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Personal collection of former Greenville mayor Max Heller available at Furman library
The personal document collection of the late Max Heller is now available for public viewing in Furman's James B. Duke Library. Heller, an eminent figure in the Greenville community who was instrumental in the revitalization...
Continue Reading“Carolina and the Constitution”: President Smolla to present free lecture series
OCTOBER 3, 2012 by Vince Moore, Director of News and Media Relations Furman president Rod Smolla, one of the nation’s top constitutional scholars, will deliver a series of free lectures at the Furman/Upcountry History Museum...
Continue Reading“Carolina and Constitution” series continues
NOVEMBER 19, 2012 by Vince Moore, Director of News and Media Relations Furman president Rod Smolla, one of the nation’s top constitutional scholars, will present the second of his lectures about South Carolina cases that...
Continue ReadingDiane Nash to speak on Freedom Riders
Diane Nash, a Civil Rights champion who helped organize the Freedom Riders as a college student in the 1960s, will speak Tuesday, Jan. 29 at 7 p.m. in Younts Conference Center on the Furman campus....
Continue ReadingDana Thorpe named museum director
A national leader in historical museum management has been appointed Executive Director of the Upcountry History Museum-Furman, University President Rod Smolla announced today. Dana L. Thorpe, who has more than 28 years of experience working...
Continue Reading“Indians and the Land”: An uneasy history
Furman president Rod Smolla, one of the nation’s top constitutional scholars, will discuss the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision, “South Carolina v. Catawba Indian Tribe, Inc.” Tuesday, April 16 at 7 p.m. at the Upcountry...
Continue ReadingTollison to speak on Supreme Court case
The Upcountry History Museum-Furman will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court ruling, Peterson v. Greenville, with a public lecture by historian Courtney Tollison Monday, May 20 at 11 a.m. in the museum. The...
Continue ReadingHistory museum lecture explores state’s golf history
Although Scotland may have been where golf was first played, South Carolina now has a new claim to fame: the birthplace of golf in North America. In partnership with Furman University, The Upcountry History Museum...
Continue ReadingWSPA-TV program airs tonight
As part of a partnership with Furman, WSPA-TV will air a special, half-hour program Monday, June 24 at 8:30 p.m. that will look at the workforce in Upstate South Carolina and how it has changed...
Continue ReadingJesse Jackson spends a few days at Furman
Before he became one of America’s foremost Civil Rights leaders, Greenville native Jesse Jackson dreamed of attending Furman. That wasn’t possible since Furman didn’t integrate its student population until 1965, a year after the passage...
Continue ReadingFurman to host Christmas Lovefeast service Dec. 8
Furman will host its annual Moravian Christmas Lovefeast service Sunday, Dec. 8 at 5 p.m. in Daniel Memorial Chapel. The event is free and open to the public, and reservations are not necessary. Based on traditions originating...
Continue ReadingExhibit explores planet’s biological diversity
FEBRUARY 8, 2012 by Erikah Haavie, Contributing Writer One by one, threads are gradually pulled out of a lush silk tapestry. At first, the tapestry seems unaffected, but it’s only a matter of time before...
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