“There’s a big difference when you win a war,” said Edmund Drago, a history professor at the College of Charleston. “When you win a war, and you lost someone in that war, you can say they died for a good cause. How can you justify your kin dying in a bad war?” http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/s_731798.html […]
Archive | April, 2011
Exploring the unseen: Researchers use ground-penetrating radar to peek at city wall remnants- Charleston Post and Courier
College of Charleston geology professor Scott Harris, with guidance from Gianfranco Morelli of Italy, scanned almost the entire square in just a few hours. With earlier systems, it would have taken weeks. http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2011/apr/15/exploring-the-unseen/
Blacks shun Civil War sesquicentennial events- AP
Bernard Powers, a professor of history at the College of Charleston gave a lecture on slavery Wednesday at a National Park Service event. The National Park Service is trying to make anniversary events over the next four years more hospitable to black people. http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2011/apr/16/blacks-shun-war-events/
Seders to remember- Charleston Post and Courier
The dinner is replete with storytelling and symbolism. To make the holiday more relevant to students and others in the area, the College of Charleston’s Jewish Studies Program and Jewish Student Union/Hillel are organizing three separate seders, each with a particular theme, according to Mimi Lewis, Jewish student life coordinator. “Students come from […]
Blind executive teaches SC college students- AP
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) – Fifteen College of Charleston students file into a Finance 385 class, set up their laptops, fiddle with Facebook, chit chat, then settle in for a 75-minute lecture on risk management. Everything about the class seems normal, almost. The thing that’s different is their teacher is blind. Standing before them is Peter […]
150 years later, Civil War still a delicate subject for schools- Christian Sceince Monitor
“So many of the crucial issues that were connected to the Civil War, its origins and consequences, are still with us today,” said Bernard E. Powers, a history professor at the College of Charleston, in South Carolina. “You only have to think about the question of race.” http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Education/2011/0418/150-years-later-Civil-War-still-a-delicate-subject-for-schools
Tourism booms before cannons- AP
“Even if we didn’t have Civil War events, this weekend would probably be huge,” said Kevin Smith, a researcher in the Office of Tourism Analysis in the College of Charleston’s Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management. http://www.thestate.com/2011/04/09/1770582/tourism-booms-before-cannons.html#storylink=misearch#ixzz1JDspnwAD
Slavery in Charleston: A chronicle of human bondage in the Holy City- Charleston Post and Courier
“This place is absolutely central to telling the story of slavery,” said Bernard Powers, a professor of history at the College of Charleston. “I’m still amazed by how many people and their families are rooted here in South Carolina.” http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2011/apr/10/slavery-in-charleston-a-chronicle-of-human/
Some say Laurens native fired Civil War’s first shot- Greenville News
Edmund Drago, a professor of history at the College of Charleston and author of a book on Confederate children, said while the family’s pride is honest, there are different points of view. “This is really a matter of interpretation,” he said. “Because when you say that you are happy you fired that first […]
College of Charleston, Charleston schools partner to give students real-world experience- Charleston Post and Courier
Charleston County high school students will receive real-world job training through a new partnership with the College of Charleston. The college’s Students in Free Enterprise program has launched the Cougar Apprentice Program, a new initiative to teach high school students skills such as how to apply for a job and work in a […]