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Simone Biles reminds us that mental health issues can affect everyone, even the strongest among us. Strength is defined by character, as well as by victory. If you’re struggling, know that you are not alone. Asking for help is also a sign of strength.

Happy Independence Day! Let’s remember what unifies us and not what divides us, the freedoms and rights we hold dear, and those who have sacrificed so greatly to guarantee those freedoms. I wish our entire @UofSC family a wonderful and safe Fourth of July.

Today I reflect on the nine brave souls who brutally lost their lives at Mother Emanuel AME Church. I honor their memory and cherish their families and our Beloved Community. Never forget. So much left to do.

Happy Mother’s Day to every mother. Mine is not with me any longer but I recognize that mothers have done more to hold our world together than all politicians and officials ever have.

Today is Holocaust Remembrance Day and I’m so proud to recognize UofSC for supporting Hate Crimes legislation in SC. If tyranny and hate against any person stands unopposed, then it can happen to anyone

How exciting to watch the Gamecock baseball team come from behind to take the lead against the Citadel at Joe Riley Park in Charleston. Our fans are the greatest and sparked the rally!

A namesake, Baby Harris Pastides was born at 11:45 PM Sunday evening. He is our third grandchild and first grandson. When a child is born, so are grandparents! Once again, there is great hope in the world. May it spread to you all.

In my younger days I thought that Dr. King’s messages about justice for all would no longer be needed by the time I got old. I thought they would be historical footnotes. Not so! Let’s not just remember him today, let’s act.

A dark day for our nation. This should have been prevented and must never be allowed to happen again.

Congratulations to all Gamecocks in the graduating Class of 2020. May you travel far, change the world, and come back for Homecoming as often as you can!

As a kid my favorite center fielders were Mantle and Mays. Now, there is only one...Jackie Bradley, Jr.https://twitter.com/RayTannerSC/status/1319471393449324545 …

Gamecock football beats Auburn for the first time since 1933. That was the year that the Great Depression ended. Now another one has! So proud of our resilience and unselfish play.

A’ja Wilson named WNBA MVP...Wow. It won’t be the last time A’ja but savor this one and don’t let it change the woman you are. Can’t wait to help unveil the statue in your honor at the Colonial Life Arena. Always a Gamecock.

Dodie Anderson had love in her heart for the Gamecocks and Spartans and all things @UofSC. She did many big and generous things but I’ll always remember sitting in her Spartanburg kitchen sipping tea and telling stories. Forever to Dodie.

May Norma Palms rest in Eternal Peace. She helped recruit Patricia and me to UofSC as dean of public health. She told us to “Take a chance and come be with us.” She was elegant and funny and taught us much as First Lady.

It was an honor to confer an Honorary Doctor of Public Service from UofSC to Congressman John Lewis in 2016. I never met someone who combined humility and power more gracefully or forcefully. May he rest in eternal peace.

Let’s support Issy Rushton and ALL international students who love our university and our country. They deserve the opportunity to study here whether in class or online. It’s to their benefit and ours.https://twitter.com/UofSCSGPres/status/1280587110366371840 …