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Women’s History Month: Former Justice Kay Hearn discusses ‘A Woman’s Place’
Kay Hearn, one of two women to ever serve on the South Carolina Supreme Court, visited Furman to talk about the past, present and future of the state’s judicial system.
Continue ReadingWomen’s History Month: Associate Dean Cynthia King is inspired by her late friend Janet Kwami
King is pleased that the number of women in her field of communication studies has grown rapidly; now they need to learn how to leverage their power.
Continue ReadingStudents share political science research projects at statewide conference
Logan Coffee ’24, Sim Colson ’26, Nicholas Hendrix ’24, Alex Threlkeld ’24, Mary Watts ’24 and Eric Wilson ’24 presented their research projects at the annual convention of the South Carolina Political Science Association at...
Continue ReadingKolb weighs in on disaster at Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge
Furman's Ken Kolb studies river navigation in addition to chairing the Department of Sociology. He spoke to news organizations about the container ship collision that led to the collapse of Baltimore's Key Bridge.
Continue ReadingFurman history alumnus named president of University of Saint Francis
Furman history alumnus Lance Richey '88 takes the reins at the University of Saint Francis after serving as interim president since May 2023.
Continue ReadingTollison highlights contributions of Upstate women
Courtney Tollison looks back from the American Revolution to present day to help viewers understand the impact of women on the Upcountry region of South Carolina.
Continue ReadingMoffett speaks to local news about solar eclipse
Eighty percent of the sun will be obscured by the moon in our area April 8 during a partial eclipse. In a story about the dangers of looking at the celestial event, a local TV...
Continue ReadingFurman Engaged: Green is good – for your mental health
Davis Dear ’24 has been measuring the effect of green spaces on quality of life and emotional state, one nature walk at a time.
Continue ReadingHow effective are vaccine mandates? Furman research shows: meh.
The question of vaccine mandates is complex. The study by Furman's Adam Richards adds to the important conversation of effectively protecting the population in a pandemic.
Continue ReadingWomen’s History Month: Exploring the ‘gendered origins’ of the hunger strike
Kathleen Casey, director of the Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies program, is enjoying a “full-circle moment” by bringing her academic mentor, Victoria Wolcott, to campus for a discussion of hunger strikes.
Continue ReadingHecimovich’s ‘Life and Times of Hannah Crafts’ featured in media outlets
Gregg Hecimovich's biography of America's first Black female novelist gains traction in multiple news and podcast outlets.
Continue ReadingWomen’s History Month: Professor Victoria Turgeon discusses women in STEM
Victoria Turgeon, who serves on a federally funded grant to address issues faced by women in STEM fields, says her mentor encouraged her to follow her own path, and he modeled joy and stressed the...
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