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Most of us are aware of the challenges caused by FAFSA, the federal form required for financial aid, which has affected every university in the country this year. Because of Furman’s uncertainty about net tuition revenue for the fall, the University is in the process of realigning our budget to be more fiscally responsible. To meet . . .Continue reading From the Director
Brittany N. Champion, Outreach Librarian, presented at the NC Live Conference and Triad Academic Library Association (TALA). Each session supported her research interests and encouraged library personnel to incorporate holistic DEI practices in their daily work. This year’s NC Live Conference theme was the Wellness in Libraries. One of the sessions focused on the incorporation . . .Continue reading Brittany Champion presents at NC Live Conference
Written by Nashieli Marcano In a similar fashion to the Seeking Abraham Report produced by the Task Force of Slavery and Justice, and its accompanying physical exhibition held in 2018, Furman’s Legacy of Slavery is a digital exhibition space for visitors to interact with Furman historical materials related to the institution’s connection with slavery. The sections of the website . . .Continue reading Furman’s Legacy of Slavery: A Digital Exhibition
Written by Nashieli Marcano This spring semester we welcomed students from the Advocacy & Equity Studies graduate program to beta-test the DEI Audit Tool for assessing finding aids. As part of the course, AES 630: Seminar in Public Narratives—Cultural Institutions as Vehicles for Storytelling and in collaboration with Dr. Kylie Fisher (Art Education; Advocacy & . . .Continue reading Graduate students in Advocacy & Equity Studies beta-tested DEI Audit Tool for Finding Aids
Associate Director for Special Collections and University Archivist Jeff Makala gave the 2023 Kenneth Karmiole Lecture in the History of the Book Trades at Rare Book School at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville in July 2023. Titled “The Lives (and Afterlives) of Stereotype Plates in the 19th Century United States Booktrade,” the talk was . . .Continue reading Jeffrey Makala Gives Lecture at Rare Book School
Steve Richardson has been spending part of his retirement in Special Collections for the past year as a volunteer on a project related to Upstate South Carolina history and culture, one of his main interests and passions. The department recently received a group of papers of Belton Oscar Mauldin ’1860 and the Mauldin and Sloan . . .Continue reading Librarian Emeritus Steve Richardson ’77 volunteers in Special Collections
This spring, the library mounted an exhibition based on two research projects undertaken largely in Special Collections last summer. Curated by Dr. Gretchen Braun (English) and Catherine Davis ’24 with help from Jeffrey Makala, the exhibition traces links between scientific advances in racial science and heredity in the nineteenth century and its reactions, debates, and . . .Continue reading Faculty-Student Collaborative Exhibition: “Mice and Men: Evolutionary Thought and Heredity in Nineteenth Century America”
This article was originally published by Furman News. Written by Jerry Salley. The Furman Scholarship Reception on Feb. 16, sponsored by the Office of the Provost and Furman University Libraries, showcased 159 scholarly and creative works. It was also a celebration of more than 40 external research grant awards received during 2023, totaling upward of . . .Continue reading Record-breaking grant funds celebrated at reception
Seven Furman Library employees attended and/or presented at the PASCAL Membership Conference on June 6 and 7 in Columbia, SC. PASCAL (Partnership Among South Carolina Academic Libraries) is a state-wide consortia for university and college libraries across the state. PASCAL has over 53 member institutions including Furman University. The two-day conference brought together library professionals . . .Continue reading Furman Libraries Present at PASCAL Conference
The Libraries recently completed a large-scale project to ensure unique library materials remain available thanks to a partnership with library consortium EAST. The Eastern Academic Scholars’ Trust (EAST) is a shared print initiative involving 60+ academic and research libraries in 11 states from Maine to Florida. EAST is focused on retaining unique, scarcely held, and . . .Continue reading Ensuring Access to Unique Library Materials