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From Staff Reports
Chartered in 1801 as South
Carolina College, the University of
South Carolina was,the first coli
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by annual state appropriations.
USC is one of the oldest state
universities in the country and has
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been through many changes before
emerging as an institution dedicated
to providing both liberal arts
and professional education to the
people of South Carolina.
The period around and after the
Civil War was one of great change
for the university. The School was
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closed from June, 1862 until 1865
when the entire student body volunteered
for the Confederate
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After re-opening, the university
went through six name changes
before being chartered for the third
and final time as the University of
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South Carolina in 1906. During thi
period of Reconstruction, thi
schools of business, journalism am
law were founded and the gradual
school expanded.
During World War II, the cam
pus was transformed into a militar
training campus. Classes wer
taught year-round and many pre
Ifessors were reassigned to teac
navigation and communication.
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expanded both physically and aca
demically. In the 60s, a state-wid
network of smaller campuses wa
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now listed on the National Register
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in the fall of 1987 and the Ira and
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Nancy Koger Center, opened in
1989, are the two most recent addi
h tions. A new music school is cur
renuy oeing ouiu.
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Carolina now boasts 17 academic
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s school of medicine.
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