Winthrop University Headlines
- S.C. Supreme Court to Hold October Public Session at Winthrop Coliseum (10/06/22)
- Winthrop Board Members Approve $115 Million Budget (10/06/22)
- Winthrop Students Reminded to Register and Vote in Nov. 8 State Election (10/04/22)
- New Dean of Students Announced by Winthrop University (09/22/22)
- Winthrop International Student Selected for Future Nobel Laureate Scholarship Program
(09/20/22)
- Financial Planning Students Invited to Charles Schwab National Conference (09/19/22)
- Winthrop Launches Emeriti College (09/15/22)
- Charles Yearta Tapped as New Winthrop Police Chief (09/15/22)
- Winthrop Esports and Competitive Gaming Club Team Up to Offer Gaming Event (09/14/22)
- Winthrop Poll Southern Focus Survey Covers Opinions on Abortion, Race and Other Issues
(09/14/22)
- For Fifth Straight Year Washington Monthly Recognizes Winthrop on Its Best Colleges
for Student Voting Honor Roll (09/13/22)
- Kiwibots Officially Launch at Winthrop University (09/13/22)
- U.S. News Places Winthrop Among South’s Best Public Higher Education Institutions
(09/12/22)
- ITC to Offer More Steam Camps Thanks to Grant (09/12/22)
- Facts About Winthrop University's Class of 2026 (09/07/22)
- Marshall Jones Selected by U.S. Department of State for Prestigious English Language
Specialist Project (09/06/22)
- McNair Scholars Program Renewed and Has Outstanding Showing This Summer (08/29/22)
- Exhibitions to Showcase Decades of Joel Nichols’ Photographs (08/25/22)
- Winthrop to Partner with SCDSS to Offer Child Welfare BSW Scholars Tuition Assistance
Program (08/17/22)
- Leadership Changes for the 2022-23 Academic Year (08/16/22)
- Aug. 22 Convocation to Officially Usher in Winthrop’s 137th Academic Year (08/15/22)
- Welcome Week 2022 Celebrates Culture, Tradition and Fun (08/09/22)
- STEM Scholars Get an Early Start With Summer Classes (08/05/22)
- Design Faculty Member Wins Course Hero Grant (08/05/22)
- Lily Garcia Awarded $8,500 Phi Kappa Phi Fellowship (08/01/22)
- Alumnus Board Member Selected for Lifetime Achievement Award for Public Service (07/27/22)
- Winthrop’s Simrill Back Home After Long Career in the S.C. House (07/26/22)
- Winthrop Biologist Works to Preserve Rare Sunflower Species (07/21/22)
- Winthrop Board Member Selected for Lifetime Achievement Award (07/01/22)
- Graduates, President's and Dean's Lists Available From Spring 2022 (06/30/22)
- Andrew Besmer Tapped as 2022-23 Thompson Scholar (06/27/22)
- Transfer Partnership Agreement with York Tech Approved by Board (06/24/22)
- Winthrop Faculty Members Granted Tenure, Promotion or Emeritus Status (06/24/22)
- Peter Judge to Serve as Interim Provost (06/24/22)
- Chuck Rey Named Athletic Director (06/24/22)
- Kinyata Brown Honored With Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Award (06/13/22)
- Summer Orientation Sessions Will Welcome New and Transfer Students (06/08/22)
- Winthrop’s Education College Collaborates with Mississippi State on Rural Teaching
Project (06/08/22)
- Winthrop University Program Among Top in Country for Preparing Future Math Elementary
Teachers (06/02/22)
- Karen Oremus Named Interim Dean of Winthrop’s College of Visual and Performing Arts
(06/02/22)
- Winthrop’s National Society of Collegiate Scholars Chapter Earns National Platinum
Recognition (06/02/22)
- Esports Set to Defend its League of Legends Championship (05/31/22)
- Approval Ratings of Government Leaders in Latest Winthrop Poll released in May 2022
(05/25/22)
- Winthrop’s 2022-23 Common Book Selection is “The Girl Who Smiled Beads” (05/18/22)
