Alice Taylor-Colbert to Lead the Union Campus of the University of South Carolina

Alice Taylor-Colbert was appointed dean of the Union campus of the University of South Carolina. The Union campus of the University of South Carolina, is a two-year college that enrolls about 500 students. Women make up 60 percent of the student body.

Since 2010, Dr. Taylor-Colbert has served as associate vice president for academic affairs at Lander University in Greenwood, South Carolina. Previously, she spent 21 years on the faculty at Shorter College in Rome, Georgia.

Dr. Taylor-Colbert earned dual bachelor’s degrees in English and history from Shorter College. She holds master’s and doctoral degrees in American studies from Emory University in Atlanta.