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The health care debate at Furman
The South Carolina General Assembly has gone home for the year, but the fight over Medicaid expansion—a major building block of the federal Affordable Care Act and one of the most contested issues of the...
Continue ReadingGood morning from Washington, D.C.
A group of high school teachers who are currently in Washington, D.C., as part of the Riley Institute’s Teachers of Government summer program were chosen to say “Good Morning” as part of the MSNBC show,...
Continue Reading“Mobi-Rec” comes to Greenville
Nine graduates of the Riley Institute at Furman’s Diversity Leaders Initiative has given a mobile recreation vehicle to the Greenville Parks and Recreation Department that will help make physical recreation more accessible to disadvantaged youth...
Continue ReadingJuan Johnson is a busy man
Dedication is an attribute Juan Johnson discovered early in life. He fostered it in himself throughout his impressive corporate career and community work. And now he’s bringing that dedication and determination to the most influential...
Continue ReadingStill changing the world, quietly
It has been 27 years since he left the South Carolina Governor’s office and 13 years since he was U.S. Secretary of Education. But in his usual quiet way, Gov. Richard W. Riley is still...
Continue ReadingChurch and state and Justice O’Connor
At a legal symposium in Charleston, former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor said issues dealing with church and state will always be among the toughest the nation's courts deal with and there's no...
Continue ReadingWho regulates online education?
An organization led by Furman graduate and former U.S. Education Secretary Richard Riley released a report Thursday which said institutions that offer online education programs should not be forced to answer to regulators in each...
Continue ReadingA garden of diversity in South Carolina
Had Richard W. Riley heeded his father's advice and not ran for political office years ago, South Carolina's modern history may have been shaped in an entirely different manner. But as luck would have it,...
Continue ReadingFor the love of reading
by Erikah Haavie, Contributing Writer Hundreds of students at Greenville’s Duncan Chapel Elementary School left their classrooms recently with treats in their backpacks. Some selected copies of The Diary of a Wimpy Kid or Brown...
Continue ReadingSen. Graham to speak at Riley event
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) will be the keynote speaker at the eighth annual David H. Wilkins awards dinner to be held in Columbia Tuesday, Jan. 8. The event, which takes place at the Columbia Metropolitan...
Continue ReadingRaising up Riley: An endowment for the Riley Institute
by Kate Hofler Dabbs “I am continually honored, humbled and proud of this remarkable organization for giving young people at Furman the opportunity to develop civic leadership and public service — all to the wonderful...
Continue ReadingRiley Institute featured on SCETV Radio
The Riley Institute at Furman was the subject of “Walter Edgar’s Journal,” a popular program on SCETV Radio. The host interviewed former U.S. Secretary of Education Richard Riley, for whom the Institute is named, and...
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