Alexa Jurado
Higher Education Reporter at The State
USC + education reporter @TheState. @NAHJ. Previously @Poynter fellow, @MUOBrien, @JournalSentinel, @DailyHerald + @MilwaukeeMag. Loves Chicago + @MarquetteU.
Articles
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1 week ago |
thestate.com | Alexa Jurado
Students walk across campus at the University of South Carolina in Columbia. Tracy Glantz [email protected] Two of South Carolina’s most prominent universities are once again offering some reprieve for their resident students: no tuition increases.
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1 week ago |
thestate.com | Alexa Jurado
Students walk across campus at the University of South Carolina in Columbia. Tracy Glantz [email protected] The University of South Carolina is partnering with artificial intelligence company OpenAI to offer free AI tools to all students, faculty and staff beginning in the fall. The school will be the first in the state to embrace the fast-growing, fast-advancing technology, via a $1.5 million agreement that would offer free enterprise access to ChatGPT.
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1 week ago |
thestate.com | Alexa Jurado
Clemson University. Gerry Melendez [email protected] Three years ago, a Clemson University student was awarded $5.3 million in a defamation case associated with sexual misconduct accusations. This month, the South Carolina Court of Appeals overturned that decision.
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2 weeks ago |
thestate.com | Alexa Jurado
The Richland County Sheriff’s Department arrested a man for assault and battery June 13, 2025. Tracy Glantz [email protected] A man who authorities believed was barricaded inside a Midlands house earlier this week has been arrested for assaulting his girlfriend, according to the Richland County Sheriff’s Department.
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2 weeks ago |
thestate.com | Alexa Jurado
A South Carolina woman is going house hunting after cashing in on winning lottery ticket. Tracy Glantz [email protected] A South Carolina woman is going house hunting after cashing in on winning lottery ticket. The woman bought a 100X scratch-off game for $10 at Spann’s Market on Wedgefield Rd. in Sumter. According to lottery officials, she scanned the ticket in the store.
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A belated shoutout to @EdWriters! I spent last week in St. Louis to attend EWA’s National Seminar thanks to a generous scholarship. Learning, making new connections and revamping the way I think about the education beat was so valuable. Time well spent! https://t.co/aqFNPwSz6P