FURMAN IN THE NEWS
WSPA-TV highlights Furman’s sustainability efforts
Furman’s sustainability efforts were featured in WSPA-TV's “Go Green” series. The story by reporter Justin Cooper highlighted the university’s “living machine” that uses natural processes to clean waste water on campus. Senior Brittany Lins was...
Continue ReadingFormer president Shi gives talk at Winter Park Institute
Former Furman president David Shi kicked off his six-month fellowship at Rollins College’s Winter Park Institute earlier this week with a lecture about the supposed revival of thrift and simplicity in contemporary American society. As...
Continue ReadingProfessor David Shaner to appear in public television documentary Sunday, Oct. 23
David Shaner, Herring Professor of Asian Studies and Philosophy, is among the experts interviewed for the public television documentary, “The Asian & Abrahamic Religions: A Divine Encounter in America.” SCETV will broadcast the two-hour program...
Continue ReadingUCM President Ambrose enjoys inaugural day
Chuck Ambrose, a 1983 Furman graduate, was officially installed as the 15th president of the University of Central Missouri on Oct. 6. A four-year letterman and captain of the soccer team while a student at...
Continue ReadingMaking the grade
A study about grade inflation in higher education, co-authored by Furman computer science professor Christopher Healy and retired Duke University professor Stuart Rojstaczer, was cited in various news outlets, including Inside Higher Ed, USA Today,...
Continue ReadingA Forcier to be reckoned with
After throwing for 226 yards and seven touchdown passes and running for another score in a 62-21 victory over Presbyterian College, Paladin quarterback Chris Forcier was featured in The New York Times College Sports Blog,...
Continue ReadingPresident Smolla’s new book
Inside Higher Ed published an interview with president Rod Smolla about his new book, The Constitution Goes to College: Five Constitutional Ideas That Have Shaped the American University.
Continue ReadingTreating others with respect
An editorial by Troy Terry, director of Graduate Studies at Furman, was posted Sunday on GreenvilleOnline. Terry, a former public school teacher and principal, discusses how social media is shaping reality for young students and...
Continue ReadingPhoto slideshow: Furman vs. Samford
Greenville Online photographer Gwinn Davis captured some football and fan images from Saturday's game, a 26-21 loss to Southern Conference foe Samford. View her work.
Continue ReadingFurman president says new admissions philosophy key to survival
Furman has revamped its admission policy, placing less emphasis on test scores and more on character. The results have been encouraging. This fall, the university enrolled its largest and most diverse class ever. Moreover, Furman is attracting applicants...
Continue ReadingTouting the value of college
Richard W. Riley, a 1954 Furman graduate and the former U.S. Secretary of Education under President Clinton, writes an op-ed for The State newspaper about the value of college. He writes it’s ironic that “people...
Continue ReadingWhy Europe needs Alex Stubb
Former Finnish prime minister and Furman alum Alexander Stubb ’93 is seeking to become the next president of the European Commission. Furman Politics and International Affairs Professor Brent Nelsen, who taught Stubb at Furman and...
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