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Father-Son Duo Donates $1 Million to Angel Analyst Fellowship

Ever wonder how angel investors and venture capitalists decide which startups to fund and which to pass up? They possess special analytical skills that allow them to evaluate pitches from all types of ventures and...

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Our food and farming book picks for summer 2022

The editors and reporters at Civil Eats recommend 24 new food and farming books to help us stay informed and inspired during summer's repose. Among them is a book by Furman University's Ken Kolb, chair...

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Alum wraps up record-setting feat – link by link

A moment of restlessness in class started a chain of events that led Elizabeth Allen ’20 M’22 to a Guinness World Record. The project she spent years creating is now officially recognized as the world’s...

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As China shuts out the world, internet access from abroad gets harder too

Amid a growing tendency for China to insulate itself from the world, researchers who focus on the communist nation are finding it harder to stay on course in terms of research topics and techniques. Furman...

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In Literacy Corner, ‘the curriculum is the children’

Some call it EDRD-966: Advanced Practicum in Literacy Coaching. Others know it as Literacy Corner. Whatever the name, the month of June has been an adventure in reading, writing and teaching for eight Furman graduate...

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It’s a wrap: Strategic design master’s students shine in package refresh competition

The Institute of Packaging Professionals’ 48HR Repack Student Design Competition is in the books, and four women in Furman University’s Master of Arts in Strategic Design (MAS-D) program are among those recognized for their creativity...

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GREENVILLE NEWS: What Juneteenth teaches us, reminds us

In a guest column contributed by Furman University's Rod Kelley, assistant dean of student conduct and interim director of the Center for Inclusive Communities, Kelley urges readers to celebrate Juneteenth as more than a pivotal...

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Napier to be inducted into Furman Athletic Hall of Fame

Columbia CBS affiliate WLTX News 19 reports on Furman University's latest inductees to the Athletic Hall of Fame - Billy Napier '03, head football coach for the University of Florida and two-time All-SoCon Paladin quarterback,...

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How SC school districts and universities are curbing the teacher shortage

Like other selected Upstate South Carolina colleges, Furman University has a teacher residency program that serves a critical role in shoring up a dwindling supply of teachers in the state. Higher education reporter Alexis Hamilton...

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Bright futures, big city: Dins take on NYC for Career Treks

For three days in May, 29 Furman students got a taste of the Big Apple during two New York City Paladin Career Treks organized by the Malone Center for Career Engagement. Treks are opportunities for...

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Ken Kolb offers solutions to peer review crisis

Peer-review publication is a cornerstone of the academy and commonly a requirement for university faculty to be promoted. However, myriad forces have created a backlog of work waiting to be published, jeopardizing some professors' professional...

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Class of 2026 begins transition to campus during Summer Orientation

On June 13, 75 recent high school graduates got a little more familiar with the campus where they’re about to become first-year college students. The first of seven Summer Orientation sessions in June was designed...

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