With more than 380,000 system alumni, the University of South Carolina has stories to tell, and Carolinian is here to tell them. From celebrated artists, scientists and business leaders to everyday alumni who embody the spirit of Carolina, this is our story — and this is your magazine.
Carolinian is published three times a year and distributed to members of the USC Alumni Association and friends of the university. Select features from the print edition can be found here, alongside web-exclusive stories, videos and interviews that celebrate our successes, revisit our history and remind us what it means to be a Carolinian. Forever to thee!
We Promised You a Rose Garden
Graduating seniors and campus visitors have a new photo spot off USC’s historic Horseshoe. Back in the spring, the Memorial Rose Garden reopened following a substantial improvement effort led by the Columbia Garden Club. Located beside Lieber College, the refurbished garden features new plantings and hardscape, new lamp posts, a pergola and a copper-roofed gazebo to provide shade and shelter.
Net Positive
USC’s Baruch Institute for Marine and Coastal Science is a natural wonder. It’s also a frontline lab in the fight against environmental plastics.
Her Story, Our Story
USC has been home to countless highly successful women since the university opened its doors to them in the 1890s. These seven women changed the institution from within.
Long Story Short
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Once banned from school, education graduate reflects on completing her Ph.D.
This spring, doctoral graduate Zo Sediqi will walk across the stage to receive her diploma from USC’s College of Education. As a woman born and raised in Afghanistan in the 1990s, the moment carries special significance: Sediqi is one of only a handful of Afghan women anywhere in the world to earn a Ph.D.
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USC alumna Ashley Poston built a career writing magical love stories
Ashley Poston, USC alumna and New York Times bestselling author, shares how magic, romance and a relentless work ethic shaped her writing career.
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Video: Hot Takes on the American Revolution
Combine five incredible artifacts from the USC libraries special collections with four passionate university scholars, and you get 20 minutes of fun facts, lively debate and intellectual inspiration.
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Law school namesake and legal trailblazer Joe Rice rides high in the saddle
Attorney Joe Rice capped an illustrious career last fall with a record gift to the law school that bears his name, but the self-styled cowboy is hardly ready to ride into the sunset.
