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Memorials and Remembering the Past
In an essay for Time magazine, Furman graduate Claire Greenstein reflects about whether constructing memorials for tragic events is a positive and significant step toward remembrance. She writes: “Remembering can be controversial. For the past 13 years,...
Continue ReadingChina’s environmental crisis
China, a rapidly growing economy, is more seriously polluted than any society on earth, said a keynote speaker at the two-day international symposium on “China’s Environment Crisis: Is there a Way Out?” The forum,...
Continue ReadingWhy everyone (almost) is wrong about Common Core
Education reform must start with social reform, Furman University Education Professor Paul Thomas told an audience of more than 100 parents, grandparents, and community members during a special lecture Wednesday at the Upcountry History Museum....
Continue ReadingGradual changes for lasting victories
Test tubes, Bunsen burners, petri dishes, centrifuges, microscopes, safety goggles . . . the stuff of labs for students immersed in summertime undergraduate research or internships in the sciences, right? Not always. Biology major Sonya...
Continue ReadingA golden opportunity
“Go west, young man” is a quaint idea associated with the outdated concept of manifest destiny, but the basic message was the same when Furman art history professor Marie Watkins spoke to Mary Elizabeth Morse...
Continue Reading2015 Women’s Leadership Institute accepting nominations
The Women’s Leadership Institute of Furman is now accepting nominations for the Class of 2015. Sponsored by Furman’s Center for Corporate and Professional Development, the Institute is led by women who have achieved prominence in business...
Continue ReadingSociology Professor Kolb authors book about domestic violence
Furman University Sociology professor Kenneth H. Kolb, PhD, has authored a new book about domestic violence, victim advocacy and counseling. Moral Wages: The Emotional Dilemmas of Victim Advocacy and Counseling is published by University of...
Continue ReadingThe unfinished business of integration
Desegregation began on South Carolina college campuses in 1963, but integration has not yet been completed, a civil rights pioneer told a Furman University audience Thursday. An Evening with Harvey Gantt, one of a series...
Continue ReadingMath & the Mouse
Kate Causey ’17 has always wanted to pursue a career in mathematics. But she didn’t fully appreciate the number of opportunities in her chosen field until she met the world’s most famous mouse. Causey was...
Continue ReadingA clash of liberties
The U.S. Supreme Court’s Hobby Lobby decision, revolving around a core right provided by the U.S. constitution, has opened many doors to other legal actions involving not only religious freedom but women’s rights, corporation’s rights,...
Continue ReadingRiley Institute presents conference about China’s environmental crisis
The Riley Institute at Furman and the Furman University Department of Asian Studies will present a national conference on the environmental crisis in China Monday, Sept. 22 at 7 p.m., and Tuesday, Sept. 23 at...
Continue ReadingFifty years after food stamps
Since President Lyndon Johnson signed the Food Stamp Act into law 50 years ago, it has helped reduce childhood hunger and malnutrition, created a support system for not only the working poor but also seniors...
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