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Leading: How teaching your trustees helps you

Furman Board of Trustees goes to school. Leading class is Furman President Elizabeth Davis who explains the nuances of the Gen Z set.

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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.

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Thomas answers questions about critical race theory

With multiple bills in the South Carolina legislature aimed at critical race theory, Fox Carolina turned to Paul Thomas, professor of education, to explain what the term means. Thomas explained that critical race theory is...

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America needs history and civics education to promote unity

In the wake of the storming of the U.S. Capitol Jan. 6, and amid a climate of political polarization in the country, six former U.S. education secretaries get behind an education initiative aimed at restoring...

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Why SC is wrong to ‘jump on the bandwagon’ of ‘science of reading’ movement

Paul L. Thomas, a Furman University education professor who taught nearly two decades in the South Carolina public school system, writes an opinion piece in The Greenville News about the folly of the state's latest...

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Pearlie Harris, community leaders highlighted in Greenville mural

Her presence has seemed larger than life over the years, especially in her teaching role in Greenville County Schools during desegregation. Now, Pearlie Harris is literally larger than life as the centerpiece of a massive mural...

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