<p>More than 25 years ago, Harry Lesesne was a doctoral history student at USC, tasked with writing a new history about the university that would cover the years 1940 to 2000. He recounts how he took on the assignment to narrate the six decades that transformed Carolina into a modern research university.</p>

More than 25 years ago, Harry Lesesne was a doctoral history student at USC, tasked with writing a new history about the university that would cover the years 1940 to 2000. He recounts how he took on the assignment to narrate the six decades that transformed Carolina into a modern research university.

Sixty years of transformation: Harry Lesesne on the making of a modern university

Discover the rich and sometimes quirky history of the University of South Carolina, with entertaining stories from its more than 200 years as the Palmetto State’s flagship university.

Share Sixty years of transformation: Harry Lesesne on the making of a modern university

Sign up to save your podcasts

Sixty years of transformation: Harry Lesesne on the making of a modern university

Sixty years of transformation: Harry Lesesne on the making of a modern university