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Riley Institute studies Montessori schools
South Carolina leads the country in its percentage of public Montessori schools, accounting for about 10 percent of the more than 440 nationwide. One foundation wants to better understand the impact of Montessori education in...
Continue ReadingLate C. Dan Joyner first recipient of Riley Medal
MAY 1, 2012 by Vince Moore, Director of News and Media Relations The Furman Board of Trustees has announced that the late C. Dan Joyner of Greenville is the first recipient of the newly created...
Continue ReadingRiley Institute project a hit in Charleston
As part of a project sponsored by the Riley Institute at Furman, the Lowcountry South Carolina Diversity Leaders Initiative class brought together students from two high schools for a day of exploring Bull’s Island and...
Continue ReadingRiley Institute awards event draws political heavyweights from across state, nation
David Petraeus, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, was the keynote speaker when Furman’s Riley Institute honored South Carolina Representative James Smith and BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina board chair Ed Sellers with the 2011...
Continue ReadingBaldacci: Political strife part of our history
NOVEMBER 4, 2011 By William Mitchell '13, Contributing Writer On Wednesday, former Governor of Maine John Baldacci spoke about dysfunction in Congress at an event hosted by the Riley Institute in the Younts Conference Center....
Continue ReadingAP features new Riley Institute award
The Associated Press wrote a story about the Riley Institute at Furman’s new award to honor innovation in South Carolina's public schools. The Dick and Tunky Riley WhatWorksSC Award for Excellence is meant to recognize...
Continue ReadingIn the heat of battle against COVID-19
[caption id="attachment_45499" align="alignright" width="400"] Sue Shugart '88 with colleagues on the night shift at KershawHealth. The hospital had one of South Carolina's first two COVID-19 patients, and the town of Camden became the first area...
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