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South Carolina's electoral politics provided unique venues for Black empowerment during Reconstruction. Though largely overlooked in the historiography, the state's flagship institution, the University of South Carolina, was a crucial piece of its Reconstruction philosophy. By 1868, legislators and university trustees radically altered their approach to higher education by expanding student scholarships and declaring it was a "tuition-free" institution open to all, regardless of race or class. These adjustments allowed Black men to matriculate by 1873, and they eventually comprised the majority of students until it was resegregated in 1877. This article reviews the Reconstruction government's policies toward educational equality, the public response to the governmental shifts, and how students viewed their time at the institution. I reveal how African American politics in South Carolina directly intersected with educational concerns throughout the Reconstruction period. I conclude the essay by exploring how this historical moment was remembered or denied by subsequent generations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Research Objective: Before the COVID‐19 pandemic, about one in ten childbirths were elective deliveries – labor induction and cesarean deliveries without medical indications – which evidently increased adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes. Anecdotal evidence shows that during COVID‐19, providers are increasingly recommending these deliveries, but little is known regarding the extent and the patterns of such recommendations across pregnant women in the United States (U.S.). Study Design: We conducted a nationwide cross‐sectional survey of 740 racial‐diverse U.S. pregnant women with >8‐week pregnancy, and aged 18–44 years during 5/4/2020–5/6/2020 to evaluate maternal and provider characteristics associated with birth plan changes due to the COVID‐19 pandemic. To understand the birth plan changes, we asked each participant, "has a health care professional recommended a change to your birth plan as a result of COVID‐19?" Options include 1) No, there have been no recommended changes to my original birth plan as a result of COVID‐19. 2) Yes, my provider recommended inducing labor as a result of COVID‐19. 3) Yes, my provider recommended a planned cesarean (c‐section) delivery as a result of COVID‐19. 4) I don't know yet. Women who responded, "I don't know yet" were excluded, yielding a total of 678 sample pregnant women in the analysis. Multivariable regressions were used to assess rural–urban differences in the likelihoods of provider recommendations for birth plan changes to labor induction or planned c‐section, controlling for race/ethnicity, age, insurance‐type, education, employment, household income, pregnancy condition, pre‐pregnancy Body Mass Index, parity, trimester, provider specialty, delayed prenatal care initiation, positive‐tested family member, state positivity rates as of 5/6/2020, and census region. Population Studied: 740 racial‐diverse U.S. pregnant women with >8‐week pregnancy, and aged 18–44 years in 2020. Principal Findings: Of 678 eligible pregnant women, the majority lived in urban communities (87.0%). Rural women reported lower household income, were less likely to initiate prenatal care at the first trimester, visit obstetricians for prenatal care, be privately insured, be employed full‐time than urban women participants. They were similar in age, race/ethnicity, education, pregnancy condition, pre‐pregnancy BMI, and state COVID‐19 positivity rates. Overall, 22.6% were recommended to change delivery plans to either labor induction or planned c‐section due to the pandemic, with a higher rate in rural women (34.5%) than urban women (20.9%). Controlling for other maternal, provider, and state COVID‐19 characteristics, these recommendations were disproportionately prevalent among rural women (Odds ratios [OR]: 1.6), primiparous women (OR: 7.7), women delaying prenatal care initiation (OR: 5.2), those visiting family physicians but no obstetricians for prenatal care (OR: 4.3), Medicaid insured (OR: 3.2), and those with family members tested positive for COVID‐19 (OR: 5.4). Conclusions: In May 2020, women living in rural areas, Medicaid insured, having delayed prenatal care initiation, and visiting only family physicians for prenatal care were more likely to be recommended for elective procedures. Implications for Policy or Practice: There is an urgent need for health system and policymakers to establish safe and effective protocols to ensure pregnant women obtain evidence‐based care as needed during the pandemic and beyond to avoid long‐term detrimental effects. Primary Funding Source: University of South Carolina Vice Office of the Vice President for Research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A speech delivered by Barton H. Thompson, Professor of Natural Resource Law at a symposium hosted by the periodical at the University of South Carolina School of Law in 2015, is presented. Topics discussed include relationship between water law, the environment, and economic development; role of courts in water laws in the U.S., and the decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in the case 'Arizona v. California.'

This paper describes processes and products of a partnership to promote professionalization of the field of victim services. The National Victim Assistance Standards Consortium was established by the federal Office for Victims of Crime in partnership with the University of South Carolina. The Consortium reached across geographic, philosophical, and disciplinary divides to forge a common ground in professional development, including a definition and mission for the field as well as three sets of model standards for serving victims and survivors. The project included a review of literature on victim services, town hall meetings across the country, and layered review and refinement of standards by approximately 50 professionals working at the local, state, and national levels. The online document,Achieving Excellence: Model Standards for Serving Victims & Survivors of Crime,will provide standards for promoting competence and ethical integrity as well as quality and consistency of service. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses how the College of Social Work at the University of South Carolina (COSW) acquired international mission and developed programs that show their commitment to social work in the U.S. The college's signature achievement in the international social work education is discussed. The COSW development and implementation of a Korea-based Master of Social Work (MSW) program is mentioned.

