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Furman senior Hashioka bakes her way into newspaper story
Hana Hashioka '24 was interviewed by the Post & Courier about her baking side business.
Continue ReadingPolitics professor Brent Nelsen weighs in on Sen. Tim Scott’s run for presidency
Brent Nelsen weighs in on Sen. Tim Scott's bid for president.
Continue ReadingFurman grad DeSantis in CNBC story about freelancing
CNBC interviewed alumnus Nathaniel DeSantis '19 about his decision to work for himself.
Continue ReadingFurman students named Goldwater Scholars
GSA BizWire featured Goldwater Scholars Tom Whittemore '23 and Conor Bready '24, in its online publication. Whittemore, a chemistry major from Easley, South Carolina, is mentored by Paul Wagenknecht '86, professor of chemistry. Bready, a...
Continue ReadingBlack troops who served in the Civil War could get Congressional medal
In a story in The New York Times, Holly Pinheiro, assistant professor of history and a specialist in the Black experience in the military from 1850 through the 1930s, described some of the struggles faced...
Continue ReadingMedical marijuana bill faces stiff opposition
Brent Nelsen, professor of politics and international affairs, was interviewed by WYFF News 4 about a medical marijuana bill in the South Carolina House of Representatives. The bill would allow doctors to prescribe medical marijuana...
Continue ReadingTrustee Trone discusses congressional report on opioid crisis
U.S. Rep. David Trone of Maryland discussed a new report from the National Commission on Combating Synthetic Opioid Trafficking with PBS NewsHour. He touched on supply problems in Mexico, potential problems involving China and the...
Continue ReadingFurman student, cancer survivor, running across country to raise money for cancer research
Furman student Sydney Beason '22 is going the extra mile for cancer research. This summer, she will set out on a cross-country run, from Baltimore to San Francisco, hoping to make an impact every step...
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 ReadingAn act of love expressed in the grocery aisles
In a March 21 op-ed for the Greenville News, John McArthur, associate professor of communication studies wrote that social distancing is an act of love. That notion brought comfort to SELF writer Colleen Stinchcombe, who...
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