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Environmentalism in Islam
NOVEMBER 12, 2012 by Maggie Johnson '14 What does Islam have to do with environmentalism? In a talk given Thursday in Patrick Lecture Hall, Eleanor Finnegan gave a presentation connecting these seemingly separate concepts.
Continue ReadingFurman English graduate Westervelt ’90 coauthors book
NOVEMBER 7, 2012 by Tina Underwood, Contributing Writer Furman English alumna Saundra Davis Westervelt ‘90 has coauthored a book about life after death row. Published by Rutgers University Press, “Life after Death Row: Exonerees’ Search for...
Continue ReadingTheatre production gets good review
Lillian Hellman’s “The Children’s Hour” is about the corrosive power of a lie, how it can plague its victims and destroy lives. According to Greenville News arts writer Paul Hyde, Furman’s production of “The Children’s Hour”...
Continue ReadingIslam and democracy
NOVEMBER 5, 2012 by Maggie Johnson '14, Contributing Writer Is Islam compatible with democracy? In a presentation given Thursday in Daniel Chapel, Professor Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na'im asked the audience to take a cross-cultural look at...
Continue Reading$2 million for fine arts at Furman
The Duke Endowment has awarded Furman a $2 million grant that will help fund a new initiative to enhance and expand the university’s programs in music, art and theatre, including a collaborative partnership with the...
Continue ReadingThe Children’s Hour is a tense teaser
NOVEMBER 1, 2012 by Jenn Summers '13, Contributing Writer The effort that goes into a play's production? Countless hours, multiple rehearsals, and thirty or so student backstage workers all on night number one. Seeing the...
Continue ReadingNew faculty positions in the arts
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded Furman an $800,000 grant in support of the school’s new initiative to enrich its fine arts program. According to John Beckford, the university's vice president for academic affairs...
Continue ReadingFurman student remembers photo
When Furman student Samuel Douglas was 11 years old, he was part of a famous photo where he ran alongside Lance Armstrong during a bike race in Georgia. The photo, which appeared on the front...
Continue ReadingGender violence: Not just a women’s issue
OCTOBER 26, 2012 by Maggie Johnson’14, Contributing Writer In a country that claims "justice for all," it should come as a shock that issues of domestic and sexual violence toward women tend to be met...
Continue ReadingGifted/talented teachers to receive training
OCTOBER 25, 2012 by Erikah Haavie, Contributing Writer Furman's Office of Graduate Studies has received a $36,043 grant from the South Carolina Department of Education to offer two certification courses in gifted and talented education...
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