The Museum of Education sponsors annual exhibits, educational programs, and research institutes. The museum serves a variety of audiences including University of South Carolina students, faculty, and staff; local educators; local P-12 students; and the general public.
Please join us in the Museum of Education on September 30, 2025 at 3 p.m. as we recognize the 70th Anniversary of Chester Travelstead’s Speech on Desegregation of South Carolina Schools.
The South Carolina State Normal School was created by the General Assembly on February 26, 1873 to prepare future teachers for the state’s schools. It opened on September 1, 1874 in Rutledge Chapel on the University of South Carolina campus.
Visit the exhibit in the Museum of Education (first floor of Wardlaw College) or online.
Richard T. Greener (1844 - 1922) was the first African American man to serve on the faculty at the University of South Carolina. The Greener Lecture series continues his legacy of teaching at USC by focusing on a topic relating to his life as an educator, philosopher, librarian, lawyer, and diplomat.
The Guest Curator Program seeks to provide an opportunity for faculty members to experiment outside of traditional boundaries to share and disseminate their scholarship. The program contributes to the College of Education’s stated desire to become a leader in educational innovation and transformation.