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Greenville Journal talks with Dick Riley about being 90

The Greenville Journal ran a feature about Richard W. Riley '54, former two-time governor of South Carolina, secretary of Education under President Bill Clinton and chief inspiration officer of The Riley Institute at Furman. The...

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Upstate student works to start relief effort for Turkey earthquake victims

Local TV station visits campus and speaks with Deniz Sariaslan '25 and the Center for Inclusive Communities' Alex Akulli about ways to help those impacted by the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria.

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Council locks in new sustainability plan

The City of Greenville adopts its first sustainability plan that covers everything from air and water to transportation and mobility. The Shi Institute for Sustainable Communities plays a key role in its development.

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Coastal legal issues are focus of climate symposium

The 15th annual Law & Society Symposium, sponsored by the Charleston School of Law and the Riley Institute, explores the question of how the law is affected as a result of climate change and how...

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The Riley Institute releases book on groundbreaking Education Improvement Act

Richard W. Riley, two-term South Carolina governor and architect of the Education Improvement Act, rallied the people of South Carolina to get behind the legislation. A book about the EIA launched at the Trone Student...

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Greenville needs more affordable housing. We talked to experts and officials about solutions.

How does the City of Greenville shore up affordable housing? Experts offer ways to make it happen. Hear from Furman's Chandra Dillard and alumna Lillian Brock Flemming.

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Greenville News wins February Sidney Award for revealing the heavy cost of gentrification

The Greenville News collaborates with Furman University in "The Cost of Unity," an award-winning series about gentrification and racial displacement in one of the Southeast's fastest growing cities.

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Experts hash out what entrepreneurial success means for Greenville

A panel that included Furman's own Bryan Davis of The Hill Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship discussed how to measure Greenville's entrepreneurial climate.

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A look at Judson Mill: How mill revitalization impacts surrounding communities

Revitalization of the Judson Mill District is good for some. Is it good for all? Ken Kolb, chair of the sociology department, weighs in with his thoughts in a FOX Carolina report.

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New playbook offers strategies for legislative success

A new book by The Riley Institute and W. Robert Saffold describes how a team of state and local leaders mobilized the grassroots and transformed public education. Andy Brack of Statehouse Report gives a glowing...

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Joseph Vaughn Day celebrates courage, purpose and resilience

The annual celebration commemorates the legacy of Furman’s first Black undergraduate.

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Priced out, pushed out; Furman study documents how revitalization has impacted Greenville’s Black neighborhoods

Furman's Ken Kolb goes on record with FOX Carolina about the impact of Greenville's rapid growth on historically Black communities.

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