politics-and-international-affairs
Miss S.C. pledges support for statewide texting ban
Furman alumna and Miss S.C. 2013 Brooke Mosteller came to the State House Wednesday, May 7, with Miss Teen S.C. Brook Sill and dozens of other women vying for Mosteller’s crown this year, to sign...
Continue ReadingHow Washington works
Sixteen Furman political science majors and Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets got a unique view of the inner workings of Washington, D.C., during a recent trip hosted by former Furman ROTC instructor and retired Army...
Continue ReadingRadio host Mike Gallagher to speak about conservative altruism
Greenville's own Mike Gallagher, political commentator, thespian and radio host, will speak on the Furman campus Thursday, April 10 at 5 p.m. in Shaw Hall of the Younts Conference Center. His CLP lecture, “A Conservative’s Approach...
Continue ReadingTocqueville on Civil Religion in America
Hiram College Political Science Professor John C. Koritansky will speak on the topic, “Tocqueville on Civil Religion in America” at 4:30 p.m. April 16 in Johns Hall Room 101 on the Furman University campus. The...
Continue ReadingFurman to host international symposium on Japan March 25-26
Kenichiro Sasae, Japan’s current Ambassador to the United States, and Michael Armacost, former U.S. Ambassador to Japan, will be the keynote speakers when Furman hosts a two-day international symposium, “Japan in the 21st Century,” March...
Continue ReadingClarence Jones to speak at Furman Jan. 27
Clarence B. Jones, who served as political advisor, counsel and draft speechwriter for Martin Luther King, Jr., will speak on the Furman campus Monday, Jan. 27 at 7 p.m. in Shaw Hall of Younts Conference...
Continue ReadingAn American student in Indonesia
Attending the 2013 Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation CEO Summit in Bali, Indonesia this fall was the biggest gift that Furman senior Katie Lowery had ever received. But it was also a revelatory experience. While Lowery,...
Continue ReadingJamming for a cause
Furman graduate Charles Hedgepeth wants his music to be more than a form of entertainment; he hopes it can be a tool to help others. Hedgepeth, a singer and guitarist with the band The Work,...
Continue ReadingHanging out at the White House
Maurice Owens, a 2002 Furman graduate in political science, is currently working in the White House as special assistant to chief of staff Denis McDonough. Owens started work at the White House under President George...
Continue ReadingStudents serve as delegates to APEC summit
While the U.S. debt crisis and a government shutdown prevented President Barack Obama from attending the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Indonesia last week, four Furman students made the trip. The summit, a meeting...
Continue ReadingWe can act when we stare at evil
Furman political science professor Liz Smith teaches a course in “Politics of Good and Evil,” where the class studies man’s inhumanity to man, as evidenced by genocides and mass killings, as well as acts of...
Continue ReadingCurrys’ gift bolsters Tocqueville program
The Tocqueville Program at Furman promotes the continuing relevance of Western and American political thought, attracts some of the nation’s most prominent scholars to campus, and sponsors a popular student seminar in political thought. Now,...
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