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 it succumb to radicalism and revolution? Join us on Thursday, October 20th as we hear Barton Swaim, editorial page writer for the Wall Street Journal, […]
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 habit of bringing historical events to life in ways that put them atop best-seller lists. On Thursday, Oct. 20, Larson will be in Greenville to […]
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 Square Join them for coffee, scones, and conversation with Erik Larson and Dr. Jim Guth. Larson, author of six New York Times bestsellers, will discuss his book […]
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 served as a Visiting Scholar at the Brookings Institution in 2004 and 2005. Minister Jing will give a public address at 11:30 a.m. in the Watkins […]
"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 Care Professionals, Medical Students, Furman Faculty, and Furman MSCEM students. If seats are available, it will be opened to Furman pre-health students later. There will […]
"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 event is intended for Furman Faculty, Furman MSCEM students, and Furman Pre-Health students. If seats are available, it will be opened to other Furman students. […]
“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, Georgetown University) In this lecture, Fred’s story is formative in Dr. Sulmasy’s thinking, and this unique but also universal end-of-life narrative is the vehicle for […]
Celebrating the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., Furman University will host best-selling author and UCLA professor Eddie R. Cole, who will speak at the MLK Community Breakfast on Friday, Jan. 13, at 8 a.m. in the Melvin and Dollie Younts Conference Center on campus. The public is invited to attend. Tickets are […]
As housing prices increase and the population of Greenville continues to grow, the challenges of finding and keeping safe, affordable housing continue to rise for many of our neighbors. At this CLP, attendees will get a chance to learn about the causes and consequences of homelessness, particularly in Greenville County, through a conversation between Dr. […]
In a CLP sponsored by the Furman University Department of English, Kate Clifford Larson, author of biographies on Harriett Tubman, Fannie Lou Hammer, and others, will read from her work and discuss her process of writing biographies, from archival work to the creative exercise of telling someone else's story. Larson is a New York Times […]
