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Furman ranks 4th for sustainability

The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education’s 2023 Sustainable Campus Index also ranks Furman 4th for campus engagement.

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Martha Johns, alumna and former Furman first lady, passes away at 97

Visitation will be Sunday, 3:30-5 p.m., at Mackey Funerals and Cremations, 311 Century Drive, Greenville. A funeral will be held at Furman on Monday, Sept. 18, at 11 a.m. in Daniel Chapel. The campus community...

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Faithful storytelling inspires Indigenous translation of New Testament

Furman students and community members learned about Terry Wildman’s attempt to give Native Americans a fresh appreciation of scripture and undo the damage of colonial “Christianization.”

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Aganga-Williams ’08 joins Robertson on ‘4 The Record’

Temidayo Aganga-Williams has an extended interview with WYFF News 4's Nigel Robertson about the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. He also gives advice to students looking ahead to careers.

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Paul L. Thomas pushes back on third grade retention practices

Furman's Paul Thomas explains why holding back third graders for not passing standardized reading tests is not in the best interest of children.

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Local news covers Riley Institute, OLLI StraightTalk series

Local TV stations interview The Riley Insitute's Jill Fuson, Politics and International Affairs' Danielle Vinson, and members of the audience. Student protesters opposed to Georgia's voting policy also weigh in.

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Lozano-Alonso comments on the future of Hispanic entrepreneurship

Lozano-Alonso describes what the Latino community brings to a thriving U.S. economy in an article about the best cities for Hispanic entrepreneurship.

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Vinson weighs in on the question of Biden’s age

Does age matter for the highest office in the land? Furman's Danielle Vinson offers her thoughts on President Biden as a viable two-term candidate.

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‘Barbie’ CLP explores diverse perspectives on cultural phenomenon

Was the blockbuster movie of summer 2023 a subversive takedown of the patriarchy or a marketing ploy to sell dolls? More than 200 students and faculty gathered for the conversation.

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Furman Department of Music announces slate of fall concerts

The Music Department presents nearly 30 concerts this fall featuring guest artists and Furman ensembles. All are open to the public. Most are free of charge.

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Martha Paige Greene explored a career in precision medicine with summer internship at Harvard

The internship, through the Institute for the Advancement of Community Health, pairs students each year with Jason Vassy ’01, an internal medicine physician and associate professor of medicine at Harvard.

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Cammi Stilwell’s ‘Odd’ debuts at The Warehouse Theatre

Stilwell's upbringing and a love of writing, reading and drama figure prominently in her journey to become a playwright.

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