- Winthrop Participates in the 2022 STEM for All Video Showcase: Access, Inclusion,
and Equity (05/16/22)
- Molly Garrison Nationally Honored as Major of the Year in Society of Health and Physical
Educators (05/13/22)
- Eleven Graduates Earn Top Academic Honor at May 7 Commencement (05/09/22)
- Winthrop to Celebrate 1,100 Graduates at This Week’s Commencement Ceremonies (05/05/22)
- Miguel Caldwell, Karl Vogl Will Lead Winthrop CSL in 2022-23 (05/04/22)
- Hynd Delivers State of the University Address (05/03/22)
- Winthrop Honors Retirees, Service Award Recipients and Award Winners at Annual Ceremony
(04/26/22)
- Student Affairs Recognizes Outstanding Student Leaders, Staff (4/25/22)
- Winthrop Graduate Selected for “Leading the Way” Mentorship Award (04/25/22)
- Winthrop and Carolinas College of Health Sciences Will Offer a Joint Degree in Biology
(04/25/22)
- Women’s Athletics Pioneer Judy Wilkins Rose to be Inducted into S.C. Athletic Hall
of Fame (04/20/22)
- Three Faculty Members Honored at Commencement for Exceptional Work (04/20/22)
- Winthrop Board of Trustees Will Not Raise Undergraduate Tuition for 2022-23 (04/14/22)
- Winthrop Earns 2021 Tree Campus Higher Education Distinction (04/12/22)
- Beth Greene Costner Named Dean of the Richard W. Riley College of Education (04/08/22)
- Winthrop Women's Coalition Focuses on Women in Science for April 13 Event (04/05/22)
- Lexington High School Takes Top Honors at 46th Annual Model UN Conference (04/04/22)
- Fountain Restoration Project Campaign Passes Halfway Mark (04/04/22)
- Winthrop to Hold Third Annual Day of Understanding Event April 12 (03/30/22)
- High School Students Arrive on Campus March 30-April 1 for Model United Nations (03/28/22)
- Art and Architecture of the Islamic Worlds Come to Dacus Library and the Department
of Fine Arts (03/28/22)
- Interviews Set for College of Education Dean Finalists (03/24/22)
- Annual Dorothy Perry Thompson Colloquium Scheduled for March 23 (03/22/22)
- Winthrop Making Additional Upgrades to Become Laptop Campus This Fall (03/21/22)
- Education Professor First at Winthrop to be Recognized for Affordable Learning Initiative
(03/15/22)
- Comic Con Flies Into Winthrop (03/15/22)
- Anthropology Research Lab Created to Promote Winthrop’s Study of Humans (03/11/22)
- Alumnus David McDonald Selected to Winthrop Board of Trustees (03/07/22)
- Black Theatre Coalition Names Winthrop Student to Its Inaugural Class of Fellows (03/07/22)
- Winthrop Music Groups Named National Semifinalists in Music Competition (03/07/22)
- Winthrop Faculty Awarded $1.3 Million Grant for Popular Senior Wellness Program (02/24/22)
- Alumnus Edward A. Serna Selected as Winthrop University’s 12th President (02/18/22)
- Kristopher Carroll to Deliver Annual Market Outlook Presentation (02/08/22)
- Winthrop Board of Trustees Names Finalists for 12th President (02/04/22)
- Students Reflect on 10-Day Service Challenge During Martin Luther King Jr. Luncheon
(02/03/2022)
- Winthrop Announces Fall 2021 Graduates'/President’s/Dean’s Lists (01/31/2022)
- Winthrop Awarded $10,000 Recycling Grant from SCDHEC (01/26/2022)
- Lutz Foundation Grant of $25,000 to Assist Winthrop’s Fountain Restoration Project
(01/26/22)
- Adolphus Belk Jr. Named 2021-2022 Thompson Scholar (01/25/22)
- Retired Winthrop Tennis Coach and Former Volleyball Standout in Big South’s 2022 Hall
of Fame Class (01/19/22)
- Winthrop To Honor Martin Luther King Jr. With Service Challenge (01/13/22)
- Three Seniors Recognized for Academic Excellence at Graduation (12/21/21)
