Author: Tim Scott
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Betsy DeVos looks to bridge gap between classroom and the workforce

Several local companies signed the President's Pledge for America's Workers in West Columbia Thursday
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WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — Betsy DeVos told several business and education leaders that one of her goals as the U.S. Secretary of Education is to have several businesses build from within. Devos visited West Columbia Thursday to see how companies look to incorporate younger people into full-time jobs. When walking around the grounds of Nephron Pharmaceuticals, Betsy DeVos says…
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USC Board of Trustees vote on Presidential search scheduled for today cancelled

Crysty Vaughan, Tim Scott,

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) — A vote scheduled to take place today on the University of South Carolina’s new president will not take place. On Thursday, Trustee Charles Williams filed a restraining order saying he and the other trustees received three days notice for a possible meeting.  South Carolina law says they need at least five days in order for a…
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USC Board of Trustees set to meet Friday, Lawmakers react to Possible vote on School President

Crysty Vaughan, Tim Scott,

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) –The USC Board of Trustees will be meeting Friday morning at 10 a.m. at the Alumni Center according to University officials.  In a new release sent to ABC Columbia, Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin along with several state lawmakers, USC faculty, and students will hold a press conference Thursday asking USC’S board of trustees not to vote on…
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SC lawmakers react to Gov. McMaster’s call for a USC presidential vote

Some say they support the Governor's decision, but some think it sends a wrong message
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) –Several state lawmakers are reacting to Governor Henry McMaster’s (R-SC) role in calling a sudden meeting for the Board of Trustees to pick a new president at USC.  Senator Dick Harpootlian (D-Richland County) is one of several South Carolina senators who say General Robert Caslen is not the right person to lead the University of South Carolina….

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