{"id":1993,"date":"2026-06-23T10:39:07","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T10:39:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=1993"},"modified":"2026-06-23T10:39:07","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T10:39:07","slug":"funding-shortage-causes-delayed-pay-and-inactive-insurance-for-clinton-college-employees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=1993","title":{"rendered":"Funding shortage causes delayed pay and inactive insurance for Clinton College employees"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Clinton College in Rock Hill is reporting \u201csevere cash flow shortages\u201d amid funding lapses and delayed reimbursements, according to emails the college president sent to faculty.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=1991\">It\u2019s Election Day in South Carolina, again. More than GOP governor on ballot<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The college declined to share who owes it money, and how much it is owed, but said it was undergoing a fundraising plan to secure short- and long-term funding.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The funding constraints have left the college\u2019s 86 employees and faculty without their full pay for over a month, as well as weeks of inactive medical coverage, according to emails since April 29 from college President Pamela Richardson Wilks to faculty that were obtained by The Herald.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI recognize that any change to payroll cadence has real impact \u2014 on household budgets, on bills already scheduled, and on the steady rhythm with which you depend. I do not take that lightly,\u201d Wilks wrote to faculty and staff on May 1. \u201cI am grateful for your patience and flexibility, and I want you to know that this approach was chosen specifically to keep every paycheck whole.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>College administrators asked for questions in writing for this news story, answering some of them.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<h2>A \u201cserious\u201d cash flow problem<\/h2>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Clinton College employees have gone nearly two months with an irregular pay schedule, Wilks acknowledged in her emails to faculty.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The administration informed faculty on April 24 that their paychecks would be delayed. Checks are usually distributed on the final business day of the month.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>On May 1, Wilks said the college would be providing April pay in two installments in May.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Wilks said the college was working through a \u201cserious cash flow problem\u201d in the email.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>May\u2019s paychecks were also delayed. Wilks emailed employees on June 4 to say the school could only pay $1,000 per employee toward May payroll.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s unclear if employees have been paid since then.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cPlease know that this decision was made only after careful review of all available resources and with the goal of providing assistance to as many employees as possible,\u201d Wilks said in the June 4 email.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The college\u2019s chief financial officer also said in an email on June 6 that the school\u2019s medical insurance coverage was \u201ctemporarily inactive,\u201d and the school would be unable to process any claims after May 25.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Wilks emailed faculty and staff Monday acknowledging the continuing funding problems, and said \u201cresolutions are forthcoming.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<h2>Multi-year fundraising plan<\/h2>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Gregory Deas, chief information and strategy officer at Clinton, said in a statement to The Herald that the school was working with \u201cfunding partners\u201d to receive outstanding reimbursements and grants. He declined to share details or say who Clinton College expected reimbursement from.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The college didn\u2019t specify when it would be able to fix its payroll issues, or activate its medical insurance policy.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=1990\">After pedestrian death, can Gervais bridge handle coming riverfront foot traffic?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Deas declined to share how much money the college needed to raise, but said it was working on a five-year fundraising plan to address current and long-term needs by seeking help from alumni, religious organizations and corporate partners.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cClinton College has been and continues to work with the funding partners related to approved grants and program expenditures that have already been incurred by the institution,\u201d Deas said in the statement. \u201cWe remain actively engaged with those partners to ensure all outstanding reimbursements are received and disbursed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<h2>More about Clinton College<\/h2>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Clinton College was founded in 1894 as Clinton Institute by the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church. It\u2019s one of only two colleges in the U.S. affiliated with the church.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The 19-acre private college is about two miles from downtown Rock Hill, and enrolled 119 students in 2022, according to U.S. News and World Report. The college\u2019s website lists tuition at $10,936 per year.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The college changed its named to Clinton Junior College in 1965 when it began offering associate degrees. The \u2018junior\u2019 was dropped in 2013 when the school began offering four-year degrees, and it now has 11 different programs.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Clinton is one of eight HBCUs in South Carolina, and is one of the smallest historically Black colleges in the United States by enrollment.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Clinton College became a key stop for Democrats on the campaign trail in 2019. Presidential hopefuls Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, Tom Steyer and Marianne Williamson all made speeches on Clinton\u2019s campus.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Former President Joe Biden also held a town hall event at Clinton in August 2019 that drew over 300 people.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The school has hosted prominent civil rights leaders. Rev. Jesse Jackson made several stops at Clinton, his most recent one occurring in 2015. Bernice King, the daughter of Martin Luther King Jr., delivered a commencement address at Clinton in 2018.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<h2>Funding problems<\/h2>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Funding issues at HBCUs are not uncommon, including at several institutions in the Carolinas. Private HBCUs rely on grants and contracts, as well as tuition revenue, to fund their operations.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>In 2019, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools stripped accreditation from Bennett College, a historically-Black women\u2019s college in Greensboro, over concerns it was not financially viable. After an $8.2 million grassroots fundraising campaign, the school successfully sued to keep its accreditation.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Raleigh\u2019s St. Augustine\u2019s University filed for bankruptcy in April, just months after winning an injunction to remain accredited. The university said it owed between $50 million to $100 million to creditors, but didn\u2019t have plans to close its doors.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p><i>Do you have information about Clinton College or education in York County? Contact reporter Noah Vinsky at (484) 403-9811 or by email at noah.vinsky@charlotteobserver.com<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=1988\">It\u2019s Election Day in South Carolina, again. More than GOP governor on ballot<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><!-- --><!--]--><!--]--><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Clinton College is reporting cash flow shortages amid funding lapses and delayed reimbursements, according to emails the college president sent to faculty.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1992,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1993","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-south-carolina"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Funding shortage causes delayed pay and inactive insurance for Clinton College employees - US Moving Experts<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=1993\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Funding shortage causes delayed pay and inactive insurance for Clinton College employees - 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