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Raymond Harrison was named director of academic services/life skills for the University of South Carolina athletics department in June 2007. He replaced Harold White, who retired after 36 years with Gamecock athletics.
Harrison joined the Carolina staff as the director of academic support in the fall of 2006. Under Harrison's tutelage, the Gamecock football team earned its highest GPA ever in the spring semester of 2007. In his first year at Carolina, Harrison oversaw the football study hall renovation project in the library and is on the planning committee for the new Dodie Anderson Academic Enrichment Center set to open fall 2009.
Before he joined the Gamecocks, Harrison served as associate director of academic services at the University of Louisville where he worked for six years. During his tenure at UofL, he worked with various sports including men's basketball. The basketball team earned its highest GPA each of the final four years under Harrison, and the 2005 Final Four team won the C-USA Sport Academic Award, presented to the team in each conference sport with the highest GPA for the academic year. Harrison also served as basketball's assistant strength coach his last two years at Louisville.
Prior to his stint at Louisville, Harrison was an academic advisor at the University of Cincinnati, where he was a four-year letterman. He owns two degrees from UC.
The Chicago native and wife, Jamala, have one son, Emil.
