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12/12/2025 03:52:28 PM

From literacy to leadership: Columbia elementary school principal finds academic home at SC State

Claudia Brooks-McCallum was among 13 who received Doctor of Educational Leadership degrees on Thursday. Claudia Brooks-McCallum said she found a welcoming and fruitful learning environment when she enrolled in South Carolina State University’s Doctor of Educational Leadership program. She was one of 13 educators who the university awarded Doctor of Educational Leadership degrees during the Fall 2025 Commencement on Dec. 11.

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12/12/2025 03:35:49 PM

Surgeon to SC State grads: ‘See what is possible’

University graduates more than 200 at Fall 2025 commencement exercises. A surgeon and South Carolina State University alumnus encouraged more than 200 graduates to put in the work needed to fulfill their goals and dreams Thursday during fall commencement exercises. Dr. Kris Harley, a 1995 SC State graduate, delivered the keynote address at the university’s commencement ceremony at the Smith-Hammond-Middleton Memorial Center.

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three graduates entering the teaching profession
12/11/2025 12:21:29 PM

SC State celebrates three graduates entering the teaching profession

Caring, attentive teachers who created a quality learning environment were among the things that three aspiring educators say South Carolina State University provided them along their educational journey. “I really do feel that SC State has prepared me for this career. I’ve had some amazing professors. Everything that I’ve been through throughout these past 3½ years has just prepared me for this moment,” Akiah Moorer said.

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Omar Shaheed III, SC State's first mechatronics engineering graduate.
12/10/2025 09:20:00 AM

‘It was worth the wait’: SC State University to graduate 1st mechatronics engineering student

As industries race toward smarter systems and automation, South Carolina State University is preparing engineers who can keep pace. Leading the way is Omar Shaheed III, the university’s first mechatronics engineering graduate. The 23-year-old will walk across the stage during SC State’s Dec. 11 Fall Commencement exercises as not only the first graduate of the program, but also its first enrolled student.

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11/26/2025 10:09:16 AM

Why one SC State graduate student is devoted to safer roads

Before Stephen Paul ever opened a research journal or stepped into a lab at South Carolina State University, he learned the human cost of poor road safety. Sixteen years ago, a car accident in Tanzania left his brother, Noel, with both legs broken and lasting pain, an impact Paul has never been able to forget.

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