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Are some people born lucky? A UT psychologist argues inequality’s genetic roots
[caption id="attachment_51502" align="alignright" width="329"] Harden's book is available September 2021.[/caption] Kathryn Paige Harden, a 2003 Furman University psychology alumna, has written a new book, "The Genetic Lottery: Why DNA Matters for Social Equality" (Princeton University...
Continue ReadingWe need to build our way out of this mess
[caption id="attachment_51495" align="alignright" width="200"] Eli Dourado '02[/caption] In the wake of the passage of a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill by the U.S. Congress, Eli Dourado, a 2002 Furman University alumnus, pens an opinion piece in...
Continue Reading‘Everything worth having takes a while’
The upcoming school year will be unprecedented for Furman’s Student Government Association for a couple of reasons. For one, the president-elect could not have even run last year, due to a constitutional hurdle. For another