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The green team
TOWN Magazine highlights the efforts of three individuals who are making strides in keeping Greenville sustainable especially in the face of unprecedented growth. Among them is Furman University's Laura Bain '02, associate director of sustainability...
Continue ReadingFurman launches Angel Analyst Fellowship program with VentureSouth
When he was a young boy, Oscar Guillen ’22 and his mother emigrated to the United States from Honduras in search of economic opportunities. Now, the Furman University Asian studies major wants to help young...
Continue ReadingVenture Carolina announces inaugural class of the Palmetto Venture Fellowship
Anthony Hererra, chief innovation officer at Furman University's The Hill Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, is among a 38-member inaugural cohort of the Palmetto Venture Fellowship, an initiative of Venture Carolina and the South Carolina...
Continue ReadingOn her daughter’s birthday, mother urges SC lawmakers to legalize medical marijuana
Cathy Stevens, a parent advocate for her daughter Halle, writes an opinion letter in The State. In it, she urges lawmakers to pass the South Carolina Compassionate Care Act (S.150), which legalizes the controlled use...
Continue ReadingEducation as a bridge to the future
In a piece she contributed to Greenville Business Magazine, Elizabeth Davis, president of Furman University, lays out what it takes to ensure the Upstate region "continues to grow and progress in ways that are robust...
Continue ReadingS.C. Commerce Office of Innovation announces grant awards
The Hill Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Furman University is one of 10 organizations across the state to receive a portion of $473,000 in grant funds awarded by the South Carolina Department of Commerce...
Continue ReadingFurman’s David E. Shi honored for lifetime achievement in higher ed
David E. Shi '73, former Furman University president, received the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education’s (AASHE) 2021 Lifetime Achievement Award. It's an honor recognizing individuals with at least 10 years of...
Continue ReadingO Tannenbaum, O Tannenbaum
The trappings of Christmas – stockings hung by the chimney with care, mistletoe, the crush of holiday shoppers, St. Nick and his doppelgangers, a rainbow of lights, bellringers, too much food, brightly packaged gifts, and...
Continue ReadingShi honored with AASHE Lifetime Achievement Award
When President David E. Shi ’73 began elevating sustainability as an essential strategic pillar for Furman University some 25 years ago, the idea drew support – and some skepticism. Several trustees, professors, alumni and students...
Continue ReadingPushing back on lead ammo and fishing tackle misinformation
Benjamin Haywood, assistant director of the Faculty Development Center at Furman University, was tapped for an article appearing in Environmental Health News. The story describes how organizations like the NRA are waging a misinformation campaign...
Continue ReadingS.C. schools usher in innovation centers
Furman University's Anthony Herrera, executive director of The Hill Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, goes on record in a SC Biz News story about the growing presence of business incubators on campuses in the state....
Continue ReadingSC entrepreneurial insights from John Warner
John Warner, founder of Innoventure and self-described "serial entrepreneur," joined Mike Switzer, host of public radio program "South Carolina Business Review." Warner spoke about the latest infusion of endowment funds for Furman University's Hill Institute...
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