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Furman creates Task Force on Slavery and Justice
Furman University announced today that it has established a Task Force on Slavery and Justice to examine the university’s historical connections to slavery and create educational programming that can help Furman better understand this part...
Continue ReadingUniversity names Michael Jennings Chief Diversity Officer
Michael E. Jennings, associate dean of the Consortium for Social Transformation at the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), has been named Chief Diversity Officer at Furman University. Jennings, who is also a tenured...
Continue ReadingRev. Kate Taber named Associate University Chaplain
Rev. Kathryn (Kate) Taber, Facilitator for Peacemaking and Mission Partnerships of the Presbyterian Church (USA) World Mission in Jerusalem, has been named Associate University Chaplain at Furman. Taber will begin her duties at Furman July...
Continue ReadingFurman alum, Standing Rock youth present Dakota Access Pipeline program
2012 Furman History and Asian Studies graduate Phillip "Tex" Stewart and four students from Standing Rock High School (Ft. Yates, N.D.) will present a program about the Dakota Access Pipeline Thursday, April 20, at 7...
Continue ReadingThe history of Gullah Geechee culture in South Carolina
For some Furman students, their recent visit with Ron Daise was an introduction to Gullah Geechee culture. For others, it was also a chance to meet and sing with the star of one of their...
Continue ReadingSilver named director of Bridges to a Brighter Future
Carolyn Silver has been named director of Furman’s college access and success program, Bridges to a Brighter Future. Her appointment begins March 1. Silver brings more than a decade of experience in higher education and...
Continue ReadingFurman students speak out in solidarity
When Furman students sponsored a “Solidarity Rally” Feb. 15 on the steps of the James B. Duke Library, an event that drew members of both the university and Greenville communities, the media was also in...
Continue ReadingNC NAACP president, authors hold workshop, give lecture Feb. 22
Rev. William Barber II, president of the North Carolina NAACP, and Rev. Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove, both of Durham, N.C., will speak on the Furman University campus in two events Wednesday, Feb. 22. The first event is...
Continue ReadingFurman Celebrates Black History Month
Furman University has a slate of talks, films, music and other events scheduled on campus in celebration of Black History Month. All events are free and open to the public except Hairspray the Musical. Most...
Continue ReadingRiley Institute Names New Class of Diversity Leaders
Forty-five participants from the Upstate and surrounding areas will begin the Riley Institute at Furman’s Diversity Leaders Initiative (DLI) this spring. Selected for their leadership and community engagement, the participants join more than 1,700 Riley...
Continue ReadingMLK Day of Service
[caption id="attachment_29143" align="alignright" width="300"] The day of service began at the Trone Student Center.[/caption] Furman University was officially closed Monday, Jan. 16 in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, but it wasn’t a day...
Continue ReadingWe are Furman
When people first meet Andy Teye ’19, they frequently assume he must be American because he doesn’t have an accent (he’s from Accra, Ghana). When some people first meet Jai Ryung “Jenny” Lee ’17, they...
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