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Are South Carolina schools really the worst in the nation?
In U.S. News & World Report's inaugural ranking of the 50 states, South Carolina holds the dubious distinction of last place for education. Cindy Landrum of Greenville Journal taps education experts to break down how the...
Continue ReadingLive close to the gym
An article in The Wall Street Journal suggests that the farther people live from their fitness centers, the less likely they are to get in their workout. The article cited several studies that support this...
Continue ReadingHigh Noon on April 5: Brent Nelsen looks at Trump presidency
Brent Nelsen, professor of Politics and International Affairs at Furman University, will analyze the first few months of Donald Trump’s presidency when he speaks at the university’s High Noon spring lecture series Wednesday, April 5....
Continue ReadingDanielle Vinson authors book about Congress and the media
Furman University Professor C. Danielle Vinson has authored a new book, Congress and the Media: Beyond Institutional Power (Oxford University Press, 2017). [caption id="attachment_31054" align="alignright" width="331"] Vinson's new book explores four decades of Congress and...
Continue ReadingSpring High Noon lecture series begins March 22
Furman history professor Courtney Tollison will kick off the university’s High Noon spring lecture series Wednesday, March 22 when she talks about the many ways Greenville was impacted during the period of World War I....
Continue ReadingSen. Graham’s challenge
According to Furman political scientists Brent Nelsen and Danielle Vinson, South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham’s role as a legislative deal-maker will become more important than ever during the Donald Trump presidency. And it will be...
Continue ReadingProfessor Tom Smythe to speak at SEC Evidence Summit
Furman University Business and Accounting Professor Tom Smythe has spent his academic career researching how consumers make decisions about investing in mutual funds. And Smythe will share that research when he speaks at the Evidence...
Continue ReadingWhy Christian conservatives are happy with Trump
Furman University Politics and International Affairs professor James Guth was tapped for a story which appeared in The Christian Science Monitor. He says the vacant Supreme Court seat left by Justice Antonin Scalia “sealed the...
Continue ReadingTrump will be a president unlike any other
Like others in the news media, The Columbus Dispatch attempts to predict the behavior of the incoming 45th President of the United States. Will President-elect Trump follow through with campaign promises? What policies and issues will...
Continue ReadingReligion and the European Union
In their book, Religion and the Struggle for European Union, Furman political scientists Jim Guth and Brent Nelsen examine the role religion still plays on the continent, especially as it concerns support for or opposition...
Continue ReadingTrump and the Economy
What will the Trump presidency mean for the national and Upstate economies? GSA Business had the questions and Furman business professor Tom Smythe provided some answers. “In the short-term, which to me includes 2017, I think...
Continue ReadingPhysically and Academically Fit
Research by Furman health sciences professor Julian Reed has consistently shown that physically active and physically fit children have greater academic performance, academic achievement, and enhanced cognition compared to their less active peers. Dr. Reed...
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