In The Post and Courier, Furman senior Ben Thompson extols the wisdom of using donor-advised funds for philanthropic purposes. He participated in The Riley Institute's RISE internship program where he studied the charitable giving sphere.
Furman Athletics reached new heights for the 2025-2026 season with an historic championship sweep that included taking home the Southern Conference's Commissioner's Cup and the Germann Cup.
Fellows of The Riley Institute's Diversity Leaders Initiative create a program that enables parents to include their voices on recordable storybooks for their children. Local TV stations visit a Spartanburg correctional facility where connections are being made.
Bainbridge began at Furman in 1976 and was instrumental in the academic lives of generations of Paladins before her retirement in 2007. She passed away on Sept. 18, 2026, at the age of 89.
As a Riley Institute intern, Kahn '28 gets a front row seat for understanding the inner workings of city management. She writes an opinion piece in The Greenville News in favor of the penny sales tax. Voters decide this November.
Recent rankings from U.S. News & World Report, Niche, The Princeton Review and TIME highlight Furman’s standing nationally, among liberal arts institutions and across South Carolina.
When celebrating something as monumental as a bicentennial, it’s important to go big when talking about it. For Furman University’s 200th birthday, we are naming 200 things we love about the Purple and White. What will you add to the list?
Long-term faculty and staff have nurtured Furman’s success for generations. These nine dedicated Paladins have been on campus for 40 years and more and we celebrate them and remember one who passed.
Myths and legends are part of Furman's cirriculum, but the university itself has plenty of stories to tell. What is true and what is tall tale remains to be seen, but hearing the yarns is fun enough all by itself.
Brian Edwards Vice President for Marketing and Communications
