sociology
Greenville women lack support to fight ‘pressure’ of traditional gender roles
In The Greenville News, Furman University's Sarah Adeyinka-Skold, an assistant professor of sociology, weighs in on the subject of gender roles in traditional American households. She told journalist Krys Merryman that while the population of...
Continue ReadingO Tannenbaum, O Tannenbaum
The trappings of Christmas – stockings hung by the chimney with care, mistletoe, the crush of holiday shoppers, St. Nick and his doppelgangers, a rainbow of lights, bellringers, too much food, brightly packaged gifts, and...
Continue ReadingFurman professor’s book examines ‘Retail Inequality’ in Greenville
You may have been hearing the phrase “food desert” for more than two decades now. Since it first officially appeared in a 1995 report from a UK government task force, it has become a common...
Continue ReadingThis holiday season, it’s time for the government to stop dictating the food choices of the poor
Ken Kolb, professor and chair of the sociology department at Furman University, has written an opinion piece for TPM. In it, he argues that nutritional assistance programs like SNAP and WIC do little to foster...
Continue ReadingAsha Marie Larson-Baldwin named George J. Mitchell Scholar
The waiting was agonizing for Asha Marie Larson-Baldwin ’22. On the day she would learn whether she had been accepted as one of only 12 class of 2023 George J. Mitchell Scholars, Larson-Baldwin was too...
Continue ReadingHave 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...
Continue ReadingGreenville looks to set statewide example in solving food desert problem
Concerned citizens and groups like LiveWell Greenville aim to make food deserts a thing of the past. Food deserts, where there's a lack of access to healthy, fresh foods, are typically found in low-income urban...
Continue ReadingWhy city’s West Greenville plan must address the area’s racial inequities
In an opinion piece appearing in The Greenville News, two Furman University professors sound off on the City of Greenville's proposed Micro-Area Plan, a.k.a. Village Action Plan, for the Village of West Greenville. Judith Williams,...
Continue ReadingAmid a global supply chain crisis, how New Orleans port has avoided major shipping delays
New Orleans native and Furman University sociologist Kenneth Kolb has coauthored a piece for The Times-Picayune about supply chain woes at ports throughout the United States. A paywall-free version of the article is available here....
Continue ReadingFormer Central Missouri President Charles Ambrose named chancellor of Henderson State
Furman University alumnus and member of the Furman Board of Trustees Charles "Chuck" Ambrose will take the reins at Henderson State University (Arkadelphia), which became part of the Arkansas State University System this year. His...
Continue ReadingGreenville churches, faith groups address affordable housing gap
Greenville area faith communities are doing their part to shore up a dearth in affordable housing in the Upstate by selling off and/or developing their unused property for single-family homes. A report by Angelia Davis...
Continue ReadingNew book tackles what people get wrong about food deserts in Southernside, West Greenville
[caption id="attachment_52348" align="alignright" width="200"] Kolb's book is due out in December.[/caption] Ken Kolb, professor and chair of the sociology department at Furman University, is set to publish his second book, "Retail Inequality: Reframing the Food...
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