a change in board membership. His predecessor, Andrew Hugine, Jr., who was also dismissed and sued the university, eventually accepting $60,000 to drop his suit for defamation and breach of contract. Hugine, now president of Alabama A&M University, sought $1-million from South Carolina State and $2-million from the trustees who voted to oust him.
In 2021, President Joe Biden visited Orangeburg to deliver a commencement address at South Carolina State.
== Academics ==
Academic programs at the university are housed in four colleges and one school:
College of Education, Humanities, and Social Sciences
College of Graduate and Professional Studies
College of Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Technology
Dr. Emily England Clyburn Honors College
School of Business
=== Nuclear engineering program ===
SCSU is the only university in South Carolina and only HBCU in the nation to offer a bachelor's degree in nuclear engineering. The program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET. Currently, …
