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Graduate program aims to improve health outcomes with focus on community needs
Mohammad Hooshmand Zaferanieh M’21 had always wanted to go into health care, but while getting his bachelor’s degree in biology in 2016, he took a hard look at the system he was about to devote...
Continue ReadingHow Greenville’s population boom hasn’t changed voting patterns and where people are moving from
Jay King of Greenville Journal unpacks how an influx of 74,000 residents in the past decade has impacted voting patterns in Greenville County. He turned to Furman University's Brent Nelsen, a professor of politics and...
Continue ReadingDanny Tang named chief information officer at Furman
Furman University taps Danny Tang as chief information officer and associate vice president for technology. News of his appointment, which is effective Aug. 22, was covered by GSA Business and UpstateBizSC.
Continue ReadingFormer House Speaker to lead government affairs for Prisma Health
On news of Jay Lucas' appointment as senior vice president for government affairs at Prisma Health System, WYFF News 4's Taggart Houck reached out to Furman University's Brent Nelsen. The politics and international affairs professor...
Continue ReadingSummer Research Fellow probes philosophy of dark comedy
Catherine Davis ’24 loves Mr. Meeseeks, a “little adorable creature that you can summon to achieve one task in life, and then he can vanish forever,” explained the philosophy major. But in the universe of...
Continue ReadingSummer Research Fellowship uncovers Furman’s deep Asian connections
Furman’s connections to the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community began more than a century ago. The first Asian exchange student on Furman’s campus was Chu Jung, born in 1869 in Canton (now known...
Continue ReadingUPSTATE BUSINESS JOURNAL: Dionne Sandiford launches a cozy concept
Entrepreneur, business owner and self-described "threadmaster" Dionne Sandiford knows you don't have to go it alone when launching a business venture or product. Sandiford, owner of Corporate Stitch, leaned on The Hill Institute for Innovation...
Continue ReadingProfessors, students and alumni bring a new play to the New York stage
In the middle of the night, on a rural highway just outside the small college town of Troy, Alabama, a retired college professor and her daughter encounter a naked man stumbling around their back yard....
Continue ReadingFor Greenville’s Andrew Kurtz, Kopis’ goal is to create software ‘where it doesn’t exist’
Furman University accounting alumnus Andrew Kurtz '87 started his career in public accounting before launching out on his own with Kopis in 1999. The Greenville News recently covered Kurtz and his software solutions company. “We...
Continue Reading20 affordable family vacations you haven’t thought of before
Furman University's hometown of Greenville, South Carolina, is often mentioned in travel and food news outlets for its beauty, food and craft beer scene, and proximity to spectacular hiking. A recent article appearing in Southern...
Continue ReadingMarra Edwards ’23 scores semifinals in mock trial’s ‘best of the best’ contest
For those who make it to the big dance of mock trial, the American Mock Trial Association’s National Championship Tournament, or are eligible for AMTA competition, only 16 students have a chance to compete in...
Continue ReadingDanny Tang named chief information officer at Furman
Danny Tang has been named chief information officer and associate vice president for technology at Furman. Tang will be a member of the Senior Administrative Team and will report to Susan Maddux, vice president for...
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