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Jairus Rayshawn Dantzler, 18, has been arrested for an alleged sexual assault on the campus of Paine College in Augusta Georgia. Dantzler face multiple charges, including rape, burglary, and obstruction of a law enforcement officer. “As we move the campus from campus safety to a campus police department, we’ll further strengthen our abilities to deter people from coming on campus and [...]

Paine College is almost set to debut its new and improved gym…the HEAL Complex. Students, faculty, staff, and even people in the community will have access. School administrators say there was a major need for the facility. It was funded through $2.5 million from Splecial Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) dollars, and thousands of dollars from private funding and [...]

Ala’Torya Cranford, ’09 was chosen to serve as a member of the 2012-2013 United Negro College Fund (UNCF) National Alumni Council Board of Directors. She holds the title of Assistant Southeast Regional Representative. As the Assistant Southeast Regional Representative, she will be responsible for working with 30 of the 38 UNCF member institutions. Cranford will also attend the annual NAC [...]

A partnership between Automatic Data Processing and three local colleges was recently announced as one of six finalists for the first annual STEM Awards, sponsored by the Technology Association of Georgia and the TAG Education Collaborative. ADP gave Augusta Technical College, Augusta State University and Paine College $600,000 in 2009 to establish the ADP Scholars Program, a scholarship and mentoring [...]

Victor E. Tapia, Jr. has been selected as a Tom Joyner Foundation Hercules Scholar. The Paine College student maintains a 3.87 GPA and is a native of Morelia, Mexico. Tapia is a member of the Paine College Men’s Golf Team. The freshman Business Administration major helped to lead the Paine Men’s Golf Team to the College’s first SIAC Conference Golf [...]

Dr. David Chamblee has been appointed by Paine College president Dr. George C. Bradley, as the Dean of the School of Professional Studies. Chamblee will be responsible for leading the coordination and supervision of the following areas within the School of Professional Studies: Department of Education, Department of Education, and the Department of Business. Chamblee is skilled in management and [...]

Arthur Williams, a senior, business major with a marketing concentration from Atlanta, Ga. is a 2012 recipient of The National Black McDonald’s Operators Association scholarship. Dr. Christine Crawford, director of operations/owner of seven McDonald’s franchises presented Williams with thescholarship at reception held at the 1831 Georgia Avenue location in North Augusta, SC on Tuesday. Williams is the first employee from [...]

Latasha Colander Clark joins the Paine College Athletic staff as head coach for men’s & women’s track and field and women & men’s cross country, Director of Athletics Tim Duncan announced.  Clark, who earned an Olympic gold medal and was part of a world-record relay team, comes to Paine from Mount Olive College in Mount Olive, North Carolina, where she [...]

The SIAC basketball tournament is more than just a week of basketball games. Its a homecoming and family reunion all in one. Friends and family all traveled to Atlanta to watch & support their schools. The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference is full of talent and competition. People from all over the South gathered inside of Forbes Arena. Day 1: February [...]

  U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson visited Paine College’s campus this past Monday, and met with Dr. George C. Bradley, president of Paine College.  While the Georgia Senator was back in the state he set aside time to talk with Dr. Bradley about the college’s new programs and projects occurring on campus and in the Augusta community. “I am proud to be here today and see all the [...]

Paine College has launched a mobile version of its website for fast and convenient access on handheld devices. The site can be found at m.paine.edu. Paine College is the first HBCU in the state of Georgia to launch a full-featured mobile site for handheld devices. The new Paine College Mobile site is also accessible to devices like the iPad, Kindle [...]

ATLANTA—Benedict College junior Marcus Goode has been named SIAC Men’s Basketball Player of the Week and Clark Atlanta University senior La’Quisha Lewis has been named SIAC Women’s Basketball Player of the Week after their strong performances this past week. Paine College freshman Kedric Taylor has been named SIAC Men’s Basketball Newcomer of the Week while Miles College junior Courtney English [...]

Augusta, GA- Paine College will officially open the Spring semester with its Spring Convocation on Wednesday, January 11, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. in the Gilbert-Lambuth Memorial Chapel.  Dr. George C. Bradley, president will deliver the keynote address. Students, faculty, staff and community leaders will also participate in Convocation ceremony. The public is invited to attend. About Dr. George C. Bradley [...]

The ‘history’ of our HBCUs has always been emphasized, for you won’t find a proud student or alum who do not know their history. Paine College is one HBCU that has done a magnificent job of preserving their history, and making it relevant to today. During the week of February 6-9, Paine College will be hosting its 31st Annual Conference on [...]

ATLANTA—Paine College senior Mario Jordan and Lane College junior Brittany Peters have been named SIAC Men’s and Women’s Basketball Players of the Week, respectively, while Paine College freshman Kedric Taylor has been named SIAC Men’s Basketball Newcomer of the Week and Clark Atlanta University freshman Denisea Law has been named SIAC Women’s Basketball Newcomer of the Week. Jordan, a native [...]

Just before going home to spend time with their families for Christmas, the Paine College Lady Lions Basketball team took some time out of their day to give back, and volunteered at the Faith Food Factory.  Faith Food Factory is a component of the Golden Harvest Food bank, where volunteers sort, inspect and repack non-perishable donations. “At Faith Food Factory, [...]

Every year on December 1st, people all across the country stop and observe a day that symbolizes hope, awareness, and urgency in our community: World AIDS Day. We as a people have to use our collective voice to spread knowledge about World AIDS Day, how the HIV/AIDS epidemic is destroying the African American community, and what more we can do to help. [...]

ATLANTA—Benedict College junior Marcus Goode has been named SIAC Men’s Basketball Player of the Week while Stillman College senior Jamila McKinnis has been named SIAC Women’s Basketball Player of the Week. Paine College junior James Devlin and Tuskegee University sophomore Alondra Rivers have been named SIAC Men’s and Women’s Basketball Newcomers of the Week, respectively. Goode, a native of Chapin, [...]