The Eleventh Hour: Readings for National Poetry Month April 17, 2013 @ 4:30 pm James B. Duke Library, Pitts Room CLP To acknowledge National Poetry Month in April, four well-respected and widely-published poets will each read a brief selection from his/her submission for the 2012 South Carolina Poetry Archives Book Prize. The poets represented are . . .Continue reading Eleventh Hour – CLP April 17
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Thanks to everyone who attended Wednesday’s CLP, Value Added: Objects for Sale and Saving. And an extra-big thanks to Scott and Helen for their informative and engaging presentations!
CLP: Value Added
Value Added: Objects for Sale and Saving March 20, 2013 4:30 pm James B. Duke Library, Pitts Room CLP An auctioneer and a curator discuss the concept of value on March 20, 2013 at 4:30 pm in the Pitts Room of the James B. Duke Library. Scott Derrick, a Furman employee and certified auctioneer, will . . .Continue reading CLP: Value Added
CLPs for Bibliophiles
Medieval manuscript scholar, James Marrow, will be visiting Furman for two CLP lectures. Marrow is a scholar of international reputation, Professor Emeritus of Art History at Princeton University and Honorary Keeper of Illuminated Manuscripts at The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge University, UK. He will be giving two talks on the redesign of manuscripts in the Middle Ages. . . .Continue reading CLPs for Bibliophiles
CLP-Islam, Sharia & Democracy
Islam, Sharia, and Democracy Thursday, November 1 7 pm, Daniel Chapel Come hear Dr. Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na’im, from Sudan, the Charles Howard Candler Professor of Law at Emory Law speak on Islam and human rights in cross-cultural perspectives. See what books by Dr. An-Na’im are in the library, and come browse our World Religions Symposium . . .Continue reading CLP-Islam, Sharia & Democracy
CLP: Why Are You Here?
Why Are You Here? Religious Studies, the Bible, and the Purpose of Liberal Arts Education a short lecture by Dr. Bryan Bibb (Religion Department) August 30, 2012 4:00 pm McEachern Lecture Room (Furman Hall 214) CLP Event with Reception Following, an Annual Event of the Francis Bonner American Scholar Lecture Series, a New Tradition of Phi . . .Continue reading CLP: Why Are You Here?
Furman’s Art Mystery
Several weeks ago, international art historian Hugh Belsey visited Furman to examine a painting in White Oaks and give a CLP guest lecture. In case you missed the lecture, you can watch it now from the Decorative & Fine Arts Committee’s website: http://library.furman.edu/dfac/Gainsborough_lecture.php It was a wonderful lecture with an exciting conclusion for Furman!
I’m Sorry for the dead…
The English Department and the Furman University Libraries are joining to present: “I’m Sorry for the dead…” Emily Dickinson’s Civil War Poetry April 12, 2012 – 4pm Pitts Room, Duke Library, 2nd Floor CLP As the country celebrates the Sesquicentennial of the Civil War (1861-1865) and National Poetry Month, this lecture will introduce students to the . . .Continue reading I’m Sorry for the dead…
Emily Dickinson: Civil War Poetry CLP
The English Department and the Furman University Libraries are joining to present: “I’m Sorry for the dead…” Emily Dickinson’s Civil War Poetry April 12, 2012 – 4pm Pitts Room, Duke Library, 2nd Floor CLP As the country celebrates the Sesquicentennial of the Civil War (1861-1865) and National Poetry Month, this lecture will introduce students to the . . .Continue reading Emily Dickinson: Civil War Poetry CLP
UN World Day for Water
The United Nations General Assembly declared the observance of World Water Day on March 22 to promote public awareness of how water resource development contributes to economic productivity and social well-being. During March, Furman has been exploring the global importance and challenges of water. As part of the Global Issues Forum, Dr. Pete Rogers . . .Continue reading UN World Day for Water