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Helping Out at Project Host
When the Project Host Soup Kitchen in downtown Greenville held one of its Community Dinners recently, the menu included ramen with homemade noodles, fresh kimchi and a graham torte with chocolate ganache and a Swiss...
Continue ReadingConfronting the Realities of the Refugee Crisis
Farahnaz Afaq was born in a refugee camp in northern Afghanistan, the daughter of a pharmacist and a kindergarten teacher. When she was three years old, her parents paid traffickers to take them to Iran,...
Continue ReadingNotre Dame Professor Delivers Townes Lecture on Faith & Reason
Dr. Christian Smith, the William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Sociology at the University of Notre Dame, will deliver the Charles H. Townes Lecture on Faith and Reason Tuesday, Nov. 15 at 7 p.m. in...
Continue ReadingThe Washington Experience
As one of the oldest engaged learning programs at Furman, the Washington Experience allows students to work in government, interest groups, non-profits, and media organizations where they can rub elbows with Washington elite, all while...
Continue ReadingFurman Hosts Series Addressing Global Refugee Crisis
Furman University will present a series of five events addressing the global refugee crisis. The series begins Wednesday Oct. 26 and runs through Monday, Nov. 7. “Refugee Crisis: Local and Global Responses,” is free and...
Continue ReadingUniversity Launches ‘The Furman Advantage’
Visit The Furman Advantage website The Furman Advantage in the News Furman University today announced an ambitious effort to transform the student experience and address critical community issues. The new strategic vision—called The Furman Advantage—will...
Continue ReadingMerry co-authors chapter of The Summer Slide
Assistant Professor of Sociology Joseph Merry has co-authored a chapter of a new book, The Summer Slide: What We Know and Can Do About Summer Learning Loss (Teachers College Press). [caption id="attachment_27004" align="alignright" width="204"] The...
Continue ReadingUnited Way and Furman Partner in Needs Assessment
In an effort to strengthen Greenville’s ability to build a Cycle of Success for current and future generations, United Way of Greenville County will partner with Furman University to undertake a needs assessment in neighborhoods...
Continue ReadingDigging into the roots of food
Eating may seem like a straightforward act of everyday life, but if you look at it from a sociological perspective, why people eat the way they do is a complex question. Just ask Ken Kolb,...
Continue ReadingIn Pursuit of Medicine’s Moral Code
Treating the human body like a machine has served western medicine well, but the solutions are simple when machines finally can’t be fixed anymore. Not so much when a mother of three lapses into a...
Continue ReadingA Commencement for One
It wasn’t senior Valentina Romero’s intention to miss Furman’s Commencement on May 7, but it couldn’t be helped. She was a thousand miles away in Bryan, Texas, where she was helping the women’s golf team...
Continue ReadingMay X students explore the world on the fast-track
Kristy Maher gets her students out of the classroom every chance she gets. Sometimes, that means a simple trip across town. But for May X, it means a trip to Africa. “I just don’t think...
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