sociology

Remote reflection

The disruption much of the world is experiencing right now from the COVID-19 pandemic could be the best opportunity many people have to pause and reflect. “Sometimes we forget to slow down,” says Rolyn Rollins,...

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‘Carry on and be strong’

Furman is more than a place. It's a community – a community held together by a common bond of purpose, resilience and strength in the face of adversity. As students enter a second week of...

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Fall 2019 Dean’s List

Here are the students who made the Dean’s List for the 2019 fall term. The honor is awarded to full-time undergraduates who earn a grade point average of at least 3.4 during the semester. The...

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2019: The Year in Review

As we get ready to enter the second month of 2020, let’s revisit the remarkable year we just wrapped up. From groundbreaking science to life-changing service, from Furman athletics to historic reflection, 2019 was a...

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Office of Diversity and Inclusion awards nine grants

The Office of Diversity and Inclusion has selected nine initiatives to receive funding in the form of mini grants. Chosen from among 26 grant applications, the grantees include: Devon Anker (Advisor, Jewish Student Association, Office...

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Furman graduates recognized at reception

Furman University graduated nearly 30 students in December as the newest members of the class of 2019. While most of the newly minted graduates will likely walk at formal commencement in spring 2020, a small...

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Rail lines divide Southernside–footbridge could bring community together

Nearly a quarter century in the making, a new pedestrian footbridge is set to begin construction Oct. 14 on Hampton Avenue in Greenville's Southernside neighborhood. In 1994, the bridge spanning nine rail lines along Hampton...

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Op-Ed: Including Hispanic youth

Furman University sophomore Eboni Johnson wrote an op-ed in the Greenville Journal in which the sociology and Spanish major advances the importance of a multicultural approach to education. With nearly 16 percent of Greenville's elementary...

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Furman celebrates start of 2019-20 academic year with opening Convocation

Once a homeless high school dropout, LaDavia Drummond Just ’02 today possesses four college degrees and is a Fulbright Scholar teaching pharmacology to second-year medical students at Uganda Christian University School in Kampala, Uganda. That...

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Into the wild: Furman’s Kate Stuart ’21 studies African animals

Kate Stuart, a Furman University junior and Greenville resident, spent two weeks this summer in South Africa studying wildlife at Lory Park Zoo in Johannesburg, and through the experience, came closer to shaping her eventual...

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Furman listed in 2020 Princeton Review’s ‘Best Colleges’ guide

Furman University has once again been selected for inclusion in the newest edition of The Princeton Review’s college guide, “The Best 385 Colleges.” Among the featured lists the publication cited as being especially important to...

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Happiness, education and wilderness highlight 2019 MayX courses

Furman’s May Experience (“MayX”) is an optional three-week term following the spring semester, and the topics students explore in courses that are not offered during the academic year are limited only by the imagination of...

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