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Welcome Home Michael Amiridis as UofSC’s new president

By Samantha Robertson
, January 17, 2022
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How fitting that “Welcome Home” has been the University of South Carolina’s most recent campaign slogan as it also welcomes back Michael Amiridis to the flagship university as the 30th president.

The Board of Trustees selected Amiridis during a meeting Friday afternoon and will begin his career as president this summer. Since 2015, he has been Chancellor of the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC), but prior to that role was dean of the College of Engineering + Computing at UofSC for more than 20 years. He also served as the university’s executive vice president for academic affairs + provost.

Amiridis will assume the position of president, succeeding Interim President of UofSC Harris Pastides who served from 2008-2019.

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Samantha Robertson
Sam is based in Columbia, SC and previously worked in PR marketing for several local brands and startups in the Soda City before joining COLAtoday as a City Editor in 2021. When she’s not content creating, she loves staying active, brunching around town, rooting for the Gamecocks, and spending time by the rivers.