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Alumna stands in for Kamala Harris during inauguration rehearsal
Furman University music alumna TSgt. Stacey Holliday '04 created quite a buzz on Monday, Jan. 18, during Inauguration Day rehearsal, which coincided with the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. A member of the Singing Sergeants,...
Continue Reading‘I had a purpose for being there’
The secret treat was sometimes grits, sometimes salmon croquettes. [caption id="attachment_48729" align="alignright" width="300"] Rawn Harbor '71.[/caption] Whatever the special offering, the Black dining hall employees who gave it to Rawn Harbor ’71 did so with...
Continue ReadingOne land’s work at healing can help U.S.
John Harris, a Furman University mathematics professor, proffers a mathematical approach for solving problems of social and political unrest in the U.S. in an opinion piece he wrote for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Following the rioting...
Continue ReadingTSgt. Stacey Holliday scores vice-presidential gig
If Stacey Holliday '04, a member of Singing Sergeants, told you she’d be taking part in Inauguration Day 2021, you might assume the alto would be performing as part of the United States Air Force...
Continue ReadingDoing the hard work of keeping our republic
Spurred by the events at the nation's Capitol on Jan. 6, faculty in Furman University's Department of Politics and International Affairs write an op-ed in The Greenville News about how to maintain the republic that...
Continue ReadingJoseph Vaughn Day public event postponed
Due to the high rates of COVID-19 in the Greenville and Upstate areas, a public celebration of Joseph Vaughn on Jan. 29 has been postponed. Michael Jennings, Ph.D., chief diversity officer for Furman, and Chandra...
Continue ReadingAmericans should rethink overthrowing other peoples’ governments
In his second opinion piece appearing in Informed Comment in recent days, Furman University's Akan Malici, a politics and international affairs professor, says Americans - Democrats and Republicans alike - have received an awakening of...
Continue ReadingClass of 2020 Millennium Fellows graduate
Fourteen Furman University students have graduated in the 2020 class of the Millennium Fellowship, a semester-long program of the United Nations Academic Impact and the Millennium Campus Network. The program convenes, challenges and celebrates student...
Continue ReadingFurman’s 2021 MLK Celebration – Opportunities for Reflection
Reflection is a tool that can help you become more self-aware and apprised of issues that impact our community. For the week of January 18 – 22, there are multiple ways that you can reflect...
Continue ReadingFurman Announces New Giving and Recognition Societies
Last fiscal year, friends of the university committed more than $31 million in support of Furman’s mission to guarantee every student an unparalleled education that combines classroom learning with real-world experiences and self-discovery. This level...
Continue ReadingTop three ways Biden can get us out of forever wars
Akan Malici, a Furman University professor of politics and international affairs, advances a three-pronged approach for staving off partisan politics in foreign policy for the Biden administration: 1) disavow post-cold war foreign policy ideologies, 2)...
Continue ReadingThree families, three gifts, untold impact
The reasons people give are as varied as the individuals making the gifts. Some make financial commitments to Furman to remember a loved one. Some give to advance a program or major of study. Still...
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