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After the protests: Book describes how communities can make systemic change
[caption id="attachment_45700" align="alignright" width="265"] "Between Remembrance and Repair" is publishing on the 56th anniversary of the "Mississippi Burning" murders.[/caption] The Black Lives Matter movement skyrocketed after the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud...
Continue ReadingEnding systemic racism
On the fifth anniversary of the Mother Emanuel murders by a white supremacist, recent deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery remind us that we still need to have difficult conversations about ending...
Continue ReadingJoseph Vaughn statue taking shape
Steven Whyte, a Carmel, California-based sculptor, is recreating an iconic image of Joseph Vaughn, Furman University’s first African American undergraduate student, as a bronze statue that will forever commemorate Vaughn’s walk up the steps to...
Continue ReadingDeepening the Furman Experience
"The Furman Advantage has been embraced on campus 'because it is authentic to what Furman has always been,'" President Elizabeth Davis said in this June 12 Greenville News profile. Although the pandemic is challenging, Davis said...
Continue ReadingFurman’s fall semester to begin Aug. 18
Furman University announced its fall 2020 schedule today, with a planned full semester of in-person instruction beginning Aug. 18, one week sooner than previously scheduled. Students will leave for Thanksgiving break and finish final exams...
Continue ReadingCan’t stop the FUNC
While Furman’s campus closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic has caused many student clubs and organizations to be less active for the remainder of the semester, there are some that have adapted to the new...
Continue ReadingSeniors took art show ‘Beyond These Walls’
Furman art students were getting ready for the culmination of their college experience: the senior art show. They would learn to create a gallery installation, share it with family and friends and maybe sell some...
Continue ReadingFurman Implements Furloughs, Discontinues Baseball and Men’s Lacrosse
In an effort to address the unprecedented financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, Furman University on Monday announced that it would cut the salaries of the president and senior administrators, implement furloughs and budget reductions...
Continue ReadingWorking at the medical front
In April, Ben Daxon ’05 had jumped fully into the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City, where life had been upended, when he wrote a hopeful post on his Facebook page: “Day...
Continue ReadingHealth intern helps company pivot to meet pandemic demand
When the employees of Greenville-based Humimic Medical brainstormed ways the company could be competitive and relevant during the COVID-19 pandemic, Furman University senior Heath Hawkins was in the middle of the discussion. Within hours, Humimic,...
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