FURMAN IN THE NEWS
John Durst to the rescue
Fifteen months after a major scandal, the former S.C. Hospitality Association has distanced itself from the fallout by changing its name, bringing in the former head of the state’s top tourist agency to rebuild it...
Continue ReadingThe man who said no to a President
Johnnie Mac Walters, who graduated from Furman in 1942, remembers being pressured more than 40 years ago to do what he considered unthinkable. In the early 1970s, when embattled President Richard Nixon sought to use...
Continue ReadingBieber, Bach and Seth G
Furman graduate and violinist Seth Gilliard, who goes by the stage name Seth G, wows crowds in Charleston, S.C., with hip-hop-inspired original songs and adaptations of pop hits like Ellie Goulding's "Lights," Cee-Lo Green's "Forget...
Continue ReadingLooking to the future
Dana Thorpe, the new executive director of the Upcountry History Museum-Furman, comes to Greenville with 28 years of museum experience, from children’s museums to historical societies. She was director of exhibits at Chicago’s famous Shedd...
Continue ReadingLessons from summer camp
Love transcends class definitions. It doesn’t favor public or private schools, and it resides in both the neighborhoods that build walls and those that exist on the other side of those walls. To suggest otherwise...
Continue ReadingNPR profiles Judy Clarke
Unabomber Ted Kaczynski, Sept. 11 conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui and Arizona mass shooter Jared Loughner all have one thing in common: defense attorney Judy Clarke. With her help, all three avoided the death penalty. Clarke, a...
Continue ReadingProfessor Shaner on getting “un-stuck”
David Shaner, the Herring Professor of Asian Studies and Philosophy Emeritus at Furman, has recorded a TED-x talk about getting “un-stuck” and helping the mind and body become one. The idea behind the talk is...
Continue ReadingLove among the ruins
Love transcends class definitions. It doesn’t favor public or private schools, and it resides in both the neighborhoods that build walls and those that exist on the other side of those walls. To suggest otherwise...
Continue ReadingNPR profiles Judy Clarke
Unabomber Ted Kaczynski, Sept. 11 conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui and Arizona mass shooter Jared Loughner all have one thing in common: defense attorney Judy Clarke. With her help, all three avoided the death penalty. Clarke, a...
Continue ReadingSanford’s political comeback
As political rehabilitations go, few can match what happened to Mark Sanford on Tuesday night. The former South Carolina governor, who admitted to an extramarital affair while in office, is now headed to Congress. Sanford...
Continue ReadingSanford’s political comeback
As political rehabilitations go, few can match what happened to Mark Sanford on Tuesday night. The former South Carolina governor, who admitted to an extramarital affair while in office, is now headed to Congress. Sanford...
Continue ReadingFriendship triumphs over politics
When Furman students Ben Saul and Thomas Hydrick graduated Saturday night, they left behind a greater legacy than student leadership and good grades. Even though Hydrick served as chairman of the College Republicans and Saul...
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