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College students urged change after George Floyd’s murder. Here’s what SC universities did
Conversations about diversity, inclusion and racial inequity at Furman University were gaining traction on campus before the 2020 murder of George Floyd by police in Minneapolis. But Floyd's murder brought new urgency to the dialogue...
Continue ReadingThe problem with ‘allyship’
[caption id="attachment_50235" align="alignright" width="300"] Evan Meyers '21[/caption] In an article he penned for National Review, Furman University senior Evan Meyers makes an argument against "allyship" and the "Black friends" approach as models for interracial relations,...
Continue ReadingHow Greenville group is confronting racism and nation’s ‘biggest lie’
In a opinion piece appearing in The Greenville News, former Furman University Board of Trustees member Baxter Wynn wrote, "I have come to believe that deep-seated personal racial bias, often unintended, unconscious, and difficult to...
Continue ReadingDo not turn away from racial violence
Dear Campus Community, Even though we can’t be together in person right now because of the COVID-19 pandemic, we ask that you come together with us in spirit to reflect and take action on behalf...
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