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Students soar in ‘Wings of the City’ Instagram challenge
When Furman Spanish Professor Angélica Lozano-Alonso asked her students to participate in the #WingsoftheCityGVL Instagram photo challenge, she no doubt would’ve been thrilled with a single winner from her class. Turns out her students swept...
Continue Reading“Heirs of the Founders” author to give American History Book Club presentation
In a time when politics seems more polarized than ever, historian and New York Times best-selling author H.W. Brands says there are lessons to be learned from 19th century politicians Henry Clay, John C. Calhoun...
Continue ReadingLGBTQIA+ History Month 2021 Events
LGBTQIA+ History Month 2021 CALENDAR OF EVENTS Oct. 4-7 LGBTQIA+ History Table Trone Student Center Front Patio 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Sponsored by FPA and APO Thursday, Oct. 7 Movie Night Burgiss Theater 7...
Continue ReadingAnd the winners are …
Two students with Furman University connections are in the news for having won Southeast Student Production Awards from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences - the same folks who dole out Emmy Awards....
Continue ReadingSeveral SC colleges lauded for environmental sustainability. Only one gets ‘gold’ rank
The State recognized Furman University on news of its STARS Gold status, a rating metric spearheaded by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education. STARS is a transparent, self-reporting framework for colleges...
Continue ReadingPHOTOS: Family Weekend 2021 welcomes hundreds
From the Band Extravaganza to a panel from the Center for Engaged Learning to a peek behind the scenes of Furman's Special Collections & Archives, Furman Family Weekend brought guests inside life at Furman. The schedule...
Continue ReadingUpstate students start petition calling for reform to SC hazing legislation
During National Hazing Prevention Week, Furman University's Savannah Hobbie, a senior communication studies and politics and international affairs major, was interviewed about a petition she launched to urge South Carolina lawmakers to take a tougher...
Continue ReadingFurman plays role in $5 million NOAA grant, spurs climate resilience
Hurricanes don’t discriminate where they hit. It’s in the aftermath of violent storms, heat waves and intense rain events where climate inequity shows up. For example, if you own a home on the coast, chances...
Continue ReadingNew book tackles what people get wrong about food deserts in Southernside, West Greenville
[caption id="attachment_52348" align="alignright" width="200"] Kolb's book is due out in December.[/caption] Ken Kolb, professor and chair of the sociology department at Furman University, is set to publish his second book, "Retail Inequality: Reframing the Food...
Continue ReadingCourtney Clarke ’17 finds dual calling in veterans affairs and children in need
[caption id="attachment_52385" align="alignleft" width="350"] Courtney Clarke '17[/caption] On the surface, her pharmacy career and volunteer work seem unconnected. But for Courtney Clarke ’17, life is about seeing needs and stepping up. In both the veteran...
Continue ReadingHope for the lost souls of liberalism
Barton Swaim, an editorial page writer for The Wall Street Journal, paid a visit to Furman University where he spoke with Benjamin Storey and Jenna Silber Storey, professors of politics and international affairs, about their...
Continue ReadingThere’s an app for that
You’re running late for class and wondering if you can catch the next shuttle. Or maybe you need to check PAC hours to plan a workout. Before this academic year, chances are you had to...
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