The article discusses several trademark law decisions of the U.S. Court of Appeals for Federal Circuit (Federal Circuit) in 2010. It states that the Federal Court issued 23 trademark decisions, one of which consisted of an appeal from the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) and two were appeals of U.S. District Courts decisions. It mentions that seven of the 20 cases appealed from the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) involved an ex parte appeal of application refusals while five cases involved cancellation proceeding. Moreover, the Federal Court upheld the decision of TTAB to sustain the opposition of the University of Southern California to University of South Carolina's trademark application for an SC mark.

Announces vacancy in various positions in the U. S. as of Fall 2003. Research assistant/associate professor in the University of South Carolina; Behavior change specialist in the American Institutes for Research; Director of social marketing in Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc.; Senior health communicator in Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide.

Presents a case study to illustrate how outcomes-based assessment tools can be adapted and applied to develop a continuous quality improvement (CQI) process for an undergraduate mechanical engineering program. Mechanical engineering curriculum at the University of South Carolina, Columbia; Need for the systemic and systematic reform of educational programs.

Presents a study aimed at determining the number of science journals with Web sites made available via hot links to users of the University of South Carolina's online catalog (USCAN). Backgrounder on the USCAN; Selection criteria for uniform resource locators (URL) that can be included in the USCAN; Implications for libraries planning on incorporating URL in their catalogs.

Discusses how changes in National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) accreditation standards is associated with the 1988-1992 structural reorganization of the University of South Carolina's governance system for school staff preparation programs. Elimination of the undergraduate programs offered within College of Education.

Describes the success of the University of South Carolina's Freshman Seminar Program. Social developmental needs of African American students; Freshman orientation seminars; Retention results.

Reports on the results of surveys which focused on the roles that mentor teachers play in the University of South Carolina Professional Development School (PDS) Network. School sites and the PDS network; Research questions; Data collection method; Conclusion.

Describes a demonstration of natural selection in the wild developed at the University of South Carolina in Columbia using common dandelion. Approaches in the teaching of natural selection; Collection of dandelion seed heads from two sections of the Elmwood Memorial Gardens in Columbia; Care of the plants; Points regarding evolution raised by the results of the exercise.

Presents information on a study that examines the relation between mathematics background and learning in principles of economics based on data from two sections of principles of economics at the University of South Carolina. Method used; Data analysis and results; Conclusion.

Focuses on the 1955 expulsion of Chester Travelstead as Dean of the University of South Carolina's School of Education in Columbia. Travelstead's support on the US Supreme Court's ruling on school integration; White racist legacy in South Carolina; Changes in attitudes within the university concerning racism.

Presents a case study on the performance of Master of Library and Information Science students under interactive telecommunications instruction at the University of South Carolina in Columbia. Background of distance education at the university; Case presentation between cohort participants and South Carolina students; Assessment of program effectiveness for distance education.

Assesses the quality of a gerontology certificate program in the United States. Growth of gerontology education structures in American colleges and universities; Concerns about curriculum quality and development; Development of gerontology certificate program at the University of South Carolina; Graduates' views of the usefulness of program.

Develops a decision support system to automate the process of assigning MBA students to summer field study project teams at the University of South Carolina in Columbia. Ways to maximize students' preferences and balancing team quality and interest level with minimal time and effort; Balancing the foreign/non-foreign student mix requirements; Use of a multi-criteria, mixed integer, linear programming model.

Graphs are used extensively in the teaching of economics principles, and instructors assume that students are capable of reproducing graphs drawn on the board or shown on an overhead projector. One purpose of this study is to verify the accuracy of this assumption. Another purpose of this inquiry is to study whether the accuracy of graphs in students' notes affects success on tests in which graphs are included. Finally, the study examines the extent to which instructor handouts containing graphs presented in a lecture facilitate learning. To address the above issues, a classroom experiment at the University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina was conducted during the spring semester of 1992. It was found that the average accuracy score for graphs is fairly low and that many students draw inaccurate graphs. Therefore, improvement in students' ability to draw accurate graphs appears to be warranted. It was also found that students drawing more accurate graphs perform significantly better. Further, instructor-supplied graphs are beneficial for students who draw inaccurate graphs. On the other hand, students whose graph accuracy score was very high may actually benefit from drawing their own graphs. For these students, the activity of drawing the graphs may be advantageous.

Describes an established pre-intern language program and assesses the effectiveness of the various program components. University of South Carolina's Master's in International Business Studies (MIBS); Program experiences in Spanish and French; Survey of graduates of the MIBS French and Spanish tracks from 1976 to 1991; Results and implications of the survey.

Describes the Master in International Business Studies of the University of South Carolina in Columbia. Problem related to the need for potential international business executives to acquire skills in speaking a foreign language; Immersion of students in the study of French, German, Spanish or Portuguese; Training provided under the business foundation course; Maintenance courses; Course of environmental variables.

Presents an update related to oral communication and college plays in the U.S. as of January 1951. Information on drama activities at the University of South Carolina in October 1950; Promotion of Ralph Richardson to Instructor in Speech at the University of California in Los Angeles; Highlights of the symposium course in Clinical Methods in Reading, Writing, Speech, and Hearing conducted by the University of Denver.

Profiles Gary B. Melton, president of Childwatch International and former director of the Institute of Families in Society at the University of South Carolina. Citation; Educational and career background; Accomplishments.

Analyzes the medical care provided for the spectators at Williams-Brice Stadium during the University of South Carolina (USC) 1995 home game football season. First-aid treatments for spectators; Total number of medical professionals present during each game; Results of the study; Conclusions.