politics-and-international-affairs

Public media in a post-television era

Despite changes in technology, public media’s mission remains the same—to produce and deliver quality content and bring more people to the table, improving the civic life of the country, according to three women who are...

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John T. Scott of UC-Davis speaks Feb. 19

John T. Scott, Professor and Chair of the Political Science Department at the University of California at Davis, will speak on campus Thursday, Feb. 19 at 5 p.m. in Watkins Room of the Trone Student...

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Understanding peace through religion

[caption id="attachment_16397" align="alignright" width="300"] Savita Nair (left), Don Aiesi and Helen Lee Turner discuss religions. (photo by Melanie Brannon)[/caption] What do the Hopi Indians, Irish Catholics and Indian Sikhs have in common? They were all...

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Partnership creates new environmental research opportunities in China

It’s a region of China that boasts both rich biodiversity and immense ethnic cultural diversity. Thousands of plant and animal species can be found in the Yunnan province on snow-capped mountains in the north to...

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Riley Institute hosts “Women in Public Media”

Women lead our state’s and the nation’s most prominent public media organizations. Four women at the top tell how their leadership is shaping the future of public media in a two-evening symposium 7-8 p.m., Monday,...

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Students represent the U.S. at APEC conference

Meeting international students, political, and corporate leaders and learning about a rapidly globalizing world are just some of the benefits four Furman University seniors received from their trip to the APEC conference in Beijing, China, this...

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Jessica Taylor beats the clock on MSNBC

Jessica Taylor, a 2007 Furman graduate who serves as campaign editor for The Hill newspaper in Washington, D.C., recently appeared on MSNBC’s Up Against the Clock “Tournament of Champions.” Taylor demonstrated her knowledge of national...

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New York Times columnist to speak at Furman

Ross Douthat, op-ed columnist for The New York Times, will speak on the Furman campus Tuesday, Jan. 27 at 5 p.m. in Burgiss Theater of the Trone Student Center. His lecture, “The Futures of Christianity...

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Furman to host 2016 Mock Trial national championship

Furman has been selected to host the American Mock Trial Association (AMTA) National Championship tournament that will take place in April 2016. The event, which features the country's top college mock trial teams vying for...

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Students recognized for scholarship in political science

The Political Science Department recently presented the following 2013-2014 student awards, from left: Katherine Martin and Katie Lowery, The Henry P. Jones Medal in Political Science; Alison Bressler, Shane Farmer and Maddison Hall, Political Science Faculty Award;...

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Furman has built one of the nation’s top mock trial programs

So far this fall, the Furman mock trial team has participated in tournaments in Atlanta, Washington, D.C., Durham, Elon, Irvine, and Philadelphia. The extensive travel and countless hours of participation pay off for Furman Mock Trial, an...

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Providing commentary on midterm elections

When South Carolina ETV provided live, election night coverage during the 2014 midterms, Furman political science professor Brent Nelsen and two Furman students, Courtney Thomas and Andrew Smith, monitored social media channels and provided commentary...

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