February 18, 2019, Julie Turner
Noella “Binda” Niati has always been fascinated by the collision of hip-hop/rap, engagement and social change. As a doctoral candidate in the Educational Foundations and Inquiry program of the College of Education, she’s turned her attention to harnessing the power of hip-hop in transforming education and citizen engagement.
December 14, 2018, Julie Turner
Lee Correctional Institution near Bishopville, S.C., is the state’s largest maximum-security prison and home to some of the most violent offenders. It’s also a place where music can make a difference.
November 26, 2018, Julie Turner
When it comes to academics, most University of South Carolina students tend to identify with their degree or major program. For the 280 first-year students known as the Rhodos Fellows, it isn’t quite so cut and dried.
September 05, 2018, Julie Turner
New economics professor Danna Kang Thomas researches the effect of government intervention in the economy whether through regulation or taxation. Currently, she is looking at the effects of recreational marijuana legalization and the efficacy and efficiency of current state cannabis taxes and regulations.