- Education College’s Crystal Glover Awarded Bank of America Professorship (12/16/21)
- Trustees Approve Chuck Rey as Interim Athletics Director and Take Other Action at
Recent Meetings (12/13/21)
- Winthrop to Hold Two Commencement Ceremonies on Dec. 18 to Honor 2021 and 2020 Graduates
(12/13/21)
- Recent Grants Total More Than $215,000 (12/09/21)
- Business Professor Barbara Burgess-Wilkerson Earns Top Teaching Award (12/07/21)
- Musical Theatre Student Qualifies in National Singing Competition (11/22/21)
- Joy Young Brings Real-Life Arts Experiences to MAAA Program (11/22/21)
- Winthrop Students Shine at S.C. Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation
and Dance Conference (11/22/21)
- Winthrop Students Crown 2021 Homecoming King and Queen (11/17/21)
- Two Winthrop Business Students 'Take Care of Business' in Innovation Competition (11/16/21)
- Winthrop Earns Gold Seal for ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge (11/15/21)
- Winthrop Recognized as a Best College for Veterans (11/15/21)
- Winthrop Partners with Robotics Software Firm UiPath to Train Accounting Students
in Robotic Process Automation (11/11/21)
- Mental Health of Student-Athletes Explored in Faculty Research (11/11/21)
- Three Winthrop Alumni Announce Candidacy for Board of Trustees Alumni Seat (11/09/21)
- New Head Coaches Kick Off Basketball Seasons (11/09/21)
- Beth Costner Named Interim Dean of Winthrop’s College of Education Beginning in January
(11/01/21)
- Winthrop Will Host Homecoming and Reunion Events Nov. 8-13 (11/01/21)
- Trustees Vote to Make Winthrop a Laptop Campus and Take Other Action at Quarterly
Meeting (11/01/21)
- Burkhalter to Participate in National Webinar with Sister to Share Their Leadership
Experiences in Higher Ed (10/29/21)
- Whitton Executive Series Returns Nov. 19 With Panel on Strategy (10/26/21)
- Winthrop Community Mourns Loss of Employee Marilyn Whitlock (10/21/21)
- Winthrop Plays Host for Physical Education Teacher Conference (10/20/21)
- Music Professor’s Compositions Considered Among Best in Inaugural North Star Music
Collection (10/20/21)
- Kelley Kish Named Interim Athletic Director (10/15/21)
- Annual York County CROP Hunger Walk to Start at Winthrop’s Dinkins Hall (10/14/21)
- ABC Project Awarded $2.58 Million Grant for Allendale County Case Study (10/14/21)
- Winthrop Welcomes Kevin Sheppard Sr. as New Title IX Coordinator and ADA Compliance
Officer (10/14/21)
- Winthrop to Participate in SC Innovates 2021 Student Pitch Competition (10/13/21)
- $10,000 Grant Will Benefit Eagle STEM Scholars Program (10/08/21)
- Federal Grant for $2.8 Million Will Help Winthrop Prepare Educators for New English
Speakers (10/08/21)
- Winthrop to Honor 10 Prestigious Alumni at Awards Dinner (10/06/21)
- Winthrop to Host U.S. Disc Golf Championship for 23rd Straight Year (10/05/21)
- Hornsby M.L.A. Lecture to Feature Author Heather Lanier (09/29/21)
- Family Day to Unite Students and Loved Ones Amid Fun and Educational Activities (09/29/21)
- Winthrop Women’s Coalition Event to Feature Alumnae Panel of Women in Medicine (09/27/21)
- Winthrop Hosting Oct. 6 Mobile COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic (09/27/21)
- Music Lover Alumna Gives to Help Next Generation of Students (09/23/21)
- Washington Monthly Again Recognizes Winthrop on Its Best Colleges for Student Voting
Honor Roll (09/16/21)
- Winthrop Retains Its Highest-Ever U.S. News Ranking (09/13/21)
- Winthrop Alumni Homecoming Expands Over Three Weekends (09/07/21)
