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Furman offers new major–women’s, gender and sexuality studies
Furman University will begin offering a new major in women’s, gender and sexuality studies (WGSS). Currently available as a minor, the WGSS major will be offered to students for the first time in fall 2019....
Continue ReadingFurman University to honor first black student
Furman University has voted unanimously to erect a statue in honor of Joseph Vaughn, the university's first African American student, and review its mission and vision with an eye toward inclusivity. COLORLINES reported on the statement issued from...
Continue ReadingFurman announces big changes after learning its historical ties to slavery
Furman University’s board of trustees unanimously approved several recommendations from the Task Force on Slavery and Justice after learning about the school’s ties to slavery. Board member Baxter Wynn announced the recommendations the school plans to...
Continue ReadingFurman cuts ties to slavery, makes changes in response to report
Brennan McDavid, a reporter with WYFF 4, was among the media attending the announcement centered on a report crafted by Furman University's Task Force on Slavery and Justice. In "Seeking Abraham," the task force recommended...
Continue ReadingHarvard profits from photos of slaves, lawsuit claims
As Furman University and other institutions reckon with their historical ties to slavery, Harvard University is faced with a dispute over the ownership and use of slave daguerreotypes, a kind of early photograph. A lawsuit...
Continue ReadingFurman board approves name change, statue
The Furman University Board of Trustees unanimously approved recommendations from the institution’s Special Committee on Slavery and Justice to rename James C. Furman Hall to Furman Hall and to create a statue and day of...
Continue ReadingMeet Georgia’s 2020 Teacher of the Year
Tracey Nance Pendley, a 2006 Furman University sociology and religion graduate, has been named Georgia's 2020 Teacher of the Year. Pendley, who completed a master's in teaching through the University of Chicago’s Urban Teacher Education Program,...
Continue ReadingRiley Institute names new class of Emerging Public Leaders
The Riley Institute at Furman University has announced its 2019-2020 class of Emerging Public Leaders (EPL). Launched in 2002 by the Riley Institute, EPL is an intensive, statewide service-oriented leadership program for rising high school...
Continue ReadingFurman named to inaugural cohort of First Forward institutions
Furman University has been named to the 2019-20 inaugural cohort of 80 institutions dedicated to first-generation student success — First Forward. First Forward is a program of the Center for First-generation Student Success, an initiative...
Continue ReadingFurman: ‘A Tree Campus USA’
Furman's 11th straight designation as a Tree Campus USA by the Arbor Day Foundation captured the attention of journalist Matt Hogan of 106.3 WORD. He sat down with Furman Associate Director of Sustainability Assessment Laura...
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