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People sit outside the Thomas Cooper Library at USC.<\/p>\n
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John Dozier, chief diversity officer at USC, speaks about how the university encourages African-Americans to enroll at USC.<\/p>\n
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Patrick Boyd, a sophomore at USC, talks about African-American representation at USC and the effort USC makes to increase the minority population.<\/p>\n
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University of South Carolina President Harris Pastides says African-American enrollment and graduation rates are improving at USC.<\/p>\n
In a recent editorial that appeared in The State newspaper, Pastides says African-American enrollment rose by 25 percent at USC-Columbia last year and is projected to rise another 15 percent in the fall. This would\u00a0result in an increase of more than 40 percent over two years.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese positive outcomes mark significant progress here in South Carolina as America struggles to enroll and graduate African-American students,\u201d Pastides wrote.<\/p>\n
John Dozier, chief diversity officer at the university, says USC offers programs designed to incentivize African-Americans to apply, enroll and graduate from USC.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s those kinds of programs that help to reach out to low-income, first generation and\/or under-represented minority students, and give them the message that the University of South Carolina is a place where they can be successful,\u201d said Dozier.<\/p>\n
USC sophomore, Patrick Boyd, said that he does not feel under-represented at the university. Though the university boasts an African-American presence of about 10 percent, Boyd says he thinks it is even higher based on the population diversity he sees on campus and in his classes.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey are doing a lot of cultural enrichment for the black community, for all the minority communities here. So, with that, I say they get an A+,\u201d said Boyd.<\/p>\n
Though Pastides says African-American enrollment and graduation rates are on the rise, he says there is much more progress to be made.<\/p>\n
\u201cYet despite this work and our positive trends, it\u2019s certainly not time for a victory lap,\u201d\u00a0Pastides wrote.<\/p>\n
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