As the Trump administration seeks to pressure universities such as Columbia and Harvard to abandon DEI and “woke” ideologies, the faculty of Furman University have laid down a line they will not cross. An April 23 statement from Furman’s Faculty…
Hardy Clemons remembered as mentor, encourager, hero
Hardy Clemons, one of the most influential and beloved figures in progressive Baptist life, died July 1 in San Antonio, Texas, from COVID-19. Clemons, 87, pastor of three churches in Texas and one in South Carolina, was a denominational leader…
Baptist peace group head receives heritage award
LeDayne McLeese Polaski, executive director of Baptist Peace Fellowship of North America ~ Bautistas por la Paz, was 2016 recipient of Furman University’s Richard Furman Baptist Heritage Award. Polaski, who has worked for BPFNA in various roles since 1998 and…