SCSU rescinded Evette's commencement speech invitation, here's why

SCSU President Alexander Conyers said in a statement that student voices are important and strengthens the campus community ...

Students at South Carolina State, an HBCU, protest Pamela Evette as their 2026 commencement speaker

The sitting lieutenant governor and a Republican gubernatorial candidate in the 2026 election is pushing back against students at a historically Black university over her upcoming commencement speech.
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SCSU rescinds Lt. Gov. Evette's invitation to give graduation address

South Carolina State University has rescinded Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette's invitation to speak at the school's May graduation after student outcry over the choice. Evette, the standing lieutenant governor ...
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SC State celebrates largest graduating class in more than a decade

ORANGEBURG, S.C. — South Carolina State University celebrated its largest graduating class in more than a decade Friday as more than 375 students received their degrees during commencement exercises ...