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Malek McDuffie's Talent -- and Hard Work -- Leads to NATS Success
In Malek McDuffie’s family, and in the church of his youth, singing wasn’t really an option. The Bible says, “make a joyful noise,” so whether you are talented isn’t the point. Everyone sings. Eventually, of cou...
COE Graduate Named Teacher of the Year
Anderson University graduate Elizabeth McDonald was named 2018-2019 Teacher of the Year at Manning High School in Clarendon County, South Carolina. "The most rewarding part of my career in education is getting to...
New Report Shows Enormous Benefit of Christian Higher Education
Anderson University President Dr. Evans P. Whitaker today celebrated the release of a groundbreaking new study that finds a consortium of Christian colleges and universities in the United States generates more than $60 b...
Critical Conversations Panel Explored Classroom Engagement
Amid the talk of keeping kids engaged in the classroom, handling discipline issues and ensuring curricular requirements are met, a theme came up time and time again during Anderson University’s latest Critical Conversa...
Noted Alumni Return for Panel on Classroom Engagement
Keeping kids engaged in the classroom is one of the most important skills a teacher can develop. But understanding its importance and putting it into practice can be two different things. The good news? Two Anderson Uni...
Author, Pastor to Speak at AU's Upstate Pastors Network
James Merritt, Senior Pastor of CrossPointe Church in suburban Atlanta and a former pastor of the Southern Baptist Convention, is the featured speaker for the March 28 meeting of the Upstate Pastors Network at An...
Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Students Focus of Professional Development Session for Upstate Guidance Counselors
While the growth of artificial intelligence and machine learning make higher education more important than ever, it has the potential to create roadblocks to low-income students seeking a college degree. That’s the thes...
School of the Arts Wins AAF Best in Show
Shelby Argo believes an ounce of confident humility is worth a pound of public glory. It’s a lesson taught by her professors at the South Carolina School of the Arts at Anderson University. “They teach us to be confi...
AU Initiative Explores Innovative Approach to College Affordability
As the cost of a college education rises at public universities nationwide, Anderson University, one of the nation’s leading private schools in affordability, is training its faculty in ways to help with students’ expe...
News & Notes from Around AU
Low Honored for Breast Cancer Research at National Symposium Jonathan Low, a Biochemistry major at Anderson University, was awarded a National Research Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Research at the Ernest Everet...
Whitaker Conveys Class Rings in Spring Ceremony
Traditions abound at Anderson University. Freshmen passing through the arches and into a new family. Couples enjoying a spring day on the wooden swings outside Merritt. The pomp and circumstance of Founders Day. But...
Networking Event Brought Students, School Districts Together
Representatives from more than 40 school districts around the southeast rubbed shoulders with about 100 students who will graduate from the Anderson University College of Education at a networking event on Monday. ...
Anderson University Announces New Office of Technology, Online Learning and Innovation
Anderson University, named to U.S. News & World Report’s 2018 list of “Most Innovative” universities, is developing a new Office of Technology, Online Learning and Innovation in an effort to better serve the needs...
Students learned the value of serving a church’s community during Boston mission trip
Thirteen AU students and two staff members served people who were homeless, invited passersby to a church service and prayed in busy city spots during their Christmas break. Those were just three of the activities the st...
Immersive Course Led AU Professor, Students to the Gullah/Geechee
For Chotsani Elaine Dean, Assistant Professor of Art at the South Carolina School of the Arts at Anderson University, teaching isn’t standing in front of a classroom, lecturing while students gaze dreamily out the wind...