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Furman demonstrates commitment to fair, sustainable labor practices
Furman renews its commitment to socially just labor and sourcing practices through its membership with the Fair Labor Association. Local news sources pick up the story.
Continue ReadingFurman alumna Brown-Nagin responds to affirmative action ruling
Harvard professor Tomiko Brown-Nagin '92 H'23 writes an opening opinion piece to The New York Times' "How To Fix College Admissions Now" in the wake of the SCOTUS' ruling on affirmative action.
Continue ReadingAdvantage Scholars prepare to join the Furman community
In an immersive three-day program, incoming students got a preview of how the Furman community is facing issues locally and globally – and learned more about how they can be a part of it.
Continue ReadingFurman rejoins the Fair Labor Association
Students pressed for the university’s membership to an organization that seeks greater transparency and accountability on behalf of workers worldwide.
Continue ReadingIn Cambodia, health care and ‘the human side of people’
During a May Experience to Cambodia, students shadowed clinicians, attended classes, kept observation journals and produced a paper comparing the health care systems.
Continue ReadingFair works with clinic that provides ‘human-centered care’
IACH's Melissa Fair cites statistics that demand non-judgmental, trauma-informed care for expectant mothers with SUD. The aim of Magdelene Clinic is to retain families and demonstrate that patients are making strides toward recovery.
Continue ReadingTimeline chronicles pivotal moments in LGBTQIA+ history
Jeffrey Makala of Special Collections leads effort to document significant moments in LGBTQIA+ history at Furman. The timeline spans five decades.
Continue ReadingFurman’s Predmore talks sustainability with local news anchor
Award-winning Anchor Amy Wood visits The Shi Institute and speaks with Andrew Predmore, executive director, about how Furman is walking the talk with respect to sustainability.
Continue ReadingShi Institute’s Sustainability Summit gains media attention
The BMW Charity Pro-Am included a Sustainability Summit presented by the Shi Institute in partnership with PNG. A local news station covered the event.
Continue ReadingFurman drives the conservation conversation at sustainability summit
Furman University President Elizabeth Davis and Andrew Predmore, executive director of The Shi Institute for Sustainable Communities, spoke to an audience of sustainability leaders from many Upstate South Carolina organizations.
Continue ReadingCompostable cutlery, developed with Furman help, makes news
Fox Carolina talked with Mike Haubert about the compostable cutlery his company is developing with help from Furman's Shi Institute.
Continue ReadingFurman’s Shaniece Criss connects dots between social media and birth outcomes
Negative words and attitudes toward various ethnic groups matter when it comes to birth outcomes. Furman's Shaniece Criss explains in a TEDxFurmanU talk on YouTube.
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