Archive - Furman Free Speech Alliance

Dear President Davis (May 2026)

Can the Faculty Follow Your Advice?

May 19 • Furman Free Speech Alliance

"A Book Worthy of a Bicentennial"

Dr. Courtney Tollison '99 tells FFSA about her new history of Furman University

May 11 • Alex Hibbs

Furman Professor Argues that Students Need Pathways

"They think they're a baked cake, but they're just cake mix right now," says Dr. Margaret Oakes

May 7 • Alex Hibbs

Furman's Big Incoming Freshman Class is a Big Opportunity

It is time to establish a new first-year writing seminar focused on the First Amendment.

May 4 • Furman Free Speech Alliance

April 2026

A Closer Look at Furman's Student-Faculty Ratio

And the opportunity it represents.

Apr 28 • Furman Free Speech Alliance

Join Us Today: 4PM Webinar on the Future of Free Speech

Sign up for our webinar featuring AFSA Chairman Tom Neale

Apr 23 • Furman Free Speech Alliance

Furman Student Says Pathways Should Be an Optional "College 101" Course.

Carter Ozburn '27 challenges the University's decision to make Pathways mandatory and the effectiveness of data collection on student opinions.

Apr 20 • Alex Hibbs

Dear President Davis (April 2026)

Does the Furman Faculty Support Viewpoint Diversity?

Apr 15 • Furman Free Speech Alliance

Viewpoint Diversity is the Next Frontier for Free Speech at Furman

Furman can't fix what it won't first measure.

Apr 7 • Furman Free Speech Alliance

Furman Student Says Pathways Should Focus On Skills, Not Reflection.

"There’s a lot of stuff about... having respectful conversations, which just [isn't] going to be taught in a decentralized curriculum once a week…

Apr 1 • Alex Hibbs

March 2026

Kevin Wallsten on the City Journal College Rankings

"Just because you know [a small group of conservative faculty] doesn’t mean that you have a truly diverse faculty," Wallsten argues.

Mar 30 • Alex Hibbs

A Furman Professor's Honest Assessment of the Pathways Program

“Since we are a university and not a business, we should be explicitly encouraging a wider perspective," says Dr. Helen Lee Turner, former Pathways…

Mar 18 • Alex Hibbs

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