From student leader to campus legacy! USC has renamed its Leadership and Service Center in honor of two-time alumnus and the first Black mayor of Columbia, Stephen K. Benjamin.
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Nearly 7,400 USC students are first-generation college students, meaning their parents did not complete a bachelor’s degree.
Meet a few first-gen Gamecocks making their way at USC as we celebrate First Generation College Student week. 🎉 https://t.co/Cy16UDOzFw
Ebony Christie arrived at USC planning to study journalism.
Now, the first-generation college graduate is pursuing a career in medicine and researching maternal health disparities in South Carolina.
Each year, we celebrate a few exemplary alumni and friends of USC with awards that reflect the values that define the Gamecock community: service, integrity, character and leadership
Meet our inspiring 2026 Alumni Award winners. https://t.co/sEAMvMmiJw
We’ve got school spirits! Yes, we do! 👻 With a campus as old as ours, it’s no wonder old buildings are rumored to crawl with things that go bump in the night. Check out some of our most recent and chilling "ghost" encounters on our website.
Today we honor the life and legacy of Dr. Henrie Monteith Treadwell, one of three students who desegregated the University of South Carolina in 1963. She died Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026.
At just 16, she filed the lawsuit that opened Carolina’s doors. In 1965, she became the university’s first Black graduate since Reconstruction. Her courage changed this university forever, and every Gamecock since walks in her footsteps.
Thank you, Dr. Treadwell. Forever to thee.
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