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Feb. 18 | Disunion: How America Has Stayed Together…Most of the Time
E pluribus unum and the national unity it promised has been haunted throughout American history by its twin, E pluribus...
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College Libraries Closed | MLK Day 2020
The College Libraries will close on Monday, January 20, 2020, in observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. Regular...
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New Digital Exhibit | The Stono Preserve’s Changing Landscape
The Lowcountry Digital History Initiative's (LDHI) latest free exhibition, The Stono Preserve's Changing Landscape, explores the archaeology and history of...
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Joining us in Spring 2020? Visit our New Student Guide!
If you are joining us at CofC in Spring 2020, welcome! We're sure you have many questions, and we'd like...
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Emanuel AME Church Donates Thousands of Condolence Letters to SC Historical Society
Charleston's historic Mother Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church has donated thousands of condolence letters to The South Carolina Historical Society (SCHS)....
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Oct. 22 | Black Religion and Black Nationalism from Slave Rebellions to Black Lives Matter
Join Assistant Professor Matthew Cressler for a discussion and preview of his upcoming Spring 2020 course, "Black Religion and Black Nationalism...
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Oct. 16 | A Guest of the Reich: The Story of American Heiress Gertrude Legendre
Join TheWashington Post's Peter Finn for a look at the dramatic story of Gertrude Legendre, a South Carolina heiress who...
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Oct. 2 | Sisters and Rebels: A Struggle for the Soul of America
Three sisters from the South wrestle with orthodoxies of race, sexuality, and privilege. Join National Humanities Award–winning historian Jacquelyn Dowd...
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Addlestone Library Resumes Normal Operation Sunday, September 8 at 10AM
College of Charleston's Addlestone Library will resume normal operations on Sunday, September 8 at 10AM. For further details on Library...
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College of Charleston Libraries Closed Due To Hurricane Dorian Beginning Monday, September 2
Due to Hurricane Dorian, the College is cancelling all classes and College events starting Monday, September 2, following an evacuation...
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Sept. 9 | Breaking the Code of Charleston
Who wrote the pseudonymous slave narrative, Before the War and After the Union (1914) and why does it matter Most of all,...
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College Libraries Closed July 4, 2019
The College Libraries will be closed on Thursday, July 4, for Independence Day. Normal library hours will resume on Friday,...
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Library Welcomes #CofC23
Welcome New Students! Your Library is here to aid you. Visit us in person at the Access & Instruction Desk...
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PRIDE | LGBTQ Project Exceeds $25,000 Challenge
The College Libraries are pleased to announce the successful match of a $25,000 challenge gift for LGBTQ Life in the...
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ALERT: College of Charleston Libraries Close at 4PM, Wednesday, June 12
Following a closure notice from the Charleston County government due to the threat of severe weather forecasted to affect the...
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Rotunda | Paradise Pavilion
Now on display: the Paradise Pavilion, a 12-sided, plywood and aluminum installation, designed by New World Byzantine’s Andrew Gould, which...
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Spoleto | Tibetan Monk Creates Sand Mandala
The College Libraries are pleased to host the Charleston Tibetan Society as they present the creation of a Sand Mandala...
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Summer 2019 | Information and Circulation Desks
Library and IT services from the former Information and Circulation Desks will be combined beginning May 13, 2019, at the...
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Anonymous Gift Transforms College’s Race and Social Justice Initiative
The College of Charleston’s Race and Social Justice Initiative (RSJI) is pleased to announce the receipt of a major gift...
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College of Charleston Libraries Closing Due to Inclement Weather
Dear Campus Community, Due to the threat of severe weather forecasted to affect the region later this afternoon/early evening, the...
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