We are getting a huge proportion of those students staying in South Carolina today. If we didn't have this scholarship program, that might be a very different story. I don't think the value of this program can be overstated.

Jack Pratt has the character, the leadership skills and the qualities to inspire confidence and optimism.

He's doing an outstanding job. We're in 100 percent agreement on the terms of his service.

With his record in fundraising and foundation management, Brad has earned the respect of leaders in higher education and the corporate sector across the country.

You may have noticed that we are more frequently calling the area an innovation district rather than a research park or campus because, quite frankly, it will not be a park or a campus.

As a member of the Southeastern conference, whose institutions have been so deeply affected by Hurricane Katrina, the University of South Carolina feels a special obligation to help those schools, as well as everyone in the region who has suffered loss.