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Tuesday, May 07, 2013  Land at the center of an alleged kickback scheme involving former South Carolina State University officials is up for auction.

Tuesday, March 19, 2013  Gov. Nikki Haley is scheduled to meet later this week with trustees from South Carolina State University.

Friday, February 01, 2013  A former trustee at South Carolina State University accused of using his influence in exchange for a Porsche and other favors wants the government to share evidence against him.

Thursday, January 24, 2013  A state lawmaker is proposing that all members of the South Carolina State University Board of Trustees be replaced.

Friday, January 11, 2013  Weeks after state auditors released a report criticizing management of a South Carolina State University transportation center project funded by millions of federal dollars, the FBI began monitoring the phone calls of a school trustee.

Thursday, January 10, 2013  A former trustee at South Carolina State University in Orangeburg has been indicted in a federal kickback scheme.

Thursday, January 10, 2013  The former campus police chief for South Carolina State University has pleaded guilty in a federal kickback scheme.

Sunday, February 26, 2012  The chairman of South Carolina State University's trustees board is out of that post two weeks after the state's only historically black public university fired eight high-level employees amid an internal investigation.

Friday, September 30, 2011  South Carolina State President George Cooper says the university is clearing up problems with a new transportation research center and has resolved most of the issues raised by a state audit.

Friday, September 30, 2011  The South Carolina State University Board of Trustees has refused to release its evaluation of school president George Cooper.

Wednesday, July 13, 2011  Board Chairman Jonathan Pinson said the board voted unanimously Tuesday to treat President George Cooper's evaluation as a private personnel matter and will not release the evaluation.