Clinton College Announces Rev. Dr. Otis Moss III as 2023 Fall Convocation Speaker Clinton College will celebrate the opening of the academic year with its fall convocation on Wednesday, September 13, 2023, at 11:00 am in the JW Martin Gymnasium.
Dr. Ifeanyi Ugboaja will step into the role of interim vice president of academic services for Clinton College. Dr. Ugboaja previously served as Clinton’s Associate Vice President of Academic Services and Division Chair of Business and Leadership. He replaces Dr. Toneyce Randolph, who accepted the Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs role at Morris Brown College in Atlanta, Georgia.
Clinton College has hired Mrs. Mary Knox as the new Director of Performing Arts. Mrs. Knox joins the Clinton College family from the Lancaster County School District, where she served as the Instructional Specialist of Visual and Performing Arts. Prior to her time in Lancaster, she was the choral director for Indian Land High School, where she taught various choirs, piano, guitar, and dance classes. After seven years in the classroom, she was selected as District Teacher of the Year for the Lancaster County School District (2018-2019).
The Division of Religious and Ministry Studies recently received a gift of $30,000 from The Rev. Dr. Laticia Hill Godette. This gift is to help support students who are currently enrolled or enrolling in the Division of Religious and Ministry Studies.
The Clinton College family is deeply disappointed by the United States Supreme Court's decision to reject race-conscious affirmative action in college admissions. Our beloved community has consistently stood for the principles of justice, diversity, equality, and equity. In the fight against systemic injustice and inequality, Affirmative action has long been an essential tool in the pursuit of justice and fairness, especially for marginalized communities.
Clinton College has hired Reverend Dr. Jerret Fite as the new Division of Religious and Ministry Studies chair. No stranger to Clinton College, Dr. Fite most recently served as a professor of religion and serves as chair of the faculty council. Dr. Fite was named Faculty of the Year in 2021. He brings practical experience to the role of division chair, having accepted the call into ministry in 2002
Clinton College has launched a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree program, which will begin in fall 2023. The launch of this program makes Clinton the second historically black college to currently offer a BSN in the state of South Carolina.
Rock Hill, SC – Clinton College celebrated the opening of its center, Academic Center for Excellence, on Saturday, May 6, 2023, with a ribbon cutting and dedication prior to commencement. This new center is the first to be built on the campus of Clinton College since 2005.
Clinton College has officially been reaffirmed for the next ten years by our accrediting agency, the Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools (TRACS), with no recommendations, findings, or suggestions. Clinton’s evaluation visit took place from January 24th-January 26th, 2023, and concluded with a notification of reaffirmation during a virtual meeting yesterday, April 25th.
Clinton College announced today that Congresswoman Alma Adams will be the 2023 Commencement Speaker on May 6th in JW Martin Gymnasium. “We are honored to welcome Congresswoman Alma Adams to our campus as we celebrate this major milestone in our students’ lives,” said Dr. McCorn, President of Clinton College.
Clinton College recently placed first in the inaugural HBCUs of South Carolina IDEATHON sponsored by APL Logistics. The Clinton College team members were Gavin Gabriel (Senior, Religious Studies), Subrina Davis (Senior, Business Administration), Ayanna Anderson (Sophomore, Business Administration), and Kaitlin Stansbarger (Freshman, Business Administration). The team was led by their advisor, Ms. Angela Duckett, Director of Student Support Services.
Clinton College announced today its partnership with Moolah Wireless, an Atlanta-based mobile and technology company. Created by CEO Vernell Woods, Moolah Wireless began an initiative to provide historically black colleges and universities with a way to bridge the digital divide faced by students on campus.
This Maundy Thursday was another despicable day in history. It was almost akin to watching a grainy black and white video of 1950s-era white legislators and law enforcement in the Jim Crow South refusing to allow Black people to have equal rights as citizens under the law, choosing to politically (and literally) assassinate anyone who dared to challenge their right to do so. Except this time, we viewed in real-time on 21st century high-definition television a super majority in the Tennessee state assembly choosing to hold a modern-day Kangaroo court to order the crucifixion of democracy.
