Opening its doors 153 years ago, Claflin University was the first university in South Carolina to provide education to all, regardless of race. Claflin is a private liberal arts university in ...

Claflin University was founded in 1869 by Methodist missionaries who freed slaves to take their rightful places as full American citizens. Claflin is the oldest historically black college or ...

Claflin, Jackson State University, Prairie View A&M, and North Carolina Central University were awarded the $500,000 grant funded to support preserving and amplifying the invaluable visual history of ...

ORANGEBURG, S.C. (WCSC) - The first Historically Black College and University in South Carolina has a new name at the helm. Claflin University announced Monday that Dr. Dwaun J. Warmack will be its ...

1. Claflin University is located in Orangeburg, S.C. which is approximately 30 miles from Columbia, S.C.; 75 miles from Charleston, S.C.; 150 miles from Charlotte, N ...

ORANGEBURG, S.C. — Claflin University is breaking ground on a new student center. The university is investing $30 million into this project. “We are excited that we now have the opportunity to see ...

Each week in February, in observance of Black History Month, The Greenville News, Spartanburg Herald Journal and Anderson Independent Mail will profile South Carolina's Historically Black Colleges and ...