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History professor contributes to story about Civil War battle at Fort Pillow

Smithsonian contributor Erin Thompson taps the expertise of Holly Pinheiro for a story about 1864 Civil War battle at Fort Pillow, Tennessee, where 250 Union soldiers fell, most of them Black.

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Seniors’ academic achievements honored

More than 140 awards and scholarships were presented to graduating seniors during the Spring 2023 Academic Awards Ceremony.

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Coastal legal issues are focus of climate symposium

The 15th annual Law & Society Symposium, sponsored by the Charleston School of Law and the Riley Institute, explores the question of how the law is affected as a result of climate change and how...

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Making connections, uncovering gifts: Marian Strobel receives James H. Smart Award

Several alumni, parents and faculty describe why the 41-year Furman veteran is deserving of the Jim Smart Award from the Cothran Center for Vocational Reflection.

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Furman announces fall 2022 dean’s list

Congratulations are in order for members of the 2022 fall semester dean's list. Learn more about the high achievers who hail from near and far.

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Furman research, data inform series on income, housing gaps

Reporters turn to research by Furman University to shed light on a growing chasm of income and housing disparity in the City of Greenville.

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Furman President Davis opines on the ‘well’ campus in book chapter

Elizabeth Davis describes what it takes to navigate the complex changes that are often a necessary step toward becoming a successful modern university while also respecting the culture and history of the campus.

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Vernon Burton ’69 honored for lifetime achievement in Southern history

The Clemson professor is only the fourth honoree to receive the John Hope Franklin Award from the Southern Historical Association.

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Reconsidering Thanksgiving and Native American heritage

During Native American Heritage Month, we should look beyond the Mayflower, a Furman history professor suggests.

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Historian Vernon Burton ’69 inducted into MLK Collegium of Scholars

Orville Vernon Burton ’69, the Judge Matthew J. Perry Distinguished Professor of History at Clemson University, has been inducted into the Martin Luther King, Jr. Collegium of Scholars at Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia. The...

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HOMOCATS and other queer zines

A new collection of zines in Special Collections offers inspiration for class assignments while helping to create a more diverse, inclusive environment at Furman.

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Best-selling author Erik Larson to present “The Art of Being Fearless” Oct. 20 at American History Book Club

The talk will draw from Larson’s book, “The Splendid and the Vile,” published in 2020. Larson’s latest work of narrative nonfiction, and his sixth consecutive best seller, chronicles Churchill’s first year as prime minister of...

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