Today, Clinton College announced Reverend Herbert Crump as its new Vice President of Institutional Advancement. With over 20 years of non-profit leadership and development, Crump joins Clinton from Mount Calvary Holy Church of America, where he served as Chief Executive Officer and Presiding Prelate.
The HBCU Library Alliance has approved programming for Clinton College Digital Library and Learning Commons totaling $21,000.00 for a Preservation Needs Assessment, a Collection Management Policy, a Handling and Use Policy, a Care & Maintenance Policy, a Housekeeping Policy, and an Integrated Pest Management Program. Approved programming and services will be delivered this summer.
Archinya Ingram, Senior Vice President of Business Services and Chief Financial Officer, was recently elected as the Vice President and President-Elect for the Association of Business Administrators for Christian Colleges (ABACC). The vote occurred during the annual ABACC meeting held in Orlando, Florida.
Clinton College has been accepted into the National College Athlete Honor Society as the South Carolina Lambda Chapter of Chi Alpha Sigma (XAΣ), which recognizes student-athletes from accredited four-year NCAA, NAIA, USCAA, or NCCAA institutions who excel in both the classroom and competition.
Dr. Toneyce Randolph, Vice President of Academic Services, and Dr. Harriet Hobbs, Vice President of Institutional Planning, Accreditation/Assessment, Effectiveness, and Research, will both present this week at the International Conference on Urban Education in Cancun, Mexico.
Clinton College announced seven new members have joined its Board of Trustees. The newest members of the College’s governing body are: Reverend Patrick Barrett Jeff Bryant Anita Case Bishop Herbert Crump Chad Echols Reverend Jeff Hayes William Teddy McDaniel
Clinton College announced the promotions and hiring of several administrative staff.
Over the past several months, the Department of Academic Services has welcomed several new hires. With the start of the new academic year, we would like to take this opportunity to formally announce the appointments of division chairs and directors for the department.
Daphnie Johnson joins Clinton College as the new Director of Athletics. Johnson comes to the College from Regent University in Virginia Beach, Virginia, where she served as the women’s basketball assistant coach and athletic administrator.
The new Institute of Wellness and Community Health (WACH) is set to be established as a joint collaboration of South Carolina’s historically Black colleges and universities, housed at Clinton College. The WACH Institute’s mission is to eliminate racial health disparities and ensure equitable community health outcomes through participatory evaluation, applied research, assessment, planning, and data services.
Clinton College will hold its Fall 2022 Opening Convocation on Wednesday, September 14, 2022, at 11:00 am in the JW Martin Gymnasium. Convocation is the ceremonial opening of the academic year. This year, Dr. Dwaun J. Warmack will serve as the Convocation speaker.
The White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity through Historically Black Colleges and Universities announced its ninth cohort of HBCU Scholars, recognizing 86 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students.
Today the entire Clinton College community mourns the passing of Bishop Mildred B. Hines, Presiding Prelate of the South Atlantic Episcopal District and Chair of the Clinton College Board of Trustees.
Students attending historically Black colleges and universities and other minority-serving institutions can take a wider variety of courses — and stay on track to graduate — through an innovative new partnership. The Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) today announced its HBCU-MSI Course-Sharing Consortium, a collaboration designed to help HBCUs and MSIs enable students to stay on their pathway to on-time graduation. Powered by Acadeum, the consortium brings together public and private institutions to expand students’ access to courses, at the times they need them, within the culture that is a hallmark of the experience at HBCUs and MSIs.
Join Clinton College on Wednesday, May 4th at 11:00 am for our Honors Convocation and Awards Ceremony where we will honor our students who have excelled throughout the 2021-2022 academic year! Dr. Laura Colson, Vice President of Students Affairs at Bennett College, will be the guest speaker.
