With a focus on creating more opportunities for students and the campus community to engage across identities, the new Harvey and Lucinda Gantt Multicultural Center is getting ready to open in the University Union.
Gantt Multicultural Center opens in the Union
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Clements names interim chief diversity officer at Clemson
Leadership for diversity and inclusive excellence initiatives is the focus of an announcement Monday by Clemson University President James P. Clements.
Effectively immediately, Chief of Staff Max Allen is taking on additional responsibilities as interim chief diversity officer while a national search continues for a permanent replacement for Leon Wiles, who retired earlier this summer.
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Clements appoints Clemson University Diversity Advisory Council
Clemson University President James P. Clements Tuesday announced the appointment of a Diversity Advisory Council to provide strategic guidance to the president, chief diversity officer and other administrators and help set priorities on diversity initiatives.
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BMW gives $100,000 to Clemson diversity, language programs
BMW has extended its long history of investing in the students of Clemson University with two $50,000 gifts to the Call Me MISTER and the German language programs, respectively.
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Clemson announces second year of its ‘Race and the University’ series
Clemson University will kick off year two of its "Race and the University" series Tuesday with the second annual "See the Stripes Poetry, Music and Dance Fest" at 5:30 p.m. in the open area behind the Hendrix Student Center.
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Trustees’ task force to work with administration, stakeholders to tell Clemson’s complete history
The Clemson University board of trustees’ task force on the history of Clemson announced Tuesday that it will work closely with President James P. Clements and members of the administration to engage a diverse group of stakeholders to best tell the university’s complete history.
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Call Me MISTER celebrates 15th anniversary
Call Me MISTER, the program that was founded at Clemson University to provide educational opportunities for minority education students and placing graduates in underserved educational districts, will celebrate its 15th anniversary Saturday.
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Clemson hosts Diversity and Inclusive Excellence Month in October
Clemson University is hosting a series of Diversity and Inclusive Excellence Month events in October to highlight and celebrate the diverse cultures and people represented at the university.
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UMBC president, civil rights leader Freeman Hrabowski opens diversity lecture series
Prominent American educator, advocate and mathematician Freeman Hrabowski III will be the inaugural speaker for the President’s Lecture Series on Leadership and Diversity at Clemson University. He will lecture on “Pursuing the Dream: A 50-Year Perspective on Broadening Participation in American Higher Education” in the Brooks Center for the Performing Arts at 7 p.m. Oct. 14.
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For two Clemson alums adversity is just another opportunity
Clemson alums Javis Austin and Richie Parker live by this manta, and they recently encouraged Clemson students to do the same. But it’s not just about giving someone an opportunity; it’s also about preparing yourself for an opportunity, expecting one and then making the most of it.
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Wells Fargo donates $350,000 to Clemson diversity programs
Wells Fargo has boosted Clemson University’s Call Me MISTER and Emerging Scholars education programs with gifts of $200,000 and $150,000, respectively. The money will provide scholarships for young men in the MISTER program and fund six students throughout their Emerging Scholars experience.
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Nov. 1 International Festival canceled
The International Festival, scheduled from from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 1, on Bowman Field has been canceled. The cancellation is due to the expected rainfall for the remainder of the week as well as the anticipated unsafe field conditions on Bowman Field Sunday. A new date will be determined in the near future. We […]
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Clemson writers to read in benefit for Upstate food program
Some of Clemson University’s most-honored fiction writers and poets will read in a campus benefit for Loaves & Fishes at 7 p.m. Nov. 18 in the Self Auditorium at the Strom Thurmond Institute in Clemson.
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Clemson helps reintroduce Purple Ribbon sugarcane to Sapelo Island
SAPELO ISLAND, Georgia – Through a combination of rigorous genetics, painstaking varietal research and centuries-old African know-how, Purple Ribbon sugarcane and several similar varieties have been reintroduced to Sapelo Island, the original birthplace of commercial sugar production in the United States.
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Clemson’s McKenzie appointed to Consortium of Minority Cybersecurity Professionals board
Clemson University Chief Information Security Officer Kevin McKenzie has been appointed to the International Consortium of Minority Cybersecurity Professionals Strategic Advisory Board. He joins leaders from the cybersecurity industry in promoting academic and professional success of minority cybersecurity students and professionals.
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Trustee task force on Clemson University history moves into final phase
The board of trustees task force on the history of Clemson University heard an update on results of efforts to gather input from constituents and directed President James P. Clements and his administrative team to draft a set of actionable recommendations for the near-, medium- and long-term on how Clemson should tell its complete history.
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Clements lauds 2015 accomplishments, sets sights on even greater heights at faculty meeting
Clemson University President James P. Clements highlighted the accomplishments of faculty and staff during a busy 2015 and expounded on the university’s plan to reach new heights going forward at the school’s general faculty meeting Wednesday.
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Events planned for 2016 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. celebration
The 34th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration schedule of events:
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Commemorative Service with Sybrina Fulton highlight MLK month events at Clemson
Sybrina Fulton, the mother of Trayvon Martin, will be the keynote speaker at Clemson University’s 34th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Service at 6 p.m. Jan. 19 at the Brooks Center for the Performing Arts. The Commemorative Service is a part of a series of events in January celebrating the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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Clemson honors three with MLK Awards for Excellence in Service
Three people have been named recipients of Clemson University’s Martin Luther King Jr. Award for Excellence in Service.
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