Climate scientist Dr. Angel Hsu will lay out discreet steps to halt catastrophic climate change before former Vice President Al Gore (live via remote camera) offers reasons to hope about our climate future. In a panel moderated by Furman professor of sustainability science Dr. Matthew Cohen, Hsu will be joined in conversation by Stinson Woodward […]
Coffee and Conversation with Dr. Angel Hsu, climate scientist, professor at UNC, founder and director of Data-Driven EcoPolicy Lab (bio here) Hosted by Dr. Kate Kaup, Furman professor of Asian studies & politics and international affairs When: Wednesday, August 31 at 10:00 am Where: Johns Hall Community Square RSVP here to attend.
Phyllis Cuttino ’88, CEO of The Climate Reality Project, shares how industry is responding to the need to slow the trajectory of climate change, setting the stage for a conversation with Proterra Transit President Julian Soell, Milliken Senior VP Kasel Knight, Sustain SC CEO Ethel Bunch, and S.C. Senator Tom Davis about how South Carolina […]
Tuesday, September 13th at 5:30 p.m. Location: Trustees Dining Room Guest Presenters: Associate Professor Claire Whitlinger, Sociology & Professor Akan Malici, politics and international affairs Join for a community meal and vocational stories. Click here to register by September 6th.
Dr. Katharine Hayhoe, the top climate scientist for The Nature Conservancy and evangelical Christian, will share how our values connect to climate action and why it’s important for us to talk about our changing climate regularly. Three dedicated climate leaders, Furman professor of sustainability science Dr. Geoffrey Habron, The Nature Conservancy in South Carolina executive […]
Join Professor Danielle Vinson for a conversation with former Congressman Dan Lipinski about the obstacles polarization creates for policymaking and the broader threats it poses to our political system. Sept. 19, 5:00-6:00 p.m. Johns Hall 101. CLP credit pending.
CLP - Defending the Constitution: U.S. Attorney’s Office as Guardian of Our Rights Hear from United States Attorney for the District of South Carolina, Adair Ford Boroughs '02, followed by a conversation with Teresa Nesbitt Cosby, professor of politics and international affairs. Tuesday, Sept. 20, 5-6 p.m. at Hartness Pavilion Presented by the Riley Institute […]
Understanding Roe v. Wade - Engage with our Furman community about the history and repercussions of the 1973 legal case and its June 24, 2022 overturning. Wednesday, September 28th, 5:00-6:15 PM in McEachern Lecture Hall
A conversation about race, culture, & community. Feat. Authors Wanda Lloyd and Tina McElroy Ansa joined by Professor Teresa Cosby. Wednesday, October 5th 5 p.m. Burgiss Theatre (Trone Student Center)
Liberals have accomplished much of what they set out to do. But once you have created a more egalitarian democratic society, what comes next? Can liberalism be sustained, or will it succumb to radicalism and revolution? Join us on Thursday, October 20th as we hear Barton Swaim, editorial page writer for the Wall Street Journal, […]
From the historic Galveston hurricane of 1900 to America’s first modern serial killer, to an intimate look at Winston Churchill during the Blitz, narrative nonfiction writer Erik Larson has a habit of bringing historical events to life in ways that put them atop best-seller lists. On Thursday, Oct. 20, Larson will be in Greenville to […]
A Conversation with Erik Larson, author of The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz Friday, October 21 at 9:30 a.m. Johns Hall Community Square Join them for coffee, scones, and conversation with Erik Larson and Dr. Jim Guth. Larson, author of six New York Times bestsellers, will discuss his book […]