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Board of Trustees approve promotions, tenure for faculty
During its spring meeting Saturday, the Furman University Board of Trustees approved promotions and/or tenure for 17 faculty members and heard that seven new members will join the board on July 1. The trustees also...
Continue ReadingWhy Germany has boring politics
Furman graduates Claire Greenstein (Class of 2011) and Brandon Tensley (Class of 2012) have authored their fourth article for Foreign Affairs, a publication of the Council on Foreign Relations. In it, the writers explain why...
Continue ReadingA life of miracles
Reflecting back on nearly a century of memories, Trude Heller describes her life as one “full of miracles.” She remembers the early years growing up as an only child in Vienna, Austria. She liked school....
Continue ReadingThree Furman seniors receive Fulbright grants
Three 2017 Furman University graduating seniors have received Fulbright U.S. Student Program grants from the U.S. Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. The seniors are among over 1,900 U.S. citizens...
Continue ReadingModern Languages & Literatures collaborates with Hispanic Alliance
The Furman Department of Modern Languages and Literatures (MLL) has established the Hispanic Alliance - Furman University Fellowship (HA-FU), a collaborative effort with Greenville’s Hispanic Alliance whose mission is to enrich the quality of life...
Continue ReadingWelcome to Phi Beta Kappa
GREENVILLE, S.C.—Sixty-six Furman University students have been elected to the school’s chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, the nation’s oldest and most prestigious academic society. The newest members were inducted during a special initiation ceremony and...
Continue ReadingFrench Professor Marianne Bessy receives SCICU award
Marianne Bessy, associate professor of French in the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures at Furman University, has been awarded a 2017 Excellence in Teaching Award from the South Carolina Independent Colleges & Universities (SCICU)...
Continue Reading2003 Graduate Torres Wins ‘Oscar’ of Educator Awards
Furman University Spanish and sociology graduate (2003) Vanessa Torres was surprised Dec. 6 with a Milken Educator Award, one of about three dozen prizes granted across the nation. The K-5 Spanish teacher at Nursery Road...
Continue ReadingMLL Faculty Present Research at MIFLC
Nine Members of the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures presented their research at the 66th Mountain Interstate Foreign Language Conference at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Va. October 13-15, 2016. David Bost, Ron Friis,...
Continue ReadingUniversity Launches ‘The Furman Advantage’
Visit The Furman Advantage website The Furman Advantage in the News Furman University today announced an ambitious effort to transform the student experience and address critical community issues. The new strategic vision—called The Furman Advantage—will...
Continue ReadingShattering the Myth of Perfection
Furman University Modern Languages professor Dr. Marianne Bessy has written an article which has been accepted for publication in Vol 91.1 of The French Review: Journal of the American Association of Teachers of French. The article, “Shattering the...
Continue ReadingHungary, Sixty Years After the Revolution
2011 Furman graduate Claire Greenstein and 2012 Furman graduate Brandon Tensley have authored their third article for Foreign Affairs, a publication of the Council on Foreign Relations. In it, the authors describe how 60 years...
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