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Provost issues apology to retired dean

Anna Sharpe

Provost Adrienne McCormick publicly apologized to retired Library Dean Mark Herring Friday afternoon. McCormick sent a letter to faculty and staff, apologizing for an email sent to the campus community that condemned Herring’s remarks in a…

Shannon Barber, a social justice warrior

Connor Brandenburg

Social activist and 2020 Winthrop University alumna, Shannon Dainiele Barber, passed away on June 16. She began attending Winthrop University in 2016 and majored in political science and minored in women’s and gender studies. “Shannon…

Winthrop’s tennis impact is deeper than a sport

Savannah Scott

“Save Winthrop Tennis” was created by Winthrop community members to reinstate the men's and women's program to continue its legacy and the impact it had on them. The organization was…

Residence Life is preparing for a safe stay

Sean Miller

With move-in week steadily approaching for Winthrop’s new and returning students and with the coronavirus continuing to spread throughout the nation, many are wondering what Residence Life is doing to…

Alumna-turned-Dean: Kaetrena Davis Kendrick and the 21st century library

Anna Sharpe

Libraries are a fixture of college campuses. They are places to study, to gather with friends, to learn. But according to the newest Dean of the Dacus Library and Pettus…

“Flexibility is huge”

Bryn Eddy

Winthrop’s College of Education is bracing for its most challenging semester yet, ensuring that, despite circumstances surrounding COVID-19, its future educators will still gain valuable teaching experience Despite all of…

Professor keeps job despite investigation, controversial Facebook post

Anna Sharpe

Incoming professor April Mustian will not have her job offer rescinded by Winthrop University, following an investigation regarding a controversial Facebook post Mustian made in June. “If you are a…

Remembering Elaine Baker

Chase Duncan

Elaine Thomasson Baker, Winthrop alumna and longtime Director of Information Services and spokeswoman for the Rock Hill School District, passed away earlier this summer at Piedmont Medical Center after a…

They want you to vote

Mari Pressley

Winthrop’s Department of Social Work department is encouraging all students, especially social work students, to vote. ZaDonna Slay, the Master of Social Work Admissions Coordinator for the Department of Social…