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On 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 ReadingWill this Super Bowl bring another ‘oh, my’ moment?
Billy Joel sang the national anthem. A 30-second commercial cost $675,000. And an Elvis impersonator split the halftime show with a group of dancers from South Florida who performed something called “Be Bop Bamboozled.” It...
Continue ReadingGALLERY: Holocaust Remembrance
The Heller Service Corps hosted a Holocaust Remembrance Cultural Life Program in observance of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, January 27. During the event, which drew about 140 students, Furman Chaplain Vaughn CroweTipton presented a 15-minute...
Continue ReadingFurman professor’s book debates ‘food desert’ concept in Greenville and beyond
[caption id="attachment_52348" align="alignright" width="200"] Kolb's book is published by University of California Press.[/caption] In his new book, "Retail Inequality: Reframing the Food Desert Debate," Ken Kolb seeks to upend long-held beliefs about the availability of...
Continue ReadingSpartanburg alum, Furman star Anna Morgan gets dream invite to Augusta National
Furman University Women's Golf team member Anna Morgan '23 has received one of only 72 invitations to play at the third Augusta National Women's Amateur. She is the fourth Lady Paladin to compete in the...
Continue ReadingBlack History Month 2022 at Furman
Furman University is celebrating Black History Month in a variety of ways throughout February. The Center for Inclusive Communities (CIC) in conjunction with multiple campus organizations has developed a slate of events designed to showcase...
Continue ReadingDepartment of Music announces spring events
The Furman University Department of Music has released its calendar of events for spring semester. The slate of events includes symphony concerts, faculty recitals, opera, jazz, special guest artists and more. Unless otherwise noted, events...
Continue ReadingCisco exec turned Apple comms VP departs after less than a year, Kristin Huguet to take over
Longtime Apple spokesperson Kristin Huguet Quayle, a 1999 Furman University communication studies and political science alumna, has assumed the role of vice president of worldwide communications at Apple. She replaces Stella Low who served in...
Continue ReadingBoth sides now
Tomiko Brown-Nagin, a 1992 Furman University history alumna, is featured on the cover of Harvard Magazine. In the accompanying story, contributing editor and journalist Lincoln Caplan offers a detailed account of Brown-Nagin's early years growing...
Continue ReadingJudy Bainbridge’s columns made Upstate history vibrant, real
Furman University's Scott Henderson penned a tribute to Judy Bainbridge after her 525th and final column in The Greenville News, which published 22 years of twice-monthly articles about Greenville and the Upstate. Retired professor emerita...
Continue ReadingFurman Monitoring Winter Storm
Furman University is monitoring a winter storm that is expected to bring snow and a wintry mix to the Greenville area beginning Saturday through Sunday. At this time, the university plans to remain open, though...
Continue Reading‘Open Spaces’ has room for mentoring and collaboration
Matt Olson’s fifth jazz record, “Open Spaces,” is also Adib Young’s first. Olson, professor of saxophone and Furman’s director of jazz studies, hadn’t invited a student to play for one of his professional projects before....
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