Clinton College announced today that Felicia Hall Allen, CEO of Felicia Hall Allen & Associates, will be the 2022 Commencement Speaker on May 7th in JW Martin Gymnasium.
The Clinton College family celebrates the historic confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson. Justice Jackson has had a distinguished career as a jurist and joins the bench as one of the most accomplished jurists in history to join the SCOTUS.
Clinton College celebrated the opening of its medical clinic on Tuesday, April 5th with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The medical clinic is in partnership with North Central Family Medicine and is the first on-campus clinic in the college’s history.
Clinton College will break ground on its new $1 million Academic Building. The nearly 7,200 square foot facility, located on the main campus of Clinton College will be the future home of the Academic Services Department which includes faculty and staff offices, classrooms, choir room, and writing lab. The building will also house the college’s future nursing program teaching and observation area.
Clinton College's Head Women's Basketball Coach, Jessica Blair, was named USCAA Coach of the Year at the USCAA tournament-opening virtual awards held Sunday night.
The Inaugural President’s Sneaker Ball being held this month has been postponed. Due to the increased number of COVID-19 cases, it is in the best interest of our campus community and the greater community that we postpone this event.
As you prepare to return to campus the following is important information for check-in or moving on campus for the first time.
We are continuing to monitor the national surge in COVID-19 cases. The significant increase in cases is, in part, due to the spread of the omicron variant, which is spreading more rapidly. As a result of the surge, we must adapt as the college remains committed to the health and well-being of our students and the entire campus community. Clinton College will delay the return to on-campus activity. The semester will begin remotely for all faculty, staff, and students
Clinton College and the City of Rock Hill were awarded a $3.5 million grant from the Department of Health and Human Services to address the health disparities in the city’s most vulnerable neighborhoods, specifically the south side of Rock Hill. The Clinton Health ConNEXTion grant is a partnership between Rock Hill and Clinton College with lead project management, quality improvement, and evaluation through the Clinton College Community Development Corporation (CC-CDC).
The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) awarded $7 million for workforce development and training supporting plutonium pit production to minority-serving educational institutions in New Mexico and South Carolina. NNSA provided $3.5 million for partnerships in each state to be distributed among selected institutions, including historically black colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, and tribal colleges and universities.
Today we pause to remember and reflect on the 20th Anniversary of September 11, 2001. This was a day that changed the world. Many of us vividly remember where we were when we received the news and watched the images of the twin towers of the World Trade Center of New York City consumed with fire and smoke. Those images of mass destruction, the crash in Pennsylvania along with the damage to the Pentagon in D.C., remind us of the fragility of human existence and the tragedy of hatred. We honor all of those who lost lives and the valiant efforts of all of the first responders.
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated (AKA), in partnership with the Educational Advancement Foundation (EAF), presented an endowment in the amount of $50,000 to Clinton College as a part of the organization’s AKA-HBCU Endowment Fund.
Today, Clinton College announced three new hires to position the college for continued growth: Mr. Viticus Thomas, Director of Admissions, Ms. Kristen Brown, Director of Marketing and Communications, and Mr. Keon Galloway, Percussion Instructor and Drumline Coach.
Clinton College announced today that it has brought on two accomplished higher education professionals to join the executive leadership team. Dr. Toneyce S. Randolph will lead as Vice President and Dean of Academic Services while Harriet Hobbs will serve as Vice President of Institutional Effectiveness starting Fall 2021.
An article written by President Lester A. McCorn is featured in the latest edition of Penumbra, the scholarly journal of Union Institute and University. This edition is dedicated to the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. The chosen articles were written by faculty, graduates, and students of the Ph.D. program associated with the MLK Legacy Studies Specialization.
Clinton College and the city of Rock Hill announced on Monday a $3.5 million grant from the Department of Health and Human Services to address the health disparities in the city’s most vulnerable neighborhoods, specifically the south side of Rock Hill. The grant partnership will lean on collaborations with community partners, while Clinton College leads project management, quality improvement, and evaluation through the Clinton College Community Development Corporation (CC-CDC).
