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…
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…
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…
A ceremony held Nov. 10 in the Daniel•Moultrie Science Center (DMSC) marked the establishment of the Alpha Epsilon Delta (AED) Health Preprofessional Honor Society at Erskine College. Erskine’s new chapter is only the sixth to be formed among colleges in…
Head Bass Fishing Coach Ryan Teems reports that two members of Erskine’s bass fishing team, Wyatt Reid and Gehrig DeFronzo, are competing in the Carhartt Bassmaster National Championship this week at the Harris Chain of Lakes in Leesburg, Fla. “This…
For the seventh time in the past 12 years, the Erskine College delegation to the South Carolina Student Legislature (SCSL) was named Best Small Delegation. The SCSL fall session Oct. 16-17 was conducted online, and a number of Erskine College…
Retired U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. H. Lloyd Wilkerson, 100, a member of the Erskine College Class of 1941, has written a memoir, I Was a Spectator in the Greatest Generation, which has recently been released by Dorrance Publishing Co.,…
