Dozens of scholars from across the nation are gathering in Charleston for a conference on life after slavery in the American South.

Some students spent the holiday doing community service projects in the Lowcountry.  For a number of students from 8th grade up to college, Martin Luther King Day was a day to help make a difference.

A C-17 cargo plane preparing to drop medical and food supplies to Haiti left the Charleston Air Force Base around 6pm Thursday but it is far from the only aid the Lowcountry is providing to the devastated nation.

The College of Charleston on Thursday launched the nation’s first interactive, self-guided university tour application for the Apple iPhone and iPod Touch.

The College of Charleston closed its campus, including the Lowcountry Graduate Center, early on Wednesday because of the severe weather threat

The College of Charleston Foundation is buying the McLeod Plantation. The college said Friday it is buying the historic South Carolina property that dates to 1678 from the Historic Charleston Foundation for $4 million.

No idea was too bold as long as their was a plan to make it work with the Clean Slate Committee at the College of Charleston.

The College of Charleston Board of Trustees voted Monday to increase tuition for the 2009-10 academic year by six percent for in-state students and seven percent for out-of-state students.

College of Charleston said Thursday that its applications for admission for the fall of 2009 set an all-time record for both graduate and undergraduate admissions, and school officials believe it’s an effect of the bad economy

Mount Pleasant-Brandon Sizemore (Jacksonville, Fla.) belted two of College of Charleston’s school-record nine homers on the day as the 30th-ranked Cougars slugged their way to a 27-9 Southern Conference win before 644 at Patriots Point Stadium on Sunday.

Quakes are more common near Charleston, where an earthquake killed more than 100 people in 1886.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – The Citadel Bulldogs will start their battle for their first Southern Conference Championship title on Saturday, March 7 when they face the Samford Bulldogs in the second round of the tournament.

MT. PLEASANT, S.C. – Matt Mansilla (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) had three hits and drove in four to lead the College of Charleston to a 14-8 win over Miami (OH) in college baseball action on Sunday at Patriots Point Stadium before 417 fans.

CHARLESTON, S.C. - Junior utility Aisha Ledet belted a pinch-hit grand slam in the fifth inning as Howard (3-3) defeated the College of Charleston (2-6) 5-1 Sunday evening in the finale of the 2009 CofC Cougar Classic in Mt. Pleasant, S.C. 

Charleston, S.C. – The College of Charleston women’s basketball team tied a season-high with 10 three-pointers, including a five-for-six effort in the second half, as the Cougars defeated the Wofford Terriers, 75-53, in action this afternoon in front of 211 fans at the Carolina First Arena.