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Riley Institute selects new class of DLI fellows
The Riley Institute’s Diversity Leaders Initiative has selected its 20th Class of Fellows. The 45 incoming class members will join more than 1,500 Riley Fellows from across the state to participate in DLI. “DLI and the...
Continue ReadingSustainability illustrated
When it comes to protecting South Carolina’s water resources, Chandler Jackson ’15 believes in the power of social media. Using the hashtag #droughtshaming, Californians in the midst of a fourth year of drought have posted...
Continue ReadingPart four of Criminal Justice Series takes place Aug. 11
If drugs continue to flood into our neighborhoods, and if those who succumb to the lure of drugs are caught in an endless cycle of dependence and bouts of incarceration, what’s to become of our...
Continue ReadingFurman senior explores gentrification and compassionate housing
Fewer families in Greenville are making less money. Every income bracket less than $50,000 decreased from 1999 to 2013. Sounds good, right? Not so fast. Poring over Census data and a report by Harvard professors,...
Continue ReadingSustainability Science goes to the hospital
Parkland Memorial Hospital. For some, the name conjures images of a Presidential motorcade, Lee Harvey Oswald, the Texas School Book Depository, and the shock surrounding the assassination of John F. Kennedy, November 22, 1963,...
Continue ReadingBridging language barriers to healthcare
She met her new friends for the first time on the sixth floor of Greenville Memorial Hospital. And when they saw some of the first pictures of their newest family member, McKenna Luzynski ’18...
Continue ReadingStraight Talk SC: Thinking outside the cell
South Carolina and the nation have a problem with the criminal justice system—the U.S. prison population soared over the past four decades, resulting in overcrowded prisons, devastated communities, and burdened tax payers. In addition, the...
Continue ReadingFurman, USC School of Medicine Greenville forge new early admissions agreement
A unique agreement between Furman and the University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville (USCSOMG) will allow up to five Furman juniors each year to gain early admission to the medical school. The arrangement...
Continue ReadingPart three of Criminal Justice Series: Tuesday, Aug. 4
Minor drug offenses can sideline citizens for years as they serve out lengthy prison terms. After incarceration, many will go on to repeat offenses that landed them in prison in the first place. Is there...
Continue ReadingClass of 2015 receives Postgraduate Diploma in Corporate Sustainbility
Furman’s Center for Corporate and Professional Development has announced that 18 members of the class of 2015 have received the university’s Postgraduate Diploma in Corporate Sustainability. The program is offered annually to a select group of...
Continue ReadingRiley Institute lays groundwork for New Tech schools in South Carolina
South Carolina’s educational system needs a push if the state is to continue to compete well in a global economy. The Riley Institute at Furman and its partners are working toward that transformation. The innovative...
Continue ReadingGone fishing
Amy Poon ’16 brought her new graphite fly rod to Furman Lake for the first time Wednesday. It was her first time fishing at the lake, or anywhere for that matter. She’s feeling a bit...
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