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12 ways past epidemics changed everyday life
In a Reader's Digest article published by MSN, the author looks at historical epidemics and how they shaped building practices and materials, beauty, fashion, vaccines and more. In at least one of the "12 ways" disease...
Continue ReadingWho gets a bed during coronavirus crisis? SC task force creates plan
It's not a question of if, but when, says Carmela Epright with regard to the possibility of an overwhelming COVID-19-like pandemic in the Palmetto State. Epright, a Furman University philosophy professor, is part of the...
Continue ReadingFurman, home to 40 students during COVID crisis
Angelia Davis of The Greenville News pens an article about the clusters of students that remain on shuttered Upstate college campuses during the COVID-19 crisis. Forty Furman students, mostly international, continue to call Furman home....
Continue ReadingUpstate colleges offer virtual tours after coronavirus closures
How do university enrollment officers attract the college bound to campus when onsite visits are shut down due to COVID-19? Ariel Gilreath of The Greenville News spoke to Brad Pochard, Furman University associate vice president...
Continue ReadingArmy of virus tracers takes shape in Massachusetts
While many join the ranks of the unemployed or are furloughed due to COVID-19, some enter into the employ of virus trackers like Partners in Health. At the behest of Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker, the...
Continue ReadingFamily heirloom links past, childhood friends
Fellow Furman University alumni Keith Jameson Richard '90 and Travis Moore '90 have been friends since childhood. Both from Greenwood, South Carolina, Richard is a New York-based tenor who regularly performs at the Metropolitan Opera,...
Continue ReadingExtending the job search
While Wall Street continues its roller coaster ride, and jobless claims reach record highs in the United States amid the spread of coronavirus, graduating college seniors across the country suddenly find themselves on shaky ground....
Continue ReadingTeaching in the time of COVID-19
The Furman community is much more than a physical location. Click below for a special message from our faculty and coaches: Before the COVID-19 pandemic began wreaking havoc in higher education across the United States,...
Continue ReadingArtist Minute: Miranda Barnett
Miranda Barnett's final appearances in The Warehouse Theatre's "Hedwig and the Angry Inch" were cancelled due to the coronavirus threat. The Greenville actor and Furman University alumna was featured in UpstateBizSC's "Artist Minute," a short...
Continue ReadingYou can’t compromise with racism
Furman University is mentioned in article appearing in Diverse: Issues in Higher Education about symbols that pay homage to slave owners and Confederate war heroes on college campuses. The authors point to Furman and about...
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