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Welcome 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 ReadingMillennials behind Argent want to reinvent women’s office attire
Furman Business and Accounting graduate Sali (Sumer) Christeson (Class of 2007) and Eleanor Turner are the millennial co-founders of Argent, a clothing company that aims to inspire women to take a seat at the table...
Continue ReadingFurman offers students workshop on leadership
Last fall, Furman announced that it was offering a six-part financial literacy course to seniors that would teach them to manage budgets, minimize debt and save for retirement. The offering was so popular (111 are...
Continue ReadingPaladins’ Duncan Fletcher awarded NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship
Furman University football player Duncan Fletcher has been awarded an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship. Fletcher becomes the 11th Paladin football player to garner a prestigious NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship, valued at $7,500. Furman leads all Southern Conference...
Continue ReadingEconomic globalization: Trump and the Upstate economy
Is economic globalization a good thing? While there are proponents and detractors on both sides of the issue, Furman Business and Accounting Professor Robert Underwood makes the case for free trade. In a column he...
Continue ReadingProfessor Tom Smythe to speak at SEC Evidence Summit
Furman University Business and Accounting Professor Tom Smythe has spent his academic career researching how consumers make decisions about investing in mutual funds. And Smythe will share that research when he speaks at the Evidence...
Continue ReadingSandy Roberson is honored by student and family
Wednesday, Feb. 13 was no ordinary day for Accounting Professor Sandy Roberson. During a ceremony disguised as a meeting, 30 colleagues in Business and Accounting, administration, and Roberson’s own family were on hand to witness...
Continue ReadingThe right place at the right time
When Furman announced it's new strategic vision in October—The Furman Advantage, an ambitious effort to transform the student experience and address critical community issues, some likely asked how such an experience would defined. It dawned on me that...
Continue ReadingTrump and the Economy
What will the Trump presidency mean for the national and Upstate economies? GSA Business had the questions and Furman business professor Tom Smythe provided some answers. “In the short-term, which to me includes 2017, I think...
Continue ReadingUniversity Offers Seniors Special Workshop on Personal Finances
Whether it’s learning to manage a budget, minimize debt or develop a long-range investment strategy, every Furman University senior will have the opportunity to master the fundamentals of financial literacy by the time they graduate...
Continue ReadingA Vote for the Trans Pacific Partnership
[caption id="attachment_24271" align="alignright" width="300"] Dr. Brent Nelsen[/caption] In an op-ed published in The Greenville News before Tuesday’s election, Furman professors Brent Nelsen (Political Science) and Tom Smythe (Business and Accounting) argued that international trade is...
Continue ReadingFormer Student-Mentor Duo Open Foster Victor Wealth Advisors
[caption id="attachment_27570" align="alignright" width="350"] Rob Victor '09 by Will Crooks, Community Journals, used with permission.[/caption] Furman graduates Paul Foster '02 and Rob Victor '09 spent years as wealth management advisors for Greenville’s Northwestern Mutual. But...
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