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Why Some Latinos Support Donald Trump
Dr. Bryan Betancur, a Colombian-American who teaches Spanish at Furman, writes in the Fair Observer that the 55 million Latinos in the United States embody diversity. “We come from African, European, Asian and indigenous backgrounds,”...
Continue ReadingMaking Room at Our Table in a Global Community
News of the wrongful arrest of United Arab Emirates businessman Ahmed Al Menhali at an Ohio hotel in June coupled with the July terrorist attack at a bakery in Dhaka, Bangladesh prompted Furman professor Lisa...
Continue ReadingWhat You Won’t Find in the Curriculum
Read Dr. John Beckford's Commencement Address Furman University awarded 60 undergraduate and graduate degrees during its summer commencement exercises Saturday, Aug. 13 at in McAlister Auditorium. Dr. John Beckford, professor of music and former...
Continue ReadingDoubling Down on Accountability and Discipline
In an op-ed for The Post and Courier in Charleston, education professor Paul Thomas writes that Charleston County is making a wise and important decision to reform discipline policies in the school district. While education...
Continue ReadingAlum Named GCS Teacher of Year
It took only a volunteer activity in a third grade classroom to shift her pre-health college track to education, but that was all the confirmation she needed. For Katie Saunders, a 2009 Furman University graduate...
Continue ReadingFulfilling the Promise of Education
In June of this year, Furman’s Riley Institute and the university's Osher Lifelong Learning Center sponsored a three-part series titled “Education for Life: Working Together to Fulfill the Promise of Education.” The program addressed the...
Continue ReadingArt by Zac Benson on display Sept. 2-Oct. 2
Art by Zac Benson will be on display in Furman University’s Thompson Gallery, Roe Art Building, Sept. 2-Oct. 2. Thompson Gallery hours are Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. A reception and talk with Benson is set...
Continue ReadingA summer well spent
For 10 weeks this summer, 11 Shi Center Fellows devoted their time and energy to a host of different projects related to sustainability, both on the University campus and in the community. They were part of...
Continue ReadingA New School Year on the Horizon
Furman University’s 2016-17 academic year will officially get underway Tuesday, Aug. 23 when students attend their first day of classes. Approximately 780 freshmen reported to campus Friday, Aug. 19, while the rest of the university’s 2,700...
Continue ReadingWorking with a Think Tank
Furman alum Robin Lewis ’12 is one of three co-authors of an ongoing study by the prestigious Brookings Institution. The 2016 Brookings Financial and Digital Inclusion Project, which was just released and builds on the...
Continue ReadingFurman Alum Helps Syrian Refugees
For Sami Alkoutami ’16 and his family, Syria is more than a story in the news. It is Alkoutami’s ancestral home and from where his father, Dr. Ghassan Alkoutami, moved to the United States in...
Continue ReadingProfessor and student collaborate on research about cavity-nesters
Despite exploding urbanization and its role in declining bird populations, the future looks bright for the Brown-headed Nuthatch in South Carolina. New research led by Furman University student Jesse Wood and Biology professor Dr. John...
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