USCA welcomes new Teaching Fellows

Monday, April 27, 2026 • Leslie Hull-Ryde
USCA announced its newest Teaching Fellows, selected from high schools throughout the region.
USCA announced its newest Teaching Fellows, selected from high schools throughout the region.

USCA’s 2026-27 Teaching Fellows cohort includes a dozen high school seniors from around the region. 

“The School of Education is excited to welcome these future educators and looks forward to working with them as they begin their professional development and educational journey in the fall,” said Dr. Tim Lintner, campus director of the Teaching Fellows program at USCA. 

The USCA Class of 2030 Fellows received their letters of acceptance into the program in mid-March. 

“It is a great honor for me to have been accepted into this fellowship. I am so excited to be able to learn more about the career I have been called to, and I am excited to be doing that at USCA,” said Emma Bozard, a high school senior at Wesfield Academy in Orangeburg, South Carolina. 

“I visited several colleges that offered degrees in early childhood education, but the minute I set foot on USCA’s campus, I knew it was where I wanted to be. USCA felt like home, and I am very excited to begin my journey there.” 

In its 12th year at USCA, the Teaching Fellows program includes high school seniors planning to major in education. Participants have been identified by the state of South Carolina as having the academic skills and professional dispositions to be exceptional educators while serving schools and communities in the CSRA and across the state.  

Through the program, these incoming education majors will have unique opportunities for workshops, seminars, professional development activities, leadership roles, experiential and service learning in area classrooms, research, and access to mentors who will guide their growth. 

“I know that this fellowship will give me many opportunities to learn and grow and network with other current and future teachers,” Bozard said.   

“I look forward to being challenged to grow in education and be the best teacher I can possibly be.” 

The 2026-27 cohort: 

  • Adrianna Ashley, Midland Valley High School 
  • Layla Benton, South Aiken High School 
  • Haeley Bowman, Silver Bluff High School 
  • Emma Bozard, Wesfield Academy 
  • Maliyah Campbell, Woodmont High School 
  • Adeline Clark, South Aiken High School 
  • Linsey Corley, Strom Thurmond High School 
  • Ava Kelly, Saluda High School 
  • Kieranda Peele, South Aiken High School 
  • Hunter Perez, South Aiken High School 
  • Gracie Stroud, North Augusta High School 
  • Alexis Toller, Brookland-Cayce High School 
  • Hannah Ray, South Aiken High 
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