http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/discussion/comment/10386156/#Comment_10386156
Wonder why the state of South Caroline doesn’t have a notable institution of higher learning? Here’s why.
Mardsen: “Along similar lines: look at North Carolina and South Carolina. NC has Duke, Davidson, Chapel Hill, Wake Forest. SC doesn’t have a single institution of note, academically speaking. No idea why!”
zapfino: " South Carolina is a backward state in many respects. It’s doubtful that it has the intellectual-cultural or socio-political climate to attract top faculty across the disciplines. Even if the state decided to go all out to develop a first-rate university, it has a tough history to overcome . . . That’s a good question, Marsden…I don’t know the answer, but look at South Carolina today…it’s still trying to fight the civil war it lost…it’s been a retrograde and renegade state since 1790 at least. "