- Winthrop Hosting Sept. 9 and Oct. 6 Mobile COVID-19 Vaccine Clinics (09/02/21)
- Winthrop Alumna Jeuel Bannister Esmacher Awarded the Order of the Palmetto (08/31/21)
- Louise Pettus Leaves Legacy as One of Winthrop’s Most Generous Faculty Members; On-Campus
Memorial Planned to Celebrate Her Life (08/27/21)
- Meet Winthrop University's Class of 2025 (08/27/21)
- Winthrop University and York Technical College Expand Partnership With Meta-Majors
(08/24/21)
- Winthrop to Welcome 136th Academic Year with Annual Convocation Ceremony (08/18/21)
- Winthrop Galleries Lines Up Exhibitions on Male Identity, Body Dysmorphia, More for
Fall (08/17/21)
- Joseph Miller Named Winthrop Vice President for Enrollment Management and Marketing
(08/04/21)
- Two Winthrop Students, Both Moms, Receive Support From Answer Scholarship (08/02/21)
- Trustees Take Action on Three Items at July 12 Meeting (07/26/21)
- Undergraduate Research Students Explore New Worlds (07/26/21)
- Track & Field Standout Karina Grant Earns Prestigious NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship
(07/23/21)
- Winthrop to Offer Bachelor’s Degree in Cybersecurity Starting This Fall (07/23/21)
- Nonprofit Management Certificate Program Accepting Applications (07/23/21)
- Human Nutrition Department Finalist in National Community Nutrition Competition (07/14/21)
- Three Finalists Announced for Winthrop Vice President for Enrollment Management and
Marketing Position (07/06/21)
- Rising Senior Business Administration Major Passes Away (07/02/21)
- S.C. Department of Education, S.C. Arts Commission Announce $20M Partnership to Expand
Arts Learning Initiatives; Winthrop’s ABC Project to Receive Portion of Funding (07/01/21)
- Social Work Faculty Member Helps Nonprofit Secure Grant to Combat Substance Abuse
(07/01/21)
- Winthrop Board of Trustees Will Not Raise Undergraduate Tuition for 2021-22 (06/25/21)
- Winthrop's Board of Trustees to Launch Search for 12th President (06/25/21)
- Winthrop Trustees Re-Elect McCall, Bigham as Board Leadership (06/25/21)
- Winthrop Board of Trustees Revises Its Bylaws (06/25/21)
- Faculty Members Granted Tenure, Promotion or Emeritus Status (06/25/21)
- Winthrop Announces Spring 2021 Graduates'/President’s/Dean’s Lists (06/16/21)
- Winthrop, Rock Hill Schools Launch New Dual Credit Partnership (06/15/21)
- Alumni Board Welcomes New Members (06/14/21)
- New Design Degree at Winthrop University Offers Four Options (06/10/21)
- 40 Years Later: Winthrop’s Coat of Arms Granted By Queen of Great Britain (06/09/21)
- Education Student Named a Finalist in Highly Competitive Elie Wiesel Foundation Prize
in Ethics Essay Contest (06/09/21)
- “The Girl with Seven Names” Selected Again as Winthrop’s Common Book (06/01/21)
- Winthrop Professor Gives Expert Advice: What Is Driving Up Car Insurance Costs? (06/01/21)
- From The Johnson Theatre Stage to the Coliseum Stage - Alumni Couple Graduates Together
(05/27/21)
- New Eagles Prepare For Landing In 2021-22 School Year (05/18/21)
- Winthrop WISE Project to Participate in the 2021 STEM for All Video Showcase (05/17/21)
- Generous Gift Establishes Williams Family Multicultural Children's Literacy Collaborative
(05/11/21)
- Nine Winthrop Seniors Earn President's Award for Highest GPA (05/10/21)
- McCall Unanimously Elected for Additional Term on Winthrop Board of Trustees (05/07/21)
- Two Seniors Among Youngest Students to Graduate With Four-Year Degrees (05/05/21)
- Winthrop to Celebrate May Graduates at Five Commencement Ceremonies This Week (05/04/21)
- Winthrop Supporters Asked to Bleed Garnet, Give Gold May 4-5 (04/28/21)
