2015, Glenn Hare
UofS nursing professor Karen McDonnell is developing programs to help lung cancer patients and their families to stop smoking and stay smoke free. Description
April 02, 2015, Glenn Hare
When Amelia Hare, an 11 year-old String Project violinist, practices at home she has help in the next room. Her mother, Michelle Martin, a UofSC professor, was a String Project student herself more than 35 years ago.Description
March 18, 2015, Glenn Hare
Maestro Donald Portnoy answers a few questions about his conducting career. Portnoy is a 2015 Elizabeth O'Niell Verner Award recipient.
February 11, 2015, Glenn Hare
UofSC marine science student Julia Bennett is the winner of the 2015 Photography Review Show. Her photographs are on view at the Columbia Museum of Art on Main Street.
February 09, 2015, Glenn Hare
UofSC percussionist Greg Stuarts expands the boundaries of the traditional drum repertoire by exploring the realms of experimental music with longtime collaborator composer Michael Pisaro.
January 23, 2015, Glenn Hare
Vera DuBose will pursue unconventional solutions to solve her costuming challenges even if that means spending time in a local hardware stores.
January 05, 2015, Glenn Hare
“The University of South Carolina was a proving ground for me,” says Joseph Young, the recently appointed assistant conductor of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. “I was tested in every aspect of my education. From playing in the marching the band, trying my hand at composing and singing in the choir to performing in the wind ensembles and student teaching, the university was critical in my development.”
December 11, 2014, Glenn Hare
Media arts professor Laura Kissel is the director and producer of "Cotton Road" a new documentary film that follows the journey of American grown cotton to textile manufacturing plants in China and the return trip of dresses, pants and underwear that end up in retail outlets across the United States.
October 24, 2014, Glenn Hare
University of South Carolina research professor Abdel Bayoumi is on the forefront of military safety. His team of engineers and computer scientists conduct advanced diagnostic studies on some of the military’s most sophisticated helicopters. Their work reduces costs, ensures top performance, improves moral and, most importantly, saves lives.
September 22, 2014, Glenn Hare
UofSC quantitative psychologist Amanda Fairchild took on a feat that most 30-somethings wouldn’t consider, taking ballet lessons and dancing en pointe for the first time.
August 26, 2014, Glenn Hare
Alexis Doktor keeps the Carolina Band looking its best.
August 15, 2014, Glenn Hare
University of South Carolina neuroscientist Rose Booze grew up on a sheep farm, working beside her father, who years later would be diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. Memories of her childhood encourage her today. With support from the National Institutes of Health, Rose and her team are driven to discover the root causes of this devastating illness and remain hopeful that a cure is within reach
July 14, 2014, Glenn Hare
Basketball has been a part of Shelbretta “Brett” Ball’s life since she was five. But even before she scored any points for the Gamecocks, a medical condition put her on the bench. However Brett’s never-give-up fortitude and the support of Carolina kept her in the game. “Ballin’ with Brett,” her successful video blog, is her way of assisting her teammates. It’s no mystery how she stays on top of her game. Brett lives by the motto, “Don’t let your situation determine your destination.”
July 09, 2014, Glenn Hare
After his great-grandmother death, Wilyem Cain was angry and negative. But that all changed after he started volunteering at the local Boys and Girls Club. The University of South Carolina political science major found his calling and is serving as a role model to area kids. Now Cain is planning a future committed to children’s advocacy and public service so that he can catch them if they fall.
June 12, 2014, Glenn Hare
Susan Zhang, a UofSC School of Music graduate, performs as part of the 12th Annual Southeastern Piano Festival that starts this Sunday, June 15, and continues next week at various locations in Columbia.
May 14, 2014, Glenn Hare
Life can be hard in Columbia’s poorest neighborhoods. But Toriah Caldwell and her colleagues at the USC’s Children and Family Healthcare Center, a nurse-run medical practice, haven’t left. The center serves as an important alternative to emergency room care and is the medical home for many in the surrounding neighborhood.
May 01, 2014, Glenn Hare
Kathleen Robbins, professor of photography, is documenting changes taking place in the Mississippi Delta. Once the Land of Cotton, the fluffy boils are being replaced by corn and soybean and the lifestyle associated with the former “king” crop.Description
April 30, 2014, Glenn Hare
Guoan Wang is developing new components for the next generation of bio-implants, nanodevices that wirelessly monitor and transmit vital signs and also recharge.
April 25, 2014, Glenn Hare
The severe headache, the numbness in his side and the loss of balance were the start of Mark Cox’s toughest battle. But the former military officer faced the challenge with the support of loved ones and the expertise of Julius Fridriksson, a leading stroke rehabilitation researcher.
April 22, 2014, Glenn Hare
Michelle Knight’s 18-year journey towards a college degree has redefined the life of this University of South Carolina employee and forever changed those she loved.
April 10, 2014, Glenn Hare
Justin Dunham is always moving. This University of South Carolina grad is a former high school athlete who’s conditioned to make quick turns, think on his feet and motivate. His determination permeates his earth science classroom and his students.
April 08, 2014, Glenn Hare
Topiary artist Pearl Fryar has cultivated three young junipers to represent the three students who desegregated the University of South Carolina 50 years ago. The son of a North Carolina sharecropper, Fryar knows what it means to seek a better life. “If you had told me 50 years ago that one day I would be asked to do this sculpture, I would have thought I’d lost my mind. This is huge and shows how far we’ve come.”
December 06, 2013, Glenn Hare
The School of Music's Wind Ensemble was considered for a Grammy nomination for its recording “Bernstein Transcriptions for Wind Band.” The album recorded at the Koger Center for the Arts was being considered for Best Orchestra Performance.
November 26, 2013, Glenn Hare
For months Larry Bennett was nervous. A heavy equipment operator, Bennett took matters into his own hands and entered a bachelor’s program at USC Lancaster. With the help of knowledgeable advisers and professors, his wife and family, and the flexibility of USC’s Palmetto College, he is on the fast track toward graduation, a new career and a better future.
November 04, 2013, Glenn Hare
“Revelation,” one of Alvin Ailey’s signature dances, will be performed at the Koger Center by the Ailey II dance company. The performance is part of the USC’s yearlong commemoration of the 50th anniversary of desegregation at Carolina.
August 30, 2013, Glenn Hare
Spanish moss, pinching blue crabs and resort villages distinguish Josh Eagle’s passion for the law. As a USC law professor he is knee-deep in the rising tide of coastal law, a new field of knowledge that combines environmental sciences, land development and public policy. Through his research, Josh seeks to understand the relationship of economic development and nature preservation.
August 23, 2013, Glenn Hare
“Get in the car,” his father yelled. “We’re leaving now.” May 3, 1999, is a day Kevin Ash can’t forget. The teenager’s family escaped, but others weren’t so lucky. Thirty-six people died and the 300 mph winds, rain and flying debris snapped power lines and ripped open houses in three states. Now, at USC’s Hazards and Vulnerability Research Institute, the doctoral student is studying how people react to severe weather announcements. Description