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Riley Institute receives $7,500 grant to support diversity program
September 18, 2012 by Tina Underwood, Contributing Writer The Riley Institute Diversity Leaders Initiative at Furman has received a $7,500 grant from the TD Charitable Foundation, which is funded by TD Bank. The DLI encourages community...
Continue ReadingSpeaking of Schools highlights Riley award finalists
“Speaking of Schools,” a SCETV radio program hosted by Doug Keel, has put together a three part series of podcasts centered around the WhatWorksSC award to be presented by Furman’s Riley Institute and SC Future...
Continue Reading5th edition of Gordons’ book released
OCTOBER 31, 2012 The fifth edition of Understanding Contemporary Africa, by Donald L. Gordon and April A. Gordon, has been published by Lynne Rienner Publishers. Donald L. Gordon is professor of political science and director of...
Continue ReadingFurman Professors discuss Voting Rights Act
Voter rights have become a hotly debated topic since the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to annul a key provision of the Voting Rights Act this past June. Several Furman professors joined the debate Tuesday during...
Continue ReadingStudent works with Canadian Parliament
Imagine working in a busy government office all day. Now imagine being in a busy government office all day where everyone speaks a foreign language. Furman junior Lee Bolton had the chance to intern with...
Continue ReadingAre Americans becoming less religious?
The doors of the church, synagogue and mosque are open but fewer people are walking through. That’s according to a study from the Pew Research Center and a recent Gallup Poll which finds that one...
Continue ReadingNix and Turner contribute to encyclopedia
Furman University religion professors Echol Nix, Jr. and Helen Lee Turner have contributed to a two-volume encyclopedia that covers major controversial leaders, events, ideas, institutions, groups, books and a variety of topics in American religious...
Continue ReadingSociology professor Longest quoted in Greenville News article
Kyle Longest, an assistant professor of sociology, was quoted in a Greenville News article about stay-at-home moms who are becoming work-at-home moms. Longest said the mom entrepreneur trend is part of a broader movement.
Continue ReadingHurst, Kolb and Longest’s book published
SPRING, 2012 Allison Hurst's book College and the Working Class was published by Sense Publishing as part of its Social Mobility Series. The book draws on a wealth of previous research to tell the stories...
Continue ReadingChoosing not to cheat
Sociology professor Ken Kolb and his student researcher are investigating the impact of First Year Seminars on students' tendencies to cheat.
Continue ReadingA study in urban sociology
The Greenville News story is about a decrepit pin-and-truss bridge, officially closed for years, that spans the Norfolk-Southern railroad tracks and continues to serve as the last remaining link between parts of an urban Greenville...
Continue ReadingGuth receives teaching award
Furman University political science professor Jim Guth has been awarded a 2013 Excellence in Teaching Award from the South Carolina Independent Colleges & Universities (SCICU) organization. SCICU annually recognizes one faculty member from each of...
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