FURMAN IN THE NEWS
Furman Singers hit the high notes
The Furman Singers are currently on their spring tour throughout the Southeast and their recent concert at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Greenville, N.C. drew rave reviews in CVNC, an online performing arts journal in North...
Continue ReadingThink great and do great
Furman alumna Sydney Cooke '08 and business partner Tim Pecoraro have built their marketing and consulting business, theideagroup, on a common goal—think great and do great. Their strategic methodology is simple: "organize, refine, design, and...
Continue ReadingEmbracing power of public debate
Fifty years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court decided New York Times v. Sullivan. The decision was extraordinary because it changed fundamentally the way the press and the people could criticize public officials. In an op-ed for...
Continue ReadingEmbracing the power of public debate
Fifty years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court decided New York Times v. Sullivan. The decision was extraordinary because it changed fundamentally the way the press and the people could criticize public officials. In an op-ed...
Continue ReadingDon’t link teacher pay to student performance
According to Furman education professor Paul Thomas, linking teacher evaluations to student standardized test scores is a bad idea that will not die. Such evaluation methods join grade retention, charter schools and Common Core as...
Continue ReadingOvercoming the flexible work stigma
Furman sociology professor Christin Munsch has been conducting research on “flexible work arrangements” and how they are viewed in the workplace. She discovered that while most people have favorable attitudes about flexible work and the...
Continue ReadingFurman alum draws praise in President Obama speech
When President Barack Obama spoke at the White House on Feb. 27 to announce the “My Brother’s Keeper” initiative, he made mention of 2001 Furman graduate Maurice Owens. The initiative is an effort to improve...
Continue ReadingA glowing review for “These Shining Lives”
According to The Greenville News, Furman theatre arts professor Maegan Azar’s staging of “These Shining Lives” at the Furman Playhouse is a glowing production in more ways than one. The play, by Melanie Marnich, unearths...
Continue ReadingKeeping an eye on the Consumer Price Index
As an economics major at Furman, Emily Hunter found herself frequently using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and was intrigued by the wide-range of economic activity the agency measured. When the opportunity...
Continue ReadingKids who move more learn more
The results are in: kids who move more learn more, and that’s exactly what Greenville startup ActivEd, Inc. aims to help with. ActivEd is an educational software company aimed at giving teachers interactive lessons that...
Continue ReadingKids who move more learn more
The results are in: kids who move more learn more, and that’s exactly what Greenville startup ActivEd, Inc. aims to help with. ActivEd is an educational software company aimed at giving teachers interactive lessons that...
Continue ReadingFurman selected as finalist in climate leadership competition
The David E. Shi Center for Sustainability at Furman University has been named a finalist in the 2014 Second Nature Climate Leadership Awards, an annual competition among U.S. colleges and universities that are signatories of...
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