All Latest News

Furman’s World Cup Legacy Continues to Shape the Game

From Clint Dempsey and Ricardo Clark to Walker Zimmerman, Furman soccer has left an indelible mark on the FIFA World Cup.

Continue Reading

Boroughs ’02, Sayeski ’94 quoted in The Post and Courier about new school data tool

In The Post and Courier, Bryan Boroughs '02 and Ben Sayeski '94 talk about a new school data tool that aims to quell false assumptions and keep emotions surrounding public education in check.

Continue Reading

Paul L. Thomas comments on third grade retention in The Post and Courier

Furman's Paul Thomas says South Carolina's focus on standardized testing is misplaced. More attention should be given to out-of-school variables like poverty and homelessness rather than holding students back for low reading scores.

Continue Reading

Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence Institute publishes findings

Valeria Garcia Lopez '26 was part of a team that studied radio signals from interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS. The physics and applied mathematics graduate was quoted in several news sources.

Continue Reading

Shaniece Criss selected for Liberty Fellowship’s Class of 2027

The Liberty Fellowship is an independent, values-based leadership organization aimed at advancing the state of South Carolina on a local, national and global stage. Criss was selected among 21 leaders across the state.

Continue Reading

Furman brings experiential learning to summer MayX session

The May Experience is a three-week summer term where students earn credits in special classes not offered during the academic year.

Continue Reading

IACH connects Furman students with community health advocates

The annual Building Better Tomorrows Conference linked classroom concepts with practical application when it comes to addressing the health outcomes tied to social isolation.

Continue Reading

Furman wins best men’s and women’s athletic programs at the SoCon league meeting

Furman Athletics wins both the Southern Conference Commissioner's Cup and Germann Cup in the same year for the first time in the school's history.

Continue Reading

Furman Department of Music presents Music by the Lake Concert Series

Concerts at the amphitheater take place every Thursday at 7:30 p.m. now through July 30. Concerts are free and open to the public.

Continue Reading

Tollison, Harris pen article about Furman’s historic campuses throughout SC

In the second in a series of commentaries appearing in The Post and Courier, Courtney Tollison '99 and Emily Anne Harris '25 describe Furman's storied and at times "messy" past in the Lowcountry, Midlands, Pee...

Continue Reading

Libby Adams ’27 receives Hertog Fellowship

Furman knows Adams '27 is a yes-and kind of person. And so do the people at D.C.-based Hertog Foundation. Furman's third Hertog Fellow, Adams will participate in the foundation's War Studies Program this summer.

Continue Reading

Keely, Winkler describe benefits of youth development programs in SC

Amy Keely and Claudia Winkler of The Riley Institute at Furman University write an op-ed in The Post and Courier about the need for programs in the state for bolstering college and career readiness.

Continue Reading