With more than 340,000 living 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. 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!
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Mood Indigo
Indigo is tightly woven into South Carolina history, but few have worked with the rich natural dye since it fell out of favor nearly 150 years ago. Alumna Caroline Harper is bringing it back.
Meet Caroline Harper -
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Gamechange
Langston Moore and Preston Thorne made a big impact on the football field at Williams-Brice. Now the former Gamecock defensive linemen make their impact writing children’s books and visiting schools.
Meet Langston and Preston
Golden Hour
The Gamecocks women’s soccer team always puts on a show, and some evenings the sky itself gets in on the action. But for defender Taylor Jacobson, a sophomore from Orlando, Florida, the focus is entirely on the match.
Heroes in Bronze
In 1963, Henrie Monteith Treadwell, Robert Anderson and James Solomon Jr. became the first Black students admitted to the university since Reconstruction. Now the three trailblazers are being immortalized in bronze by acclaimed sculptor Basil Watson.
Meet Basil Watson
