Q&A with Yendelela Neely Holston, a 2021 Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Awards honoree

Yendelela Neely Holston, chief diversity and inclusion officer and partner at Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP, has been named a Top Diversity & Inclusion Officer honoree in Atlanta Business Chronicle's 2021 Diversity, Equity & Inclusion...

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SC entrepreneurial insights from John Warner

John Warner, founder of Innoventure and self-described "serial entrepreneur," joined Mike Switzer, host of public radio program "South Carolina Business Review." Warner spoke about the latest infusion of endowment funds for Furman University's Hill Institute...

Elevating the mental health conversation

[caption id="attachment_53159" align="alignright" width="266"] U.S. Congressman David Trone.[/caption] Furman University Board of Trustees member David Trone, U.S. Representative (D-District 6) from Maryland, is in the news for introducing a bipartisan bill aimed at establishing a...

For the birds

The HAVOC tradition at Furman University is a chance for students to tap their creativity toward raising funds for charities most meaningful to them. And when it comes to our feathered friends, Jake Gerardi ’22...

Reading Partners South Carolina wins statewide award from The Riley Institute

Reading Partners South Carolina received the eleventh annual Dick and Tunky Riley WhatWorksSC Award for Excellence and corresponding $10,000 prize during a virtual celebration of South Carolina public education presented by Furman University’s Riley Institute...

COVID-19 became catalyst for trend of colleges waiving test scores for admission

COVID-19 spurred the trend of colleges and universities toward waiving the standardized test scores' requirement for admission, but some local colleges, like Furman University, are already test-optional schools. Entrance exams and the trend away from...

Amid a global supply chain crisis, how New Orleans port has avoided major shipping delays

New Orleans native and Furman University sociologist Kenneth Kolb has coauthored a piece for The Times-Picayune about supply chain woes at ports throughout the United States. A paywall-free version of the article is available here....

Honoring women making a difference in the Upstate

Kimberly Witherspoon, a public finance attorney at Haynesworth Sinkler Boyd and a 2006 Furman University graduate, has been named among GSA Business Report's 2021 Women of Influence. The political science and history alumna joins 25...

SC Education Department, Riley Institute to invest $1.3M in learning leadership program

South Carolina’s Department of Education is partnering with the Riley Institute at Furman University to invest $1.3 million in a new after-school and summer-learning leadership program. The initiative, called Afterschool Leaders Empowered, will train a...

Former Central Missouri President Charles Ambrose named chancellor of Henderson State

Furman University alumnus and member of the Furman Board of Trustees Charles "Chuck" Ambrose will take the reins at Henderson State University (Arkadelphia), which became part of the Arkansas State University System this year. His...

Bountiful harvest: Mill Village Ministries

What began in 2012 as a plot of land for growing vegetables in Greenville's Greater Sullivan mill community has blossomed into Mill Village Ministries, a coalition of social enterprises led by Furman University psychology alumnus...