A letter from Poland: A Chicago native gives a Ukrainian woman shelter while war rages

John Banka, a 1977 Furman University urban studies alumnus who works in Warsaw, has a front-row seat to the scene unfolding in Ukraine and the flood of refugees into Poland the Russia attack has spawned....

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U.S. will feel economic impacts from Russian-Ukraine conflict

The United States may not be a huge importer of Russian oil, corn and wheat, but we still may feel the impact of economic sanctions at the pump and in grocery stores, said Furman University's...

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Nelsen weighs in on sanctions against Russia

When Russia invaded Ukraine, Greenville TV stations called on Brent Nelsen, professor of politics and international affairs, to put the action in context and to explain the political reaction by the United States and other...

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