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Task Force on Slavery and Justice releases report for campus discussion
After more than a year of intensive study, the Furman University Task Force on Slavery and Justice released its findings today. The report includes a history of Furman’s early ties to slavery and makes a...
Continue ReadingUniversity of South Carolina’s Bobby Donaldson to speak April 4
University of South Carolina Associate Professor of History Bobby J. Donaldson will speak at Furman University Wednesday, April 4 at 6 p.m. in Patrick Lecture Hall (Plyler Hall 126). His CLP talk, “The Evidence of...
Continue ReadingHistory professor Steve O’Neill to speak at Duke symposium about slavery
Furman Professor of History Steve O’Neill has been invited to speak at a Duke University symposium about slavery March 30-31. The symposium, “American Universities, Monuments, and the Legacies of Slavery,” is sponsored by the Duke...
Continue ReadingCelebrating Black History Month
Furman University and the Center for Inclusive Communities (CIC) announce a slate of talks, films, music and other events in celebration of Black History Month. All events are free and open to the public. Many...
Continue ReadingTutu talks about truth at MLK Community Breakfast
Nontombi Naomi Tutu, daughter of South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu, spoke at a Community Breakfast Jan. 12 as part of a series of events honoring the life and work of Martin Luther King, Jr., "Building the...
Continue ReadingTruth and reconciliation
Truth is the only road to genuine racial reconciliation, Nontombi Naomi Tutu said Friday. And then she laid some ground rules: Truth with ourselves, truth with the community and truth with the next generation. “We...
Continue ReadingNaomi Tutu speaks at community breakfast, part of events celebrating MLK
Race and gender justice activist Nontombi Naomi Tutu will speak Friday, Jan. 12 during a Community Breakfast celebrating the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The breakfast begins at 8 a.m., with...
Continue ReadingGreenville groups are raising awareness about Islam, Muslims
Angela Davis of The Greenville News spoke to Furman's Akan Malici and Muhammad Shafqut (Class of 2019) during Islam Awareness Week, a collaboration of Furman’s Middle East and Islamic Studies Minor and the Muslim Student Association....
Continue ReadingAward-winning filmmaker, Harvard professor Gates speaks Sept. 18
Henry Louis Gates, Jr., an Emmy Award-winning filmmaker, Harvard University professor, journalist and author, will speak on the Furman University campus Monday, Sept. 18 at 5:30 p.m. in Shaw Hall of Younts Conference Center. The...
Continue ReadingDiversity Officer Michael Jennings moderates “What’s in a Name?”
Furman University Chief Diversity Officer Michael Jennings served as moderator for the Sept. 7 community discussion hosted by The Greenville News, "What's in a Name?" The discussion raised pros and cons of changing the name...
Continue ReadingHelping the Humanities
Furman University has received an $800,000 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to support eight new faculty positions in the humanities and interpretive social sciences. The three-year grant will help the university further implement...
Continue ReadingFurman addresses connection to slave owners
Furman University is among many universities embarking on a quest to understand historical ties to slavery. In an article appearing in the Greenville Journal, Cindy Landrum starts at the beginning - with Furman namesakes, Richard...
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