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A letter from Poland: A Chicago native gives a Ukrainian woman shelter while war rages

John Banka, a 1977 Furman University urban studies alumnus who works in Warsaw, has a front-row seat to the scene unfolding in Ukraine and the flood of refugees into Poland the Russia attack has spawned....

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Interview with Dr. Kenneth Kolb, sociology professor and author of ‘Retail Inequality’

[caption id="attachment_52348" align="alignright" width="200"] Kolb's book was released in December 2021.[/caption] Ken Kolb, professor and chair of the Department of Sociology at Furman University, goes on record about the country's "exclusionary" food economy in an...

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Furman’s Hartness Organ Series presents free concert on March 17

Furman University alumnus Jamarcus Gaston '07 (music and communication studies), host of "Your Carolina," paid a visit to his alma mater to get a preview of Charles Tompkins' upcoming recital, which takes place Thursday, March...

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Secretary Riley receives lifetime achievement award

The American Bar Foundation (ABF) has presented the inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award in Law and Education to former Secretary of Education and South Carolina Governor Richard “Dick” W. Riley ’54, for whom The Riley Institute...

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For Laina Wilson ’23, the art is in the data, too

Laina Wilson ’23 has always loved art as a creative outlet. “Once it starts to become work, it doesn’t feel like fun,” she said. So instead of making art her profession, she plans to combine...

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Fall 2021 Dean’s List

More than 1,000 students made the Dean’s List for the 2021 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 students,...

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Panel: Expectations are different for female academics

Furman opened Women’s History Month on March 1 with a panel discussion featuring six women faculty members at Hartness Pavilion. Representing a diverse range of academic disciplines, years at Furman and life experiences, the faculty...

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Furman math professors help model NCAA Bracket Busters

Once again, math professors Liz Bouzarth, John Harris '91 and Kevin Hutson have modeled the math that powers the prognostications of college basketball journalists for the NCAA men's basketball tournament. The Athletic says the Paladin...

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The horrors of war: Tending peace, sending support for Ukraine

In a piece she contributed to the Tallahassee Democrat, Candace (Carter) McKibben '77 reflects on the "heartbreak and violence of war" from reading about it during her freshman year at Furman University, to 9/11 and...

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Charleston mayor’s real estate connections spawn heated ethics debate

Furman University's Glen Halva-Neubauer weighed in on a piece appearing in The Post and Courier about how elected officials separate their personal, professional and public lives. In a hotly contested back-and-forth between Charleston City Council...

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Sharpest tool in a doctor’s toolkit

Furman University alumnus Kirby Mitchell '90 (economics) unpacks the benefits of medical legal partnerships in an article he co-authored for SC Lawyer. In 2016, a collaboration between South Carolina Legal Services, Prisma Health and Furman...

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The Hill Institute at Furman launches Angel Analyst Fellowship program, collaborates with VentureSouth

Several news outlets ran a story about Furman University's collaboration with VentureSouth to launch the Angel Analyst Fellowship program, an initiative of The Robert and Margaret Hill Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship. See coverage in...

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