The Board of Trustees of Erskine College and Theological Seminary has announced that Erskine President Dr. Robert E. Gustafson has decided to complete his tenure at the end of this fiscal year, June 30, 2021. The Rev. Clint Davis, who…
An article on the Atlantic slave trade by Dr. John Harris, recently named McDonald-Boswell Assistant Professor of History at Erskine College, was published Jan. 28 on the website of The History Channel. Entitled “The Atlantic Slave Trade Continued Illegally in…
Pastor Chris Thomas of New Generation Outreach in Greenwood, S.C., spoke about unity through Christ at Erskine’s chapel service Thursday, Jan. 28. Throughout his message, he referenced the teachings of the late Benjamin Mays, a pillar of the civil rights…
Holocaust Memorial Day, commemorating the 76th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz on Jan. 27, 1945, was observed this week. From the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, here is an oral history interview with Professor Emeritus of Art and Music…
The Conference Carolinas Presidential Honor Roll announced Jan. 22 includes the names of 218 Erskine College students who excelled in their academic coursework during the fall 2020 semester. The Presidential Honor Roll recognizes student-athletes who have earned a 3.20 grade-point…
Retired Air Force Major John William Northrup recently sent a letter to the Advancement and Alumni office about how he became acquainted with Erskine during a World War II military training program brought to the campus early in 1943. He…
Lydia Crone Howery (pictured at top left above during a performance), a 1999 Music Education graduate of Erskine College, lives in Florida and is a member of the recently formed Gulfshore Opera ensemble "GO Divas." She and her husband,…
Born in the Bitterroot Valley of Montana and brought up in Idaho “on a spur of the Northern Rocky Mountains,” Assistant Professor of History Dr. Christiane-Marie Abu Sarah joined the Erskine College faculty this fall. “It was beautiful, but I…
Three Presidential and four Solomon Scholarship winners, who will join the student body in the fall of 2021, have been announced at Erskine College. They will be members of the Class of 2025. The Presidential Scholarship is the highest scholarship…
At a book-signing event Nov. 23, the Erskine community marked the recent publication of The Last Slave Ships: New York and the End of the Middle Passage by Assistant Professor of History Dr. John Harris. Harris enjoyed celebrating with many…
