The top spot at the city’s most prestigious university has been vacant since summer 2024, when a torrent of criticism from across the ideological spectrum, including Congressional ...

Construction to update Columbia’s aging water and sewer systems is expected to last until 2032, plagued by setbacks and ...

Every week, Free Times will ask a question of you, dear readers, about an important facet of life in the Columbia area. The next week, we’ll share your anonymous responses, as well as the next ...

Nicholas Kent, the Education Department official who oversees US universities, is largely staying out of the Trump administration’s showdown with Harvard and other elite schools. His approach to ...

Both candidates in the race for Columbia County sheriff have backgrounds in law enforcement. The current sheriff is not running for re-election. Republican candidate John Rivero is a former lieutenant ...

Some members of the Oklahoma State Board of Education are questioning the credibility of the school accreditation process during the tenure of former state schools Superintendent Ryan Walters. On ...

The healthcare accreditation landscape is undergoing visible transformation. As industry giants race to simplify standards, reduce burden, and modernize their models, providers are left wondering: ...

Columbia University in New York City restricted access to its campus this week during the two-year anniversary of Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023, attacks on Israel. Same-day registrations for guests and alumni ...

How much influence should neighborhoods, and their passionate residents, have over the future direction of Columbia? That question was at the heart of a Monday night candidate forum hosted by a new ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The City of Columbia has halted construction at South Saluda Apartments in the Hollywood-Rose Hill neighborhood, saying developers were modifying buildings without the proper permits.

COLUMBIA, S.C., Sept. 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- South University (SU) is proud to announce that its Clinical Mental Health Counseling (CMHC) program at the Columbia campus has received reaccreditation ...

Parents of students in the Department of Radiography at the Federal University, Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), have voiced deep concerns over the programme’s non-accreditation by the Radiographers Registration ...