The library has created a private, upgraded study room reserved for the “Scholar of the Month” and their friends. Perks include: exclusive access to the upgraded study room for one month (think of it as your own office in the library for the month of March!) floor-to-ceiling dry erase wall comfy lounge chair large study table . . .Continue reading Win a private study room for a month!
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Dam Controversy on Display
A new display in the Sanders Science Library called “Dam Controversy” includes the following titles: Dam! : water, power, politics, and preservation in Hetch Hetchy and Yosemite National Park Damnation Dam politics : restoring America’s rivers Recovering a lost river : removing dams, rewilding salmon, revitalizing communities Public power, private dams : the Hells Canyon . . .Continue reading Dam Controversy on Display
From Page to Stage
A new display in the Maxwell Music Library called “From Page to Stage: Writing Great Lyrics” includes the following titles: The art of writing great lyrics The grammar of rock : art and artlessness in 20th century pop lyrics Electrify my soul : songwriters and the spiritual source Songwriting : strategies for musical self-expression and . . .Continue reading From Page to Stage
Moody, Wild, Restless, and Wayward
“Moody, Wild, Restless, and Wayward”: Travelers and Travel Literature in Rare Books and Special Collections Exhibition Dates: January – May 2018 The above description of Americans comes from the British political and social theorist Harriet Martineau, who traveled throughout the United States in 1834. Scores of European observers came to America in the late-eighteenth and early-nineteenth centuries, eager . . .Continue reading Moody, Wild, Restless, and Wayward
On Display: Black History Month
Titles include: Selma : the bridge to the ballot Africans in America: America’s journey through slavery The Underground Railroad Spies of Mississippi Black sugar Roads to Memphis The untold story of Emmett Louis Till The Black Panthers : vanguard of the revolution February one 4 little girls Paul Robeson: speak of me as I am . . .Continue reading On Display: Black History Month
Celebrate World Read Aloud Day with Lesléa Newman
Furman University is honored to celebrate World Read Aloud Day with a special guest. Lesléa Newman, writer, poet, editor, and advocate, will visit three Education classes today. Newman is the author of 70 books for readers of all ages, including Heather Has Two Mommies; A Letter to Harvey Milk; October Mourning: A Song for Matthew Shepard; I Carry . . .Continue reading Celebrate World Read Aloud Day with Lesléa Newman
Meet the Scholar of the Month!
Congratulations to Izzy (’20)! She is the lucky winner of the Scholar of the Month contest. As Scholar of the Month, Izzy wins a private study room in the library for the month of February. Perks of the Scholar of the Month room include: • floor to ceiling dry erase wall • super-duper comfy chair . . .Continue reading Meet the Scholar of the Month!
Win a private study room for a month!
The library has created a private, upgraded study room reserved for the “Scholar of the Month” and their friends. Perks include: exclusive access to the upgraded study room for one month (think of it as your own office in the library for the month of February!) floor-to-ceiling dry erase wall comfy lounge chair large study table . . .Continue reading Win a private study room for a month!
On Display: MayX
Registration is now open for on-campus MayX courses. Information can be found online at furman.edu/MayX.
Dr. Johnny Hill’s Publications
The Student Diversity Council (SDC), Mere Christianity Forum (MCF), and the Furman NAACP would like to invite you to an upcoming CLP. Furman will be hosting Dean Johnny Hill. He will address current events of injustice facing our world today including significant moments charged with racial and religious complexity like the riots in Charlottesville, VA and the assassination of 9 . . .Continue reading Dr. Johnny Hill’s Publications