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Riley Institute’s DLI welcomes new Upstate cohort

Participants of the Diversity Leaders Initiative 34th Upstate class were selected through an application and interview process after being nominated by alumni of the program.

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DEI campus conversations and information sessions

As we build an inclusive campus that fosters belonging, members of our community have come together to identify several topics for information sessions and conversations. Those sessions are listed below. We will communicate consistently with...

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Joseph Vaughn Day Celebration

The university will celebrate Joseph Vaughn Dan on Friday, Jan. 27, starting at 12:15 in front of the chapel. A walk of honor at 12:30 to Joseph Vaughn Plaza will be followed by an address...

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DEI campus conversations, information sessions planned

The following is an email sent Nov. 4, 2022, following a community forum. Dear Campus Community, Thank you for your continued engagement and participation as we move forward in building an inclusive campus that fosters...

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Q&A with Yendelela Neely Holston, a 2021 Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Awards honoree

Yendelela Neely Holston, chief diversity and inclusion officer and partner at Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP, has been named a Top Diversity & Inclusion Officer honoree in Atlanta Business Chronicle's 2021 Diversity, Equity & Inclusion...

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New initiative brings together pubmedia leaders to focus on DEI

Since 2003, the Riley Institute at Furman University has offered its South Carolina Diversity Leaders Initiative. With 2,300 graduates across South Carolina, the program equips leaders with the tools and perspectives needed to leverage diversity...

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Juneteenth is an opportunity to reflect

President Elizabeth Davis sent the message below to the campus community on Friday, June 18, 2021. Dear Campus Community, The first time I heard about Juneteenth I was a first-year student in college at Baylor...

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Let Joseph Vaughn Day shine a light on our values

This morning, President Elizabeth Davis sent the following message to the campus community to celebrate Joseph Vaughn Day. Dear Campus Community, At last week’s presidential inauguration, poet Amanda Gorman reminded us that “there is always...

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