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Furman grad Stubb in Wall Street Journal
Tensions run high at meetings of the European Council, and the hotel bars around the European Quarter in Brussels are usually full of policy makers and diplomats unwinding after negotiations. But you won't find Alexander...
Continue ReadingNo English for Furman student this summer
If you want to speak with Furman student Charlotte Holt this summer, you’re going to have to speak Mandarin. Holt, a junior from Summerville, is spending the summer in China and has signed a language...
Continue ReadingFurman, Duke, Vanderbilt share sustainability grant
JUNE 12, 2012 by Vince Moore, Director of News and Media Relations Furman, Duke and Vanderbilt universities will share a $75,000 grant from the Piedmont Natural Gas Foundation to support student fellowships in community sustainability,...
Continue ReadingJunior Charlotte Holt receives language scholarship from U.S. State Department
JUNE 1, 2012 by Tina Underwood, Contributing Writer Furman junior Charlotte Holt of Summerville has been awarded a Critical Language Scholarship from the U.S. Department of State to undergo intensive study of Mandarin. She will spend...
Continue ReadingMayEx course featured on Iowa TV
As part of Furman’s May Experience Study Away schedule, political science professor Glen Halva-Neubauer took a group of students to Iowa to study agriculture history and policy, food security, commodity vs. sustainable farming, and environmental...
Continue ReadingFurman graduate named Teacher of Year
Eric Tornfelt, a 2003 Furman graduate who teaches civics and economics at Mallard Creek High in North Carolina, has been named Teacher of the Year for the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. Tornfelt received his B.A. degree in political...
Continue ReadingFleming evaluates school vouchers
SPRING, 2012 As a senior research associate for the School Choice Demonstration Project at the University of Arkansas, David Fleming has been involved in a five-year evaluation of school vouchers in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Among the...
Continue ReadingNey Mock Trial Tournament opens with visit from retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice
MARCH 21, 2012 by Vince Moore, Media Relations The participants in the Carol N. Ney National Mock Trial Tournament at Furman this weekend will get a little more legal counsel than they were expecting when...
Continue ReadingWeddington reflects on Roe v. Wade
MARCH 8, 2012 by Mackenzie Fanaro '14, Contributing Writer In the 39 years since Sarah Weddington successfully argued Roe v. Wade before the U.S. Supreme Court, she has seen a great deal of change. “It is...
Continue ReadingSmolla on affirmative action, admission and the Constitution
MARCH 1, 2012 by Allison Davey ’14, Contributing Writer “I have a dream, that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of...
Continue ReadingSenior Erin Frazer joins the party in Scotland
Furman senior Erin Frazer recently attended her first ever Burns Supper—in the impressive surroundings of the Scottish Parliament. Frazier, a political science major from Simpsonville, is in Scotland this term working as an intern for...
Continue ReadingAlum Jessica Taylor talks politics
Jessica Taylor, a 2007 Furman graduate and senior analyst/reporter with The Rothenberg Political Report, recently appeared on MSNBC's “The Daily Rundown” with Chuck Todd to talk about the South Carolina Republican presidential primary. A native of...
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