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Philosophy professor accepts appointment at USC School of Medicine
Furman philosophy professor Carmela Epright has been invited to join the Department of Psychiatry at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine in Columbia as Clinical Professor of Neuropsychiatry and Behavioral Science. She will continue...
Continue ReadingFood for thought
The students waited in anticipation as Chef Adam Fox put the first spoonful to his lips. The four, who made up one of six groups in Professor Sarah Worth’s Philosophy of Food weekly lab, had...
Continue ReadingTriune Mercy Center pastor to speak on campus Feb. 27
The Rev. Deb Richardson-Moore, pastor and director of the Triune Mercy Center in Greenville, will deliver the Peggy and Ed Good Lecture at Furman Thursday, Feb. 27 at 7 p.m. in Hartness Pavilion. Her talk, “Our...
Continue ReadingGender is performance, says professor
What does it mean to be male or female? In a Thursday CLP titled “Exploring Gender Performance” students were invited to explore the issue with philosophy professor Carmela Epright, Ph.D, and Bebe Zahara Benet, a...
Continue ReadingPhilosophy professor co-authors new book
J. Aaron Simmons, assistant professor of philosophy at Furman University, has co-authored a new book, The New Phenomenology: A Philosophical Introduction. Written with Wheaton College philosophy professor Bruce Ellis Benson and published by Bloomsbury, The...
Continue ReadingMeet the 2013-14 Furman Fellows
GREENVILLE, S.C.—Five Furman University seniors have been named Furman Fellows for the current academic year. The students are Bryan Betts of Tega Cay, Kristina Pardo of Weston, Fla., Elisabeth Schlaudt of Greenville, Carrie Seigler of...
Continue ReadingKierkegaard, collaboration and online philosphical musings
While most students this summer likely aren’t planning on discussing Nietzsche, Kierkegaard in their spare time to solve societal issues, it’s all a part of the day for philosophy major Maggie Bedrosian. Bedrosian has been accepted to...
Continue ReadingA literary dream come true
Ed Tarkington, a 1995 Furman graduate, is an English teacher and wrestling coach at Nashville’s Montgomery Bell Academy in Tennessee. He will also soon be a published novelist. His first novel, Only Love Can Break Your...
Continue ReadingMinistering to the ‘haves’ and ‘have-nots’
Many organizations serve those who have limited resources, people often called the have-nots. But communities also need services—ministries—for the haves. These types of programs are rare but are equally necessary to a community’s strength, economic...
Continue ReadingProfessor Shaner on getting “un-stuck”
David Shaner, the Herring Professor of Asian Studies and Philosophy Emeritus at Furman, has recorded a TED-x talk about getting “un-stuck” and helping the mind and body become one. The idea behind the talk is...
Continue ReadingShaner leaves legacy of leadership
by Sarah Worth David Shaner may have “retired” as Herring Professor of Philosophy and Asian Studies at the close of fall semester, but he is moving to an even more time-consuming and demanding job that...
Continue ReadingFurman grad Steven Weeks is “Unsung Hero”
Steven Weeks’ success at helping students stay in school until graduation has earned him recognition by Communities in Schools, a national drop-out prevention organization, as one of its five “Unsung Heroes.” Weeks, who graduated in...
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