Episode 45: Man For All Seasons: President Tom Jones

Contributors

Chris Horn, University of South Carolina - Columbia
Frank Avignone III, University of South Carolina - Columbia
Don Greiner
Cissie Jones Snow

Description

The third-longest serving president in the history of the university, Tom Jones led Carolina during a period of unprecedented growth, both in student enrollment and campus expansion. And he did it during a tumultuous era of Vietnam War protests and a rapidly changing society.

Publication Date

4-12-2022

City

Columbia, SC

Keywords

University of South Carolina, Tom Jones, campus enrollment, building boom, university’s desegregation, devoted University President

Disciplines

History

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