sociology

Meet 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...

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Biking 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...

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Ready 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...

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From 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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