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Joseph Vaughn Day: Reflecting on ‘uncommon courage’

When Joseph Vaughn ’68 enrolled at Furman in 1965, he not only broke the color barrier, he ushered in other men and women like him who would go on to achieve great things. As the...

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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...

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How 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...

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History Department presents ‘Race and Ethnicity in America: Past and Present’

Before she entered Furman, Asha Marie ’22 had already carved out a niche for racial equality and activism. Marie, who has lived most of her life in Greenville, South Carolina, was behind the petition to...

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