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Guest on FOX Carolina, Henderson discusses newly elected superintendent of education
Education professor discusses the issues Ellen Weaver will face in her new role as South Carolina superintendent of education.
Continue ReadingCOVID-19 origins: Investigating a ‘complex and grave situation’ inside a Wuhan lab
State Department political officer and Asian studies alum Toy Reid '00 employs language skills to uncover a nuanced parlance used by Chinese Communist Party officials when speaking about circumstances related to the pandemic.
Continue ReadingColleges take precautions amid new surge
Ahead of the start of spring semester at Furman University, FOX Carolina spoke to Jason Cassidy, associate vice president for student life and dean of students, about COVID-19 booster shots and masking. Based on word...
Continue ReadingCOVID-19 became catalyst for trend of colleges waiving test scores for admission
COVID-19 spurred the trend of colleges and universities toward waiving the standardized test scores' requirement for admission, but some local colleges, like Furman University, are already test-optional schools. Entrance exams and the trend away from...
Continue ReadingA ‘sweet season’ for South Carolina-born Needtobreathe
Furman University alumnus Bear Rinehart '03, founding member and lead singer for Christian rock band Needtobreathe, was featured in an article appearing the The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The former Paladin wide receiver and political science graduate...
Continue ReadingWhy has COVID and the response to COVID become so political?
The political incentives today push politicians to make every national issue a wedge that further pushes American citizens to one camp or another, Brent Nelsen, professor of politics and international affairs at Furman University, writes...
Continue ReadingMore than 200 public US colleges are requiring COVID vaccines. In SC, that’s illegal.
Wofford College and Furman University are the only colleges in South Carolina mandating COVID-19 vaccinations for students enrolling for fall classes. For state-supported institutions, there is no such requirement despite the American College Health Association's...
Continue Reading2021’s most & least independent states
In a piece paying homage to Independence Day, Adam McCann, a financial writer for WalletHub, explores the ways Americans are self-reliant and which states are most and least independent. McCann taps a panel of experts...
Continue ReadingLife on campus during the pandemic
When a large university like the University of Southern California wants to know what it's like to have in-person classes during a pandemic, it might reach out to other universities who have navigated reopening during...
Continue ReadingPreparing students for lives of purpose
During a Zoom interview conducted by The Duke Endowment, Furman University President Elizabeth Davis described The Furman Advantage, how she intends to expand it with the latest $25 million grant from the Endowment, and what...
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