Monday, May 12 2025

Charleston Senator Robert Ford continues to call for the resignation of SC State University President George Cooper. He wrote a letter with a group of legislators asking for Cooper to step down after the school’s faculty senate reported a vote of “no confidence” in Cooper’s leadership.

AUDIO: Sen Ford explains importance of no confidence vote, one that has happened before  (:50)

South Carolina State is currently under a major audit by state and federal investigators. In question is the spending $30 million in federal money designated for the James Clyburn Transportation Center at the school. The facility is still in construction.

AUDIO: Ford says students at the predominantly black public university already face challenges– and deserve better (:27)

The LAC says it plans to release the audit in March of this year.

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