South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson entered his response to a lawsuit filed by a University of South Carolina professor over Wilson’s opinion that a university mask mandate violated state law.
The University of South Carolina revealed new guidelines regarding COVID-19 as students return to campus. This includes testing requirements and incentives for students to get vaccinated against the virus.
Columbia and the University of South Carolina is now home to the country’s first Anne Frank Center. It is one of four worldwide.
A University of South Carolina professor is petitioning the South Carolina Supreme Court over the university rescinding its mask mandate. Senator Dick Harpootlian filed documents Thursday on behalf of Professor Richard Creswick.
The University of South Carolina is reversing its decision last week to require masks inside campus buildings. This comes after South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson wrote a legal opinion saying the university could not legally require mask wearing on campus.
The University of South Carolina can’t lawfully require students and staff to wear face coverings on campus this fall, despite increasing cases of coronavirus, thanks to recent legislative action, according to the state’s top prosecutor. Last week, university officials announced that they would require “face coverings to be worn at all times inside all campus buildings, unless you are in your own residence hall room, private office or you are eating inside campus dining facilities.”
Wednesday marks day two in the trial of Nathaniel Rowland, the man accused of kidnapping and killing a University of South Carolina student in 2019. First to testify Wednesday was a turkey hunter who initially found Josephson’s body in Clarendon County. The court also heard from law enforcement who responded to the scene where the body was found.
The University of South Carolina has selected a recruiter to assist with its presidential search.
Opening arguments are expected Tuesday in the trial of a man accused of killing the South Carolina woman who mistook his car for her Uber ride.
ABC Columbia’s Lindsey Goodwin spoke with members of the University of South Carolina College of Nursing, as they look back at their efforts to fight the COVID-19 pandemic in the Palmetto State.
