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Statue honoring Furman’s first Black student can help change ‘reality of racism’
On the eve of the unveiling of the Joseph Vaughn statue on the campus of Furman University, The State publishes an op-ed by Elizabeth Davis, the university's 12th president. In it, she chronicles the history...
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Joseph Vaughn Statue Unveiling The Joseph Vaughn statue unveiling will be held on Friday, April 16, at 1 p.m. in front of the library. A program is planned that will include speakers from Furman’s community...
Continue ReadingDeep listening will grow women’s support
In Kathleen Loehr's six principles of successful women’s philanthropy, she points to leaders at Furman University for their progress toward principle No. 2 - women’s input is key to success. Loehr advances the idea that...
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Can dreaming about a task help you do that task better when you're awake? Erin Wamsley, an associate professor of psychology and neuroscience at Furman University, tests that hypothesis when 40 volunteers played a maze...
Continue ReadingTalent, persistence and resiliency on display at Furman Engaged
Springtime at Furman is when the campus comes alive – the trees show off new leaves, the grass grows greener and the lake displays its full charm. Springtime at Furman is also when the students...
Continue ReadingRecovering the life stories of the Zealy daguerreotype subjects
Furman University's Gregg Hecimovich, chair of the English department at the university, speaks with Henry Louis Gates, the Alphonse Fletcher University Professor and director of Harvard's Hutchins Center for African & African American Research, about...
Continue ReadingMindfulness, DH delivery: Paladin Pitch competitors bring their brainstorms
A student’s dilemma: She’s hungry. A pizza sounds good, heaped with toppings and brought right to the door. But ordering one through a delivery app means she pays for the pie plus the additional charges....
Continue ReadingOn spending one’s chips: Reason, restlessness, and the pursuit of happiness
Benjamin Storey and Jenna Silber Storey, both professors in the Department of Politics and International Affairs at Furman University, draw from their book, "Why We Are Restless: On the Modern Quest for Contentment," in an...
Continue ReadingMarsh taps new public entity practice head
Furman University Board of Trustees member Kevin Bryant '85 has accepted a new post at Marsh, a global insurance broker and risk advisor. A political science alumnus who minored in business administration and played on...
Continue ReadingWhy the Upstate market is attracting venture capital
Vincent Harris of Upstate Business Journal (a publication of Community Journals) writes about Greenville, South Carolina, and its growing reputation for attracting venture capital firms. One such firm is North Carolina-based Flywheel Coworking. The company...
Continue Reading‘Hamilton’ artist Bryan Terrell Clark: ‘There is a deeper conversation than: Are we being treated well?’
“America, you great unfinished symphony, you sent for me!” Echoing one of the most compelling lines in “Hamilton,” the hit Broadway production in which he stars as George Washington, Bryan Terrell Clark told a group...
Continue ReadingFurman Humanities Center sponsors ‘El Tiempo,’ one sculpture of the ‘Wings of the City’ collection
[caption id="attachment_49842" align="alignright" width="380"] Michele Speitz, associate professor of English literature and director of the Furman Humanities Center.[/caption] In conceptualizing and building the Furman Humanities Center, Director Michele Speitz and her board of directors have...
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