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Understanding Roe v. Wade - Engage with our Furman community about the history and repercussions of the 1973 legal case and its June 24, 2022 overturning. Wednesday, September 28th, 5:00-6:15 […]

A conversation about race, culture, & community.  Feat. Authors Wanda Lloyd and Tina McElroy Ansa joined by Professor Teresa Cosby. Wednesday, October 5th  5 p.m. Burgiss Theatre (Trone Student Center)

Liberals have accomplished much of what they set out to do. But once you have created a more egalitarian democratic society, what comes next? Can liberalism be sustained, or will […]

From the historic Galveston hurricane of 1900 to America’s first modern serial killer, to an intimate look at Winston Churchill during the Blitz, narrative nonfiction writer Erik Larson has a […]

A Conversation with Erik Larson, author of The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz Friday, October 21 at 9:30 a.m. Johns Hall Community […]

Dr. Aaron Simmons Oct. 24 | 6:30 p.m. | Daniel Chapel

Sex and Shame: Flipping the Script for Boundaries and Pleasure Speaker: Justine Ang Fonte, M.Ed., MPH (award-winning intersectional sex and health doctor) Tuesday, Oct. 25, 6:30 p.m. Daniel Recital Hall

The third-ranking diplomat at the Chinese Embassy in DC, Minister Jing Quan, will be visiting Furman on Tuesday, November 1. In addition to a long slate of diplomatic postings, he also […]

"What Ought a Physician Do? Health Care Professionals and the Spiritual Concerns of Their Patients" (Program 1) November 1, 7:00 p.m., Younts Conference Center This event is intended for Health […]

"What Ought a Physician Do? Obligations to Patients in the Case of Treatments that Violate the Caregiver’s Ethical Beliefs" (Program 2) November 2, 1:30 p.m. (Location TBA with registration.) This […]

“Spirituality & End-of-Life Care: What I Learned from Fred” November 2, 6:30, Daniel Chapel Speaker: Dr. Daniel Sulmasy, MD, Ph.D. (Director of the Kennedy Institute of Ethics, Senior Research Scholar, […]