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Students learn queer history in San Francisco

The MayX Queer Histories course gave students the opportunity to explore unique archives of the people and movements that helped shape LGBTQIA+ communities worldwide.

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Religion Professor Roger Sneed comments on church split

FOX Carolina turns to Roger Sneed, professor of religion, about the fractured United Methodist Church in South Carolina.

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Furman’s Predmore talks sustainability with local news anchor

Award-winning Anchor Amy Wood visits The Shi Institute and speaks with Andrew Predmore, executive director, about how Furman is walking the talk with respect to sustainability.

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Shi Institute’s Sustainability Summit gains media attention

The BMW Charity Pro-Am included a Sustainability Summit presented by the Shi Institute in partnership with PNG. A local news station covered the event.

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Riley’s Love

Riley, a golden retriever-basset hound mix, has visited Furman nearly every day for 10 years with her humans, Dave and Kathy Knox. She'll turn 16 soon, but she shows no sign of retiring.

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Nelsen weighs in on GOP candidates’ political postures

Furman's Brent Nelsen sits down with FOX Carolina anchor to discuss strategies for would-be GOP nominees.

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Furman drives the conservation conversation at sustainability summit

Furman University President Elizabeth Davis and Andrew Predmore, executive director of The Shi Institute for Sustainable Communities, spoke to an audience of sustainability leaders from many Upstate South Carolina organizations.

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Pierre Curtis Named Women’s Basketball Coach at Furman

Curtis takes over the women's basketball team from Jackie Carson, who has accepted the position of senior associate commissioner for women's basketball with the ACC.

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Furman Pride Alliance welcomes students’ authentic selves

For three decades, the university has supported a community where students can be their authentic selves.

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‘Colors of the Rainbow’ shares voices of Furman’s LGBTQIA+ community

Faculty, staff and others affiliated with Furman contributed to a book that shares their experiences being LGBTQIA+.

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Five seniors selected for $10,000 Furman Fellowships

Throughout their senior year, each Furman Fellow will pursue a project to make a difference in the community, presenting their work at Furman Engaged in April 2024.

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Ken Kolb responds to Washington Post opinion about food deserts

Ken Kolb, professor and chair of sociology, replied to a Washington Post opinion piece about food deserts.

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