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Highlighting Joseph Vaughn

Lillian Brock Flemming '71, '75 (M), '14 (H) reflects on Joseph Vaughn Day at Furman University on Jan. 29. In an interview outside Furman gates, Flemming told FOX Carolina that "we need more Joseph Vaughns."...

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Let Joseph Vaughn Day shine a light on our values

This morning, President Elizabeth Davis sent the following message to the campus community to celebrate Joseph Vaughn Day. Dear Campus Community, At last week’s presidential inauguration, poet Amanda Gorman reminded us that “there is always...

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Message from President Davis: A commitment to our democracy

Today, Elizabeth Davis, president of Furman University, sent the following message to the Furman community. Dear Campus Community, Yesterday was one of the most troubling days in the history of our American democracy. Like many...

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‘Fortunate Ones’ peeks behind the veil of Southern gentry

Furman University English and philosophy alumnus Ed Tarkington '95 has released his second work of fiction, "The Fortunate Ones" published by Algonquin. The novel, which follows his 2016 debut "Only Love Can Break Your Heart"...

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Mary Seawell Metz ’58 champions faculty development with $1 million directorship endowment

During her career, Mary Seawell Metz ’58 has served as a professor, president and trustee at colleges from one coast to the other, affording her an appreciation of university life that few enjoy. Among the...

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Martin Rooney ’93 dives into fiction with his 11th book

Despite authoring 10 books on his way to becoming an internationally known athletic coach and professional speaker, Martin Rooney ’93 wouldn’t have described himself as a writer. That changed after book No. 11, “Coach to...

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2020: The Year in Review

Amid the challenges, 2020 also brought us countless moments of joy, discovery and community – from learning and gathering virtually to getting out the vote to giving back. While students realized The Furman Advantage in...

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Members of the class of 2020 receive Furman’s highest honors

Congratulations to these members of the Furman class of 2020, who received the university's highest honors: Scholarship Cup Awards Catherine Lippert Catherine Lippert discovered her major fairly late in her time at Furman and immersed...

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Campus will resume normal operations Friday, Oct. 30

Update: Campus will resume normal operations on Friday, Oct. 30. --- The Furman University campus will remain closed through today, Oct. 29, following Tropical Storm Zeta. All FurmanFlex classes will continue remotely for the entire...

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All classes remote for Thursday, Oct. 29; campus closed until noon

Furman University will be closed until noon on Thursday, October 29, due to expected high winds from Hurricane Zeta as it passes over our area as a tropical storm Thursday morning. All FurmanFlex classes will...

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Back in the Game – Scenes from Homecoming 2020

It's safe to say Homecoming 2020 was a homecoming like no other in Furman's history, but while the activities looked a little different students, faculty and staff worked together to organize a robust schedule of...

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Panel discussion focuses on book about first photos of enslaved people

The pictures are captivating. Seven enslaved Black men and women look into a camera lens as they are forced to pose, mostly nude, by biologist Louis Agassiz in his quest to find evidence to support...

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