ZoomUni

College students are loud on social media and in the streets, but will they vote? It is a campus question, but it could have huge consequences for the November election.

The crew sits down with Furman Politics & International Affairs professor, Dr. David Fleming, to discuss the Dins Vote organization, a student group that promotes and facilitates student voting on campus each election season.

Next, we make a stop in Ann Arbor with Editor-in-Chief of the Michigan Daily (the University of Michigan's student newspaper), Lizzie Lawrence, to discuss student voting in a swing state and the political climate on campus this fall.

We sit down with Anthony Herrera, the Founding Executive Director of Furman Innovation and Entrepreneurship, to discuss how COVID-19 disrupted the college business model and what higher education needs to be doing right now to get ready for a turbulent future.

We sit down with Anthony Herrera, the Founding Executive Director of Furman Innovation and Entrepreneurship, to discuss how COVID-19 disrupted the college business model and what higher education needs to be doing right now to get ready for a turbulent future.

Thursday, Sept. 3, Furman announced mandatory tests for all students on-campus after off-campus parties led to an outbreak with a nearly 60% positivity rate. The next day, Friday, Sept. 4, the University tested 1,254 students and on Monday, Sept. 7 announced that a total of three students tested positive for COVID-19, for a positivity rate of 0.24%. Sophomores and Juniors are slated to come back this weekend. We welcome all of the good news, but the question remains, where do we go from here?

In this episode we sit down with leaders from Furman University and Howard University to discuss how racial justice is taking shape on campus this fall and explore the differences between PWIs (predominantly white institutions) and HBCUs (historically black colleges and universities).

In this episode we sit down with leaders from Furman University and Howard University to discuss how racial justice is taking shape on campus this fall and explore the differences between PWIs (predominantly white institutions) and HBCUs (historically black colleges and universities).

Check out this special episode of ZoomUni where we check in with Furman's neighbor, Bob Jones University, a Christian, liberal arts school.

In this brief interview, we explore how Bob Jones has responded to COVID-19 and how its unique campus culture has affected its approach.

Early Aug. 27, Furman announced that the administration placed 53 students in quarantine due to potential exposure from parties at the former Kappa Alpha Fraternity house over the weekend of Aug. 22.

In light of the announcement, we sit down with Connie Carson, Furman's VP for Student Life, to discuss the implications of these events for the fall semester, the capacity of students to adapt and change their behavior, and the administration's commitment to keeping students on campus.

As usual, Greek Life today finds itself at the crossroads of several major issues on campus.

From the abolish Greek life movement and calls for racial justice to COVID-19 response, fraternities and sororities around the country have found themselves once again at the center of controversy on campus.

In this episode, we sit down with my younger brother, Ian Myers, a Sigma Nu at Northwestern University, Editor-in-Chief Rebecca Griesbach and Photo Editor Hannah Saad from the University of Alabama's "The Crimson White," and finally Luke Allcock, Furman's former IFC President to discuss all things Greek.

Quick check-in with Furman QB Hamp Sisson to touch base on how the football team and other fall athletes are responding to the SOCON's decision to cancel fall sports.