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Studying the health implications of racist tweets
Can the way people talk about race online impact health? Furman’s Shaniece Criss wants to know. An assistant professor of health sciences, Criss is part of a national research collaborative, called Big Data for Health...
Continue ReadingAfter saving Biden, Black voters in SC will help shape general election
Racial unrest stemming from the deaths of George Floyd and other Black people at the hands of police is a factor in this year's election, says Furman University's Danielle Vinson, a professor of politics and...
Continue ReadingHistory Department presents ‘Race and Ethnicity in America: Past and Present’
Before she entered Furman, Asha Marie ’22 had already carved out a niche for racial equality and activism. Marie, who has lived most of her life in Greenville, South Carolina, was behind the petition to...
Continue ReadingLimitations to ‘coming out’ as a social justice strategy
Furman University's Scott Henderson, the William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Education and faculty sponsor of the Furman Pride Alliance, recently published “The Political Is Personal: Limitations to Coming Out as a Social Justice Strategy”...
Continue ReadingThe harsh reality of racism
"Racism has become so inherent in our system that it has become normalized," Qwameek Bethea '21, president of Furman's chapter of the NAACP, wrote in an op-ed published online June 28 by The Greenville News....
Continue ReadingFight to combat racism is far from over
Editor’s Note: We regret the use of the phrase “companion piece” in an earlier version of this story. We regularly post on our website and in social media commentary or media mentions of Furman faculty,...
Continue ReadingFurman has a role in addressing racism
Editor’s Note: We regret the use of the phrase “companion piece” in an earlier version of this story. We regularly post on our website and in social media commentary or media mentions of Furman faculty,...
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