education

The silencing of LGBTQ voices in U.S. public schools

In a piece he wrote for Shuddhashar's education issue, A. Scott Henderson, the William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Education at Furman University, describes the ways in which conservative political groups in the U.S. have...

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Walker Zimmerman’s USMNT journey: How faith and fortitude helped him become America’s best center-back

Nashville SC defender and USMNT member Walker Zimmerman '15 is set to become the third player in Furman University's history to compete in a FIFA World Cup later this year in Qatar. Zimmerman, who played...

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Better counseling or better gun control?

In the wake of the Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde, Texas, where 19 children and two teachers perished, FOX Carolina reached out to longtime South Carolina educator and Furman University Education Professor Paul Thomas....

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Furman named a Best Value College for 2022 by The Princeton Review

Furman University has been named a Best Value College for 2022 by The Princeton Review based on data from its surveys of administrators at about 650 colleges in 2021-2022. The company also factored in data...

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Pathways course approved to guide students through The Furman Advantage

Furman University faculty have voted to make Pathways, a two-year program central to The Furman Advantage, a graduation requirement for all students starting in Fall 2022. Pathways is a one-credit class each semester for first-...

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Fall 2021 Dean’s List

More than 1,000 students made the Dean’s List for the 2021 fall term. The honor is awarded to full-time undergraduates who earn a grade point average of at least 3.4 during the semester. The students,...

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Pontari named interim vice president for academic affairs and provost

Beth Pontari, who has led Furman University’s engaged learning efforts as associate provost since 2017, will serve as interim vice president for academic affairs and provost, beginning July 1, Furman President Elizabeth Davis announced Wednesday....

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Thomas answers questions about critical race theory

With multiple bills in the South Carolina legislature aimed at critical race theory, Fox Carolina turned to Paul Thomas, professor of education, to explain what the term means. Thomas explained that critical race theory is...

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Science backs balanced teaching of reading, not intensive phonics

[caption id="attachment_51032" align="alignright" width="300"] Paul L. Thomas, Department of Education.[/caption] In a commentary appearing in Statehouse Report, Paul Thomas, a Furman University education professor, cites new research to shed light on the debate in South...

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Judy Bainbridge’s columns made Upstate history vibrant, real

Furman University's Scott Henderson penned a tribute to Judy Bainbridge after her 525th and final column in The Greenville News, which published 22 years of twice-monthly articles about Greenville and the Upstate. Retired professor emerita...

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Have we gotten student success completely backward?

In an article appearing in The Chronicle of Education, Aaron Basko, associate vice president for enrollment management at the University of Lynchburg, in Virginia, cites the Gallup-Purdue Index, which lays out “The Big 6 for...

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Students soar in ‘Wings of the City’ Instagram challenge

When Furman Spanish Professor Angélica Lozano-Alonso asked her students to participate in the #WingsoftheCityGVL Instagram photo challenge, she no doubt would’ve been thrilled with a single winner from her class. Turns out her students swept...

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