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Riley Institute’s SCALE earns airtime on local news

South Carolina Afterschool Leaders Empowered brings research-based practices to afterschool and summer learning leaders across the state. Furman's Amy Keely describes the program's impact.

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Liz Smith featured on SCETV’s ‘Carolina Classrooms’

Furman's Liz Smith talks about The Riley Insitute at Furman University, The Riley Institute's Teachers of Government program and the fragility of American democracy.

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Furman celebrates award recipients at 2024 Bell Tower Ball

Furman University presented a number of major awards at its annual Bell Tower Ball Saturday, Feb. 17.

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Richardson ’12 subject of NACUBO ‘success story’

Political science and economics alumna Alyssa Richardson '12 earned her J.D. at Harvard Law in 2015. Read about the series of experiences at Furman that propelled her toward posts in the public sector, including a...

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2023: The Year in Review

The past 12 months were full of reminders that Furman truly is a special place. Take a moment to reflect.

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Restorative truth-telling, goal of Riley DLI program

The Community Remembrance Project of Greenville County was established in 2019 by a cohort of Diversity Leaders Initiative fellows of The Riley Institute at Furman University.

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Riley Institute reading program for inmates and their families gets new name

Riley's Readers enables SC inmates at 21 prisons statewide to record bedtime stories for their children. The program is named for The Riley Institute namesake Richard W. Riley, former SC governor and U.S. secretary of...

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During S.C. Supreme Court visit, justice – and breakfast – were served

For two mornings in October, 20 Furman students got an up-close look at the judicial system and learned that behind the black robes, justices are people, too.

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S.C. Supreme Court on the road at Furman

On Tuesday and Wednesday, the South Carolina Supreme Court heard oral arguments in four cases at Furman's McAlister Auditorium. The Riley Institute hosted the high court whose aim is to bring transparency to the judicial...

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Elizabeth Davis featured in Vive’s ‘Thrive After 55’

Furman's Elizabeth Davis is among the five luminaries featured in Vive Magazine's "Prime Time," an in-depth look at the "real stars" of the Greenville community.

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Elizabeth Davis comments on her vision for Greenville’s future

Greenville Business Magazine taps Elizabeth Davis and other leaders in the City of Greenville for their take on the future of the city, its challenges and assets.

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Kate Kaup tees up U.S.-China Relations panel on local news

Kaup, James B. Duke Professor of Asian Studies and Politics and International Affairs, goes on air to provide context for The Riley Institute event set for Monday, Oct. 9.

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