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Is Lindsey Graham actually in trouble in S.C.?
After announcing his bid for the South Carolina U.S. Senate race in 2019, Democrat Jaime Harrison is gaining steam in campaign financing, nearly neck-and-neck with incumbent Lindsey Graham. Still, the challenger is facing an "uphill...
Continue ReadingCOVID-19 impact adds hurdles to economic growth
Furman University's Kailash Khandke, an economics professor, has written an opinion piece in Greenville Business Magazine. In it, he draws comparisons of our COVID-19 times to the Great Depression and the Great Recession and makes...
Continue ReadingMayor White: COVID-19, police accountability slow Confederate monument plans
Three years after expressing support for supplemental signage that would provide historical context for the Confederate monument in Springwood Cemetery, Greenville Mayor Knox White says different city council priorities have taken the front burner. As...
Continue ReadingCOVID-19 and the gig economy: Three opera stars press onward
Soprano Alicia Russell was set to debut at Chicago’s Lyric Opera in “Blue,” a timely modern work about police brutality, when everything changed for her and other artists. COVID-19 has scrubbed performing arts calendars for...
Continue ReadingDoing the math: COVID-19 and social inequity
They say necessity is the mother of invention. Faced with the disruption that is COVID-19, professors everywhere have put their virtual heads together to craft ways to tackle new topics and learning environments. And thanks...
Continue ReadingFlexibility and power of community, keys to making right choice for students
M. Carmela Epright, a philosophy professor at Furman University, and Michael Seemuller, medical director for AnMed Health Wren Family Medicine, have written an opinion piece in The Post & Courier about reopening schools amid the...
Continue ReadingFurman opts for phased approach for fall semester
One of the draws for incoming Furman students is small class sizes. Now with Furman's phased move-in, those class sizes, at least for now, will be even smaller. Classes begin Aug. 18 for all, but...
Continue ReadingUpstate colleges discuss plans for upcoming school year
As the countdown begins for the start of fall semester, college campuses are setting up policies and procedures for keeping everyone safe during the COVID-19 pandemic. Furman Vice President of University Communications Tom Evelyn spoke...
Continue ReadingDetention centers may serve as revolving doors for COVID-19 infections
To help minimize the risk of COVID-19 infections in the prison system, Furman University's Brittany Arsiniega says local governments should look to other ways besides detention to hold some offenders accountable. Arsiniega, an attorney and...
Continue ReadingFurman Focused website provides guidance for fall return
In preparation for returning to in-person instruction for the Fall 2020 semester, Furman University announced today a new website, Furman Focused: Fall 2020, that lists policies and procedures put in place to increase safety and...
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