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Is SC last in education?
Is South Carolina really last in the nation in terms of K-12 and higher education? A U.S. News and World Report study ranks the Palmetto State in the 40s for metrics such as preschool enrollment,...
Continue ReadingFUSAB hosts comedian Mike Birbiglia Sept. 7
Furman University will host comedian Mike Birbiglia on campus Thursday, Sept. 7, at 7 p.m. in McAlister Auditorium. “An Evening with Mike Birbiglia,” is presented by Furman University Student Activities Board (FUSAB). His performance is...
Continue ReadingBillings named Greenville County Schools Teacher of the Year
Suzanne (Schwerin) Billings, a fourth-grade teacher at Plain Elementary School and 1995 Furman University graduate, has been named Greenville County Schools Teacher of the Year, Superintendent Burke Royster announced Wednesday. The award was reported in...
Continue ReadingFurman Theatre presents “Danny and the Deep Blue Sea” Sept. 1-2
Furman University Theatre will present John Patrick Shanley’s Danny and the Deep Blue Sea Friday and Saturday, Sept. 1 and Sept. 2 at 8 p.m., with a Saturday matinee Sept. 2 at 3 p.m. All...
Continue ReadingAmerica has never been a country of white people
Philosophy professor David Gandolfo responds to claims by white nationalists that America is losing its white identity, and policies should be adopted to preserve that identity. In an opinion piece he wrote for The Greenville...
Continue ReadingRead to succeed poised to fail students
What could be wrong with a program named "Read to Succeed"? Plenty, according to Furman education professor Paul Thomas. In an opinion piece he writes for the Greenville Journal, Thomas says, "Textbook worksheets on literacy...
Continue ReadingDistinguished Visiting Professor of Violin Preucil in recital Aug. 29
Distinguished Visiting Professor of Violin at Furman University William Preucil will present a recital Tuesday, Aug. 29 at 8 p.m. in Daniel Recital Hall on campus. The event is free and open to the public...
Continue ReadingJoel Frahm Trio in concert Sept. 8
The Furman Department of Music will present a concert featuring the Joel Frahm Trio Friday, Sept. 8 at 8 p.m. in Daniel Recital Hall on campus. Presented by the Department of Music and Jazz Studies,...
Continue ReadingNew indoor soccer park more than a place to play
Furman alumni Anthony Esquivel (Class of 2003) and Olivia (de Castro) Esquivel (Class of 2006) have opened Copa Indoor Soccer near Berea, a community where 25 percent of the population is Hispanic/Latino. Anthony, a political...
Continue ReadingJust ‘Men at Work’? Signs ignore another gender at work
Many of us may ignore the "Men Working" signs we see along roadways and construction sites because that's just the way it has always been. But for Furman politics and international affairs major Katherine West...
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