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Breaking the cycle
South Carolinians who are struggling need a living wage if they are ever to climb out of poverty, said a state representative at the summer series of StraightTalkSC, sponsored by the Riley Institute at Furman...
Continue ReadingHestermann named executive director of GHS partnership
Furman University and Greenville Health System (GHS) announced today that Furman biology professor Eli Hestermann will assume the responsibilities of overseeing the new academic partnership between the two organizations. As Executive Director of Health Education/Undergraduate Studies...
Continue ReadingFostering community, cultivating leaders
Seventeen rising seniors from high schools across the state recently came to Riley Institute’s Emerging Public Leaders program at Furman University to learn more about service-oriented leadership and begin local projects to improve their communities....
Continue ReadingRiley Institute Selects Emerging Public Leaders
The Richard W. Riley Institute at Furman University has named 16 participants for its 2014-2015 Emerging Public Leaders Program. The award-winning Emerging Public Leaders Program is offered free of charge and is designed for a select...
Continue ReadingProfessor Andersen receives Fulbright to teach in Croatia
Furman Earth and Environmental Sciences professor Brannon Andersen has been awarded a Fulbright Scholarship for teaching and research at the University of Zadar in Croatia during the 2014-15 academic year. Through the grant, Dr. Andersen will...
Continue ReadingRiley Institute celebrates 10 years of DLI
More than 80 business, education and community leaders gathered at Michelin North America Monday morning to help the Riley Institute at Furman celebrate the 10-year anniversary of its highly successful Diversity Leaders Initiative (DLI) program. The...
Continue ReadingDLI Anniversary Celebration
The Diversity Leadership Initiative, part of Furman University’s Riley Institute, celebrated 10 years of achievement and unveiled Unite South Carolina, a magazine that looks at 10 of those successes, at a breakfast hosted by Michelin North...
Continue ReadingFurman hosts conference for sustainability coordinators
Furman University will host a conference of regional university sustainability directors and coordinators June 2–4. The meeting will take place at the Shi Center for Sustainability and other locations in Greenville. Established in 2009 and...
Continue ReadingFurman receives arboretum designation
Furman University has received accreditation as a Level I arboretum through The Morton Register of Arboreta. Furman earned the recognition for exemplifying tree conservation, species diversity, and educational resources and events focused on landscapes and...
Continue ReadingWagenknecht receives NSF grant
Paul Wagenknecht, Furman University Professor of Chemistry, has been awarded a $300,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to support investigations into cheaper ways to convert solar energy into electricity. Says Dr. Wagenknecht, “Basically, our research...
Continue ReadingEducating for sustainability
Furman University is listed in the fifth edition of The Princeton Review's Guide to 332 Green Colleges: 2014 Edition, a guidebook saluting the most environmentally responsible “green colleges.” The new edition of the free guidebook...
Continue ReadingFurman listed in Princeton Review’s Guide to Green Colleges
Furman University is listed in the fifth edition of The Princeton Review's Guide to 332 Green Colleges: 2014 Edition, a guidebook saluting the most environmentally responsible “green colleges.” The new edition of the free guidebook...
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