Atlanta Groundbreaker Awards Furman trustee John C. Yates is chair of technology practice at Morris, Manning & Martin. He is also named among Atlanta's 2018 Groundbreakers. Read more
Moral Code Furman Trustee Emeritus Merl Code has received the Visionary Leadership Award from the Community Foundation and TOWN magazine.
Professor Guth to analyze results of midterm election at High Noon Nov. 7 His talk begins at noon at the Upcountry History Museum-Furman University. It is free and open to the public.
Riley Institute announces winner of Dick and Tunky Riley WhatWorksSC Award Farm to Belly, an innovative partnership of Greenville Health System, Feed and Seed, and Head Start, has won the 2018 Dick and Tunky Riley WhatWorksSC Award for Excellence.
“Red Wave? Blue Wave? Forecasting the Midterm Election” Professor Danielle Vinson will look at what might happen at the polls on Nov. 6 when she speaks at the High Noon lecture series Wednesday, Oct. 31.
Muslim-Americans helped to build this country Professors Akan Malici and Alfons Teipen write about the early impact of Muslim-Americans on the United States.
Professor emeritus Tom Allen to speak at High Noon Oct. 24 His talk, “Phishing, Twitter Bombs and Trolls: How to Hack an American Presidential Election,” begins at noon at the Upcountry History Museum-Furman University.
Riley Institute announces Wilkins Leadership Awards winners The David H. Wilkins awards recognize outstanding legislative and civic leadership in the state.
It’s the ‘Year of the Woman’ in politics, but which side will that help? Furman Politics and International Affairs Professor Danielle Vinson weighs in on a story appearing in The Columbus Dispatch. The piece explores what the ‘Year of the Woman’ in politics will mean for women voters and women running for Congress. Said Vinson, “[The Supreme Court confirmation hearing] has the potential to activate women in some ways […]
South Carolina wildlife officials consider new hunting rule to keep deadly deer disease at bay Chronic wasting disease isn’t just bad for the animals it infects, it can also affect the very ecosystems on which the animals depend. CWD disease is a contagious, neurological illness affecting deer, elk, and moose populations throughout North America, according to a report in Greenville Journal. While South Carolina wildlife populations have been spared, state Department […]