- Winthrop Honors Retirees, Service Award Recipients and Award Winners (04/27/21)
- Takita Sumter is Named to American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology’s
First Class of Fellows (04/27/21)
- D.C. Alumni to Host Community Service Weekend May 21-23 (04/27/21)
- Exceptional Winthrop Faculty Will Receive Awards at May Commencement (04/26/21)
- Student Affairs Awards Celebrate Outstanding Undergraduates (04/27/21)
- Human Nutrition Chair Chosen as S.C. Outstanding Dietitian of the Year (04/22/21)
- Education Professor Jennifer Jordan Elected as Faculty Chair (04/22/21)
- Weikle Selected for S.C. Panel For Dietetics and as an Outstanding Dietetic Educator
(04/16/21)
- Emiroglu, Caldwell Will Serve as CSL Leaders for 2021-22 Academic Year (04/16/21)
- Winthrop’s College of Education Honors Fifth-Grade Teacher Allie Long with Jessie
Williams Little “Leading the Way” Award (04/13/21)
- Winthrop Student Honored Nationally as Major of the Year in Physical Education (04/13/21)
- Recap of Winthrop Board of Trustees April 9 Action (04/12/21)
- Winthrop Student, Faculty Member Named Social Work, Student of the Year (04/12/21)
- McKenzie Bennett Earns One of Only Six Social Science/Public Policy NSF Fellowships
(04/06/21)
- Winthrop to Hold Second Annual Day of Understanding Event April 15 (04/06/21)
- Mark Prosser Hired as New Men's Basketball Coach at Winthrop (04/02/21)
- Award Winners Announced for Winthrop’s 45th Model United Nations Conference (03/30/21)
- Dance Professor Honors the Legendary Merce Cunningham With Grant (03/30/21)
- Ground is Broken for The Perch, a New Development Project Near Winthrop (03/22/21)
- Winthrop Once Again Named a Voter Friendly Campus (03/12/21)
- Learn More About Life After Graduation in New Alumni-Featured Panel (03/08/21)
- Computer Science Student’s COVID Work Attracts National Data Award (03/08/21)
- Model United Nations Program Celebrates 45th Anniversary with Hybrid Conference (03/05/21)
- PESH Chair Earns National Sport & Recreation Law Association Award (03/05/21)
- Winthrop to Celebrate May Graduates During Five In-Person Commencement Ceremonies
(03/02/21)
- African-American Trailblazers at Winthrop Honored by SC General Assembly (03/02/21)
- Winthrop Expects to Return to Traditional Fall Semester (03/02/21)
- Winthrop Student Starts Nonprofit to Connect Black Patients with Black Health Professionals
(02/23/21)
- Winthrop Announces Fall 2020 President's/Dean's/Graduates' List (02/23/21)
- Family Trust Grant Expands Winthrop’s Place for Hope Outreach Program (02/23/21)
- Trustees Approve $21 Million Bond for Facilities Upgrades, Keep Summer Tuition Discount
(02/19/21)
- Winthrop to OfferFree Saliva-Based COVID-19 Testing to Campus Community (02/19/21)
- 19th Dorothy Perry Thompson Colloquium to Focus on John Hervey Wheeler (02/17/21)
- "Hear Our Voice:" Exploring Broadway's Diversity with Winthrop's Department of Theatre
and Dance (02/15/21)
- Winthrop Interim President George Hynd Joins West Forum COVID-19 Panel Discussion
(02/15/21)
- Winthrop Among Three Institutions Awarded State Grants to Improve Teacher Education
(02/09/21)
- Winthrop Receives $1 Million Gift in Honor of Alumna and Retired Estée Lauder Executive
Ida Crawford Stewart (01/26/21)
- West Forum Sets Presidential Transition Event for Jan. 19 (01/13/21)
- Winthrop Planning a Week of MLK Service Opportunities (01/08/21)
- Professors to Help Develop African-American History Instructional for Fifth-Grade
Teachers (01/08/21)
Last Updated: 10/6/22
