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Remembering the Days: A USC Podcast

University of South Carolina

Discover the rich and sometimes quirky history of the University of South Carolina, with entertaining stories from its more than 200 years as the Palmetto State’s flagship university.

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8:41

Test tubes and Bunsen burners: a short history of...

Remembering the Days: A USC Podcast ·

2026/03/24

Students at Carolina have been taking chemistry since the institution began in the early 19th century. The story of the chemistry and biochemistry department is about science, for sure, but it's mainly about people.

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9:17

Out on a high note: USC and Greene Street United...

Remembering the Days: A USC Podcast ·

2026/03/10

Nearly 60 years ago, USC and the Greene Street United Methodist Church were caught up in a legal battle over whether the church's building could remain standing in the path of the university's campus expansion. Decades later, both sides agreed to an elegant solution.

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13:52

Native tongue: The history of foreign language...

Remembering the Days: A USC Podcast ·

2026/02/10

Since opening its doors in 1805, Carolina has made foreign language learning an essential part of its curriculum. Classical languages — Latin and Greek — are still taught, but they're now among a much larger group of languages offered, along with many opportunities for students to put their foreign language skills in practice.

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16:44

Preston College: USC's first (and only) residential...

Remembering the Days: A USC Podcast ·

2026/01/27

Built before WWII as the newest dorm for men, Preston College experienced a renaissance 30 years ago when it was completely renovated for its transformation into USC's first residential college for men and women. Since then, the centrally located residence hall has become a magnet for students with a bent toward creativity and leadership.

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11:29

Better health for all: The history of USC's Arnold...

Remembering the Days: A USC Podcast ·

2025/11/18

Fifty years ago, USC established what would later become known as the Arnold School of Public Health, the state's only accredited public health college. It's mission, then and now, is to improve the health of all South Carolinians and help fill the pipeline of the public health workforce.

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16:39

Sharing a message of hope: The Anne Frank Center at USC

Remembering the Days: A USC Podcast ·

2025/10/21

In 2021, the University of South Carolina became home to the Anne Frank Center, the only such center in North America and one of only four in the world. Here is the story of how the center came to be at Carolina and the larger story of its message of hope and understanding.

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9:20

Creme de la creme: Phi Beta Kappa at USC

Remembering the Days: A USC Podcast ·

2025/10/07

More than 200 years ago, students at Carolina tried to start a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa — now the nation's most prestigious honor society — but their application was rejected by an Ivy League college. More than a century later, they tried again and succeeded, paving the way for high-achieving students to earn membership in one of academia's most exclusive clubs.

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11:57

Fraternities, man chats and sex and fried chicken: a...

Remembering the Days: A USC Podcast ·

2025/09/09

Built in the 1950s as USC's first fraternity dorms, the McBryde Quad saw its share of keg parties and frat boy shenanigans back in the day. McBryde's reputation for rowdiness eventually gave way to more serious conversations among its residents in later years. Now, as the last of McBryde's buildings are slated for replacement, it's an auspicious time to consider the long arc of McBryde's story.

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17:11

Reconstruction at USC: Christian Anderson

Remembering the Days: A USC Podcast ·

2025/04/02

The Reconstruction Era after America's Civil War brought about big changes as the former Confederate states were readmitted to the United States. Education professor and director of the Museum of Education Christian Anderson studies the history of higher education and is leading efforts to remember the changes that took place at USC 150 years ago during Reconsruction.

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16:01

Digging in the dirt: Kelly Goldberg

Remembering the Days: A USC Podcast ·

2025/03/04

When USC's historic Horseshoe underwent major renovations in the 1970s, a series of archaeological digs uncovered 19th century water wells and other artifacts from a bygone era. Now Kelly Goldberg, an Honors College instructor of archaeology, is leading a series of excavations with students on the Horseshoe to find more artifacts that help tell the story of USC's past.

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17:20

The legacy of slavery at South Carolina College: Jill...

Remembering the Days: A USC Podcast ·

2025/02/04

Ph.D. graduate Jill Found wrote a dissertation on the history of enslaved people at South Carolina College, which helped tell the story of some of the university's overshadowed people from the past.

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19:39

Sixty years of transformation: Harry Lesesne on the...

Remembering the Days: A USC Podcast ·

2025/01/21

More than 25 years ago, Harry Lesesne was a doctoral history student at USC, tasked with writing a new history about the university that would cover the years 1940 to 2000. He recounts how he took on the assignment to narrate the six decades that transformed Carolina into a modern research university.

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01:44

NEW SEASON ALERT: Remembering the Days spring 2025...

Remembering the Days: A USC Podcast ·

2024/11/15

Remembering the Days will launch its spring 2025 season with a new co-host — university historian Evan Faulkenbury. Join us Jan. 21 for a new season of the podcast featuring short conversations with those who uncover stories about USC history and those who have been a part of it.

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11:19

Earth, wind and fire: natural and manmade disasters...

Remembering the Days: A USC Podcast ·

2024/09/10

Almost from the beginning in the early 19th century, the Carolina campus has had its share of natural and manmade disasters, including earthquakes, windstorms, fires and floods. Those threats persist in the 21st century, but the modern campus has a facilities team that works around the clock to prevent or at least mitigate the effects of those threats.

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15:04

The British are coming! How the Rugby Club beat the...

Remembering the Days: A USC Podcast ·

2024/06/04

The USC Rugby Club has been on the field for more than 50 years, and the squad's success in its early years included a dramatic match and rematch with British naval personnel in 1973.

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10:50

Left of the dial and right in your ear: History of...

Remembering the Days: A USC Podcast ·

2024/04/30

WUSC-FM got its start in 1947, providing a training ground for generations of DJs, radio engineers and station managers. Students are still eager to be WUSC DJs, but the motivation today is more focused on sharing a personal passion for music.

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11:51

100 years of making music: The School of Music's...

Remembering the Days: A USC Podcast ·

2024/03/19

It began as a music department with only two professors and grew into one of the region's premier music schools. USC's School of Music is celebrating its 100th anniversary of making beautiful music in 2024.

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12:28

Beat Dook! — The first breakthrough win of the Frank...

Remembering the Days: A USC Podcast ·

2024/03/05

When Frank McGuire arrived at USC in 1964, Gamecock fans knew they had a winning basketball coach. But early in McGuire's second season, the team had three starters who had never played against a conference opponent. Their first such matchup on Dec. 6, 1965 — the No. 3-ranked Blue Devils of Duke University.

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09:19

Motto, seal and mace: Enduring symbols of USC

Remembering the Days: A USC Podcast ·

2024/02/19

Everyone knows the Horseshoe is the oldest part of the University of South Carolina campus. But there are two things — the university motto and seal — that are even older than USC's historic district.

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07:46

USC during Reconstruction

Remembering the Days: A USC Podcast ·

2024/02/06

USC's modern desegregation took place in 1963 when three African American students enrolled at the historically white university — but they actually weren't the first black students in the university's history. For a brief window in the 1870s, USC became the only state-supported public university in the South to open its doors to white and black students alike.

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