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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 ReadingSociology professor studies the flexible work stigma
Furman sociology professor Christin Munsch has been conducting research on “flexible work arrangements” and how they are viewed in the workplace. She discovered that while most people have favorable attitudes about flexible work and the...
Continue ReadingTheologian to speak about religious diversity Feb. 27
Theologian and religion scholar John J. Thatamanil will visit Furman Thursday, Feb. 27 to deliver the Kendrick-Poerschke lecture on “Rethinking Religious Diversity: Comparison After ‘Religion’.” The CLP lecture, which is free and open to the public, begins at 7...
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 ReadingMIT econ professor speaks about Medicaid expansion
Amy Finkelstein, Ford Professor of Economics at MIT, will speak about Medicaid Wednesday, Feb. 26 at 3:30 p.m. in Younts Conference Center on campus. Her talk, “The Impact of Expanding Medicaid: Evidence from the Oregon...
Continue ReadingHolocaust scholar Eva Fogelman to speak Feb. 5
Holocaust scholar Dr. Eva Fogelman will speak about altruistic behavior during the Nazi Holocaust Wednesday, Feb. 5 at 7 p.m. in Daniel Memorial Chapel on the Furman University campus. Her talk, “Altruistic Behavior During the Holocaust:...
Continue ReadingClarence Jones to speak at Furman Jan. 27
Clarence B. Jones, who served as political advisor, counsel and draft speechwriter for Martin Luther King, Jr., will speak on the Furman campus Monday, Jan. 27 at 7 p.m. in Shaw Hall of Younts Conference...
Continue ReadingUpcountry History Museum presents civil rights exhibit
The Upcountry History Museum-Furman University will present a new exhibit exploring the people, places and events that shaped Greenville during the civil rights movement Jan. 18 through June 15. “Protests, Prayers, and Progress” traces the national...
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 ReadingBiking and building community
by John Greenfield “Parts of Windhoek, Namibia’s capital city, and the South Side of Chicago are actually eerily similar,” says Dustin Gourdin ’10, a Ph.D. student in the University of Chicago’s sociology department. “You see a...
Continue ReadingReady for what’s next
On May 4, Furman’s 590 graduates from the Class of 2013 received their degrees at commencement. Now, these students are preparing to start the job search, begin graduate school, and explore the world. As they...
Continue ReadingFrom South Africa to Chicago’s South Side
Since 2009, Furman graduate Dustin Gourdin, a Ph.D. student in the University of Chicago’s sociology department, has made three research trips to the African nation of Namibia. He’s been studying the Bicycling Empowerment Network Namibia,...
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