Rock Hill, SC, March 1, 2021 – Clinton College is joining forces with Truth Initiative® – the national nonprofit dedicated to achieving a culture where young people reject smoking, vaping and nicotine– to adopt a 100% tobacco/vape-free campus policy. The college is one of 10 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) or Predominantly Black Institutions (PBIs) to receive this Truth Initiative award as part of a national movement among students, faculty and administrators to address smoking, vaping and nicotine use at college campuses throughout the U.S. Since 2015...
In keeping with its tradition to provide quality education for everyone, Clinton College has been awarded nearly half a million dollars from the United States Department of Agriculture to expand educational opportunities to 12 rural counties in South Carolina. The investment of $499,950 will connect Clinton College with libraries, churches, and adult learning centers.
Dee Frazier has been announced as Clinton College's new athletic director. A news conference is scheduled for Wednesday, March 3 at 11 AM.
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Clinton College, the only historically Black college in Rock Hill, SC, is pleased to announce Jocelyn Biggs as its new Associate Vice President of Enrollment to lead the institution in enrollment management services.
Clinton College is proud to announce its partnership with Propel Center, a new global campus headquartered in Atlanta that will support innovative learning and development for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) nationwide. Clinton College will collaborate with Propel Center and the entire HBCU community to bring leadership and career development programming to its students.
COVID-19 testing is available for the community at Clinton College. 1029 Crawford Rd, Rock Hill, SC 29730
The history and contributions of Clinton College are now available through The National Park Service after being recognized as part of the newly established Reconstruction Era National Historic Network.
Clinton College has announced Baltimore City State's Attorney Marilyn J. Mosby as the 2020 Commencement speaker on Saturday, November 21 at 1 pm. Mosby is most-known for charging the six Baltimore police officers in the death of Freddie Gray in 2015.
Since the start of the semester, the administration has closely monitored the public health conditions locally and nationally. A COVID-19 Task Force has been working diligently to put appropriate protocols in place in anticipation of a full return to campus in the spring. We have observed the lessons being learned on other college campuses across the country; the results have been mixed. We have concluded that there are too many barriers to operating in person in a completely safe and effective manner next semester. Therefore, we will continue in remote learning for the spring semester.
Clinton College is hosting a three-day virtual conference titled 'Social Justice & The Church' from Oct. 21-23 to bring together students and local church and community leaders for a very timely and vital discussion.
Clinton College joins The Collective, the nation’s largest organization dedicated to supporting causes that impact the Black community politically and through civic engagement efforts and HBCU leadership organization Xceleader for the #VoteHBCU voter registration competition.
Prominent American critic and New York Times best-selling author Dr. Eddie S. Glaude Jr. will deliver the keynote address at Clinton College's virtual Fall Convocation on Wednesday, September 2, beginning at 11 a.m. The service will be streamed live on the college's Facebook and Youtube accounts.
This weekend our nation lost two of the most legendary living figures of the Modern Civil Rights Movement, Reverend C.T. Vivian and Congressman John Lewis. Both of their careers crossed generations and centuries, continuing to serve on the behalf of the voiceless until they took their last breaths.
As cities across the country slowly reopen parts of our everyday lives, church and worship leaders are rethinking the safest way for believers to come together again.
#ShowMeYourWalk: HBCU Edition On May 16th, JPMorgan Chase, through its Advancing Black Pathways initiative, is sponsoring a virtual graduation to celebrate the achievements of more than 27,000 HBCU students from 78 schools.
As a global pandemic forced every college and university across the country to move courses online indefinitely, Clinton College students were able to continue their classwork thanks to a campus initiative that provides every full-time student with a Microsoft Surface Pro during the school year.
Affordability is typically at the top of most people’s priority list when they are deciding where they will further their education, and according to college ranking site University HQ, Clinton College is where you will get the most out of your money.
When it comes to receiving an affordable, quality college education, Clinton College is one of the best in South Carolina, according to the website Best Value Schools.
Please watch this short video message from President McCorn.
To remain in compliance with the recommendations and guidelines set by the CDC and the state of South Carolina during the COVID-19 pandemic, Clinton College has decided to extend the period of online teaching and learning for the remainder of the Spring semester.
There is no higher priority than the safety of our students, faculty, and staff. Considering the challenges presented by the Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, Clinton College is taking significant steps to respond to our current reality and protect our campus community—including transitioning to a virtual instruction environment through the end of the academic year.
There are still no confirmed cases of COVID-19 on the Clinton College campus. Clinton College leadership and the college’s campus safety committee have been meeting frequently to monitor and make plans for COVID-19 to ensure the campus remains safe for everyone. Our recommendations and decisions follow the guidelines from the CDC and the York County Health Department.
As Clinton College honors the institution’s 126 years of higher education on Founders’ Day next month, the college will also look towards the future by unveiling a new, highly anticipated vision for the Rock Hill campus. A short presentation will be shown during the Founder’s Day program inside J.W. Martin Gymnasium at 10 a.m. on Friday, March 13, 2020. The new plans focus on the college’s goal of student success with additional academic programs and details the expansion of campus over the next eight years.
Congratulations are in order for Clinton College President Dr. Lester A. McCorn, who will be inducted into the 35th Martin Luther King Jr. International College of Ministers and Laity at Morehouse College next month.
Spring semester at Clinton College means the president’s sneaker ball, spring break and for some, graduation. Here’s a reminder of some important dates you will need to put on your calendar for this semester:
The Clinton College women’s basketball team ended last season with a winning record, but head coach Jessica Blair refuses to dwell on the past as her team looks to prove itself in the Eastern Metro Athletic Conference this upcoming season.
The Rock Hill graduate chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated invested in the lives of Clinton College students and its programs during an event the organization hosted on campus in September.
Clinton College’s newly renovated dining hall, New Millennium Café, has been the center of delicious food and fellowship among students, faculty, and staff since the Fall semester began. The New Millennium Café was revealed just a few weeks ago and students have enjoyed the modern dining experience that boasts a menu that includes homestyle entrees, made-to-order deli sandwiches, oven-baked pizza, and a fresh salad bar.
Welcome Back to Clinton College! As classes begin next week, we want to remind you of some important dates you will need to remember for this semester:
Clinton College has received support from one of the oldest Black Greek-letter sororities in the United States. On Tuesday, several members from the Rock Hill Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated presented a check of $769.84 to Clinton College – the only historically black college in York County.
In a perfect world, a dedicated college student who is working hard to further their education shouldn’t have to struggle with having enough food to eat, but according to a recent survey, thousands of college students across the country experience food insecurity, including many students at Clinton College.
Choral music is a vital part of the foundation of every historically black college, which is why Clinton College has hired Dr. Tony McNeill, a member of Donald Lawrence and The Tri-City Singers, to help develop a new Department of Music.
The work is not over for the 2019 Clinton College graduates who walked across the stage at Kenneth Monroe Transformation Center on May 4th – they are now being called to be “social engineers.”
Former Ohio State Senator and Bernie Sanders staffer Nina Turner to deliver the keynote address
Institution celebrates legacy with A.M.E. Zion Church and local community
Clinton College men’s basketball team wins EMAC tournament, moves on to compete for national title
Freedom Writers teacher to attend official book launch
Clinton College has a new leader, and he’s focused on the school’s growth.
It's the official start of a new beginning for one of South Carolina's most historic colleges.
The Clinton College Baccalaureate Service will be held on Friday, May 4 at 7:00 p.m.
New Fall students will experience Clinton College first hand during its 2018 Open House.
Clinton College has joined the Community College Equity Assessment Lab (CCEAL) National Consortium on College Men of Color (NCCMC).
This year's Fall Convocation will be held at the Kenneth Monroe Transformation Center in Rock Hill, SC on Wednesday, September 13, 2017 at 11AM.
