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Confronting the Realities of the Refugee Crisis
Farahnaz Afaq was born in a refugee camp in northern Afghanistan, the daughter of a pharmacist and a kindergarten teacher. When she was three years old, her parents paid traffickers to take them to Iran,...
Continue ReadingFurman Hosts Series Addressing Global Refugee Crisis
Furman University will present a series of five events addressing the global refugee crisis. The series begins Wednesday Oct. 26 and runs through Monday, Nov. 7. “Refugee Crisis: Local and Global Responses,” is free and...
Continue ReadingUniversity Launches ‘The Furman Advantage’
Visit The Furman Advantage website The Furman Advantage in the News Furman University today announced an ambitious effort to transform the student experience and address critical community issues. The new strategic vision—called The Furman Advantage—will...
Continue ReadingA History of Alabama
After retiring as director of the Alabama Department of Archives and History, Edwin Bridges decided to write a new book about the history of the state. The book, Alabama: The Making of an American State,...
Continue ReadingJohn Bleed founds public policy forum at Furman
The only thing that disappointed John Bleed ’17 about the American Enterprise Institute’s (AEI) Summer Scholars June program in Washington, D.C., was that he couldn’t bring AEI back to Furman. Or so the political science/history...
Continue ReadingWhat “Brexit” Means for European Politics
Does the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union matter? It does to Furman senior John Bleed, who is bringing a prominent speaker to campus to discuss the issue in connection with the American Enterprise...
Continue ReadingHigh Noon series kicks off Sept. 28 with “Brexit” lecture
Residents of the United Kingdom voted in June to leave the European Union, the 28-nation bloc that was formed just after World War II. How did that happen and what does that decision mean for...
Continue ReadingThree Professors Remember 9/11
Three Furman professors wrote op-eds for The Greenville News over the weekend in conjunction with the 15th year anniversary of 9/11. Religion professor Alfons Teipen wrote a piece titled Use Islamic Holiday to Unite People, while history...
Continue ReadingErik Ching Authors New Book About Civil War in El Salvador
Furman University History Professor Dr. Erik Ching has written a new book about civil war in El Salvador. [caption id="attachment_26458" align="alignright" width="400"] Dr. Erik Ching is author of several books about El Salvador.[/caption] Stories of...
Continue ReadingHonoring a Very Special Artist
[caption id="attachment_25443" align="alignright" width="254"] Dr. Courtney Tollison Hartness[/caption] Among the myriad events commemorating last year’s tragedy in Charleston is “Requiem for Mother Emanuel,” a powerful exhibit of batik paintings by Orangeburg resident and renowned artist...
Continue ReadingFurman’s Fulbright Four
Four 2016 Furman University graduates have received Fulbright U.S. Student Program grants from the U.S. Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. With the newly selected 2016-2017 Fulbright winners, Furman has...
Continue ReadingWhat a Difference a Century Makes
Research by Lane Harris, an Asian Studies and history professor at Furman, helped a writer learn more about his grandfather’s life in China. The writer, Ian Gill, found Harris’ research online about the modern Chinese...
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