sociology
Welcome to Phi Beta Kappa
GREENVILLE, S.C.—Sixty-one Furman University students have been elected to the school’s chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, the nation’s oldest and most prestigious academic society. The newest members were inducted during a special initiation ceremony and...
Continue ReadingStudents go behind the scenes at the Greenville Zoo
Abbie Arvanites ’16 was among the first to learn that Walter and Autumn were expecting a new baby. And she was thrilled to get the inside scoop. “Our class found out before the news was...
Continue ReadingResearch examines how liberal arts grads fare in the job hunt
Allison Hurst, Furman sociology professor, is working with two student researchers to analyze how recent liberal arts college grads are maneuvering through job searches and debt management in a challenging economy.
Continue ReadingWhite House disabilities rights advocate to speak on campus March 22
Maria Town, Associate Director of the Office of Public Engagement at the White House, will speak on the Furman campus Tuesday, March 22 at 6:30 p.m. in Patrick Lecture Hall of the Townes Science Center....
Continue ReadingPaul Thomas weighs in on school takeovers
“Turnaround school district” is the name given to schools where state charter initiatives are applied to salvage at-risk or low-performing schools. The moniker has all sorts of positive connotations—180-degree change, an educational about-face, and school...
Continue ReadingHigh Noon: Professor Merry to Discuss Education and Inequalities
What is the relationship between the education system and broader inequalities in society? Do schools reproduce existing inequalities or can we view them as the ‘Great Equalizer’? Furman sociology professor Joseph Merry will address those questions...
Continue ReadingJudge Glenda Hatchett to give keynote address in MLK series Thursday, Jan. 19
JANUARY 13, 2012 by Tina Underwood, Media Relations Glenda Hatchett, attorney, author and presiding judge of the television program “Judge Hatchett,” will speak Thursday, Jan. 19 at 7 p.m. in Younts Conference Center on the...
Continue ReadingNRA President David Keene to speak in McAlister Auditorium March 20 at 8 p.m.
MARCH 15, 2012 by John Roberts, Newspage Editor National Rifle Association President David Keene will speak 8 p.m., Tuesday in McAlister Auditorium. The title of his presentation is “History, Politics, and the Second Amendment.” Furman...
Continue ReadingDiane Nash to speak on Freedom Riders
Diane Nash, a Civil Rights champion who helped organize the Freedom Riders as a college student in the 1960s, will speak Tuesday, Jan. 29 at 7 p.m. in Younts Conference Center on the Furman campus....
Continue ReadingHigh Noon: “The Weight of Mercy”
The Rev. Deb Richardson-Moore, pastor of the Triune Mercy Center, will speak about ministering to the homeless in Greenville and how she came to write about a book about those experiences when she delivers the...
Continue Reading“Indians and the Land”: An uneasy history
Furman president Rod Smolla, one of the nation’s top constitutional scholars, will discuss the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision, “South Carolina v. Catawba Indian Tribe, Inc.” Tuesday, April 16 at 7 p.m. at the Upcountry...
Continue ReadingTollison to speak on Supreme Court case
The Upcountry History Museum-Furman will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court ruling, Peterson v. Greenville, with a public lecture by historian Courtney Tollison Monday, May 20 at 11 a.m. in the museum. The...
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