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More awards for Tomiko Brown-Nagin
Furman graduate Tomiko Brown-Nagin has been awarded the 2012 Zora Neale Hurston/Richard Wright Foundation Nonfiction Prize for her recent book, Courage to Dissent: Atlanta and the Long History of the Civil Rights Movement. Brown-Nagin, who graduated from...
Continue ReadingBurton: Lincoln redefined freedom
OCTOBER 2, 2012 by Shannice Singletary ’14, Contributing Writer On Wednesday night, Furman alum and Clemson history professor Vernon Burton spoke on the significance of the Emancipation Proclamation and its significance and impact on southern...
Continue ReadingChing and Fuentes co-author “Modernizing Minds in El Salvador”
Erik Ching and Hector Lindo Fuentes are co-authors of Modernizing Minds in El Salvador: Education Reform and the Cold War, 1960-1980, published by the University of New Mexico Press in April.
Continue ReadingBrown-Nagin book receives another award
The new book by 1992 Furman graduate Tomiko Brown-Nagin, Courage to Dissent: Atlanta and the Long History of the Civil Rights Movement, has received the 2012 Liberty Legacy Foundation Award from the Organization of American...
Continue ReadingFurman and Upcountry History Museum join forces
FEBRUARY 28 , 2012 by Vince Moore, Media Relations Furman and the Upcountry History Museum have entered into a new partnership that will unite the intellectual and cultural resources of both institutions to advance the...
Continue ReadingRemembering Pearl Harbor
On Dec. 7, the United States commemorated the 70th anniversary of one of the most notable moments in the history of the nation. In an op-ed for The Greenville News, Furman history professor Courtney Tollison...
Continue ReadingFurman alum Matthew Lassiter writes op-ed for New York Times
Matthew Lassiter, a 1992 Furman graduate who teaches history at the University of Michigan, wrote an op-ed for The New York Times about America’s “great silent majority.” Lassiter graduated from Furman with a degree in...
Continue ReadingAlumnus Lassiter writes New York Times op-ed
Matthew Lassiter, a 1992 Furman graduate who teaches history at the University of Michigan, wrote an op-ed for The New York Times about America’s “great silent majority.” Lassiter graduated from Furman with a degree in...
Continue ReadingFurman sustainability is topic on South Carolina public radio
For the "Your Day" program on South Carolina Educational Radio, Furman history professor Courtney Tollison interviewed president emeritus David Shi about his thoughts on sustainability. Furman became a national leader in promoting sustainability during Shi’s...
Continue ReadingGravely to discuss new book about lynching of Willie Earle March 26 at 7 p.m.
William B. Gravely, professor emeritus of religion at the University of Denver and a native of Pickens County, will discuss his new book about the lynching of Willie Earle Tuesday, March 26 at 7 p.m....
Continue ReadingHistory major brings business background to her research
When Jess Foster ’20 withdrew from Furman University in 2011 due to health reasons, she didn’t know if she would ever return. During her recovery, she began freelance writing to earn some money and get...
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