By Jessica Holdman
SCDailyGazette.com
COLUMBIA — The former superintendent of a Columbia-area school district is stepping in as the new interim head of the state’s higher education agency.
The South Carolina Commission on Higher Education appointed Greg Little as acting executive director effective Monday.
Little was superintendent of Lexington School District One, the state’s sixth-largest district, for six years until resigning in 2022 to take a post with the state Technical College System. Little worked for the technical colleges as vice president of strategic partnerships and innovation for just shy of two years before taking this new role.
Karen Woodfaulk, the agency’s student affairs division head, had been serving as acting executive director before Little’s arrival.
“The Commission looks forward to working with Dr. Little in his role as acting president and executive director, and we sincerely value his leadership during this critical transition period,” said former state Sen. Wes Hayes, who chairs the commission’s governing board. “We have strong confidence in Dr. Little’s ability to guide the agency and maintain the CHE’s commitment to accessible, affordable, and high-quality postsecondary education in South Carolina.”
Little comes to the agency in the wake of a report from state Inspector General Brian Lamkin. In December, Lamkin told lawmakers the higher education agency had allowed $152 million in unspent state lottery profits intended for college scholarships to pile up over six years. Fallout from the report led to the resignation of former director Rusty Monhollon, who had served in the role since 2019.
Jessica Holdman writes about the economy, workforce and higher education. Before joining the S.C. Daily Gazette, she was a business reporter for The Post and Courier.
