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Riley Institute selects new class of DLI fellows
The Riley Institute’s Diversity Leaders Initiative has selected its 20th Class of Fellows. The 45 incoming class members will join more than 1,500 Riley Fellows from across the state to participate in DLI. “DLI and the...
Continue ReadingPart four of Criminal Justice Series takes place Aug. 11
If drugs continue to flood into our neighborhoods, and if those who succumb to the lure of drugs are caught in an endless cycle of dependence and bouts of incarceration, what’s to become of our...
Continue ReadingStraight Talk SC: Thinking outside the cell
South Carolina and the nation have a problem with the criminal justice system—the U.S. prison population soared over the past four decades, resulting in overcrowded prisons, devastated communities, and burdened tax payers. In addition, the...
Continue ReadingPart three of Criminal Justice Series: Tuesday, Aug. 4
Minor drug offenses can sideline citizens for years as they serve out lengthy prison terms. After incarceration, many will go on to repeat offenses that landed them in prison in the first place. Is there...
Continue ReadingRiley Institute lays groundwork for New Tech schools in South Carolina
South Carolina’s educational system needs a push if the state is to continue to compete well in a global economy. The Riley Institute at Furman and its partners are working toward that transformation. The innovative...
Continue ReadingArea teens named Emerging Public Leaders
The Riley Institute at Furman University has announced its 2015-16 class of Emerging Public Leaders (EPL). Launched in 2002 by the Riley Institute, Emerging Public Leaders is an intensive, statewide service-oriented leadership program for rising...
Continue ReadingUniversity welcomes newest members of Phi Beta Kappa
Forty-nine Furman students have been elected to the school’s chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, the nation’s oldest and most prestigious academic society. The newest members were inducted during a special initiation ceremony and dinner on...
Continue ReadingRiley Institute recruits Quinn, promotes Martin
The Riley Institute has recruited Mark Quinn, Director of Public and Member Relations at the Electric Cooperatives of South Carolina, as Senior Associate at the Institute, and has promoted Jacki Martin, formerly Associate Director of...
Continue ReadingPublic media in a post-television era
Despite changes in technology, public media’s mission remains the same—to produce and deliver quality content and bring more people to the table, improving the civic life of the country, according to three women who are...
Continue ReadingRiley Institute names new staff
The Riley Institute at Furman University has named new staff members for its Center for Education Policy and Leadership. Dr. Tracy Waters has joined the institute as assistant research director, Dr. David Fleming as senior...
Continue ReadingRiley Institute hosts “Women in Public Media”
Women lead our state’s and the nation’s most prominent public media organizations. Four women at the top tell how their leadership is shaping the future of public media in a two-evening symposium 7-8 p.m., Monday,...
Continue ReadingStudents represent the U.S. at APEC conference
Meeting international students, political, and corporate leaders and learning about a rapidly globalizing world are just some of the benefits four Furman University seniors received from their trip to the APEC conference in Beijing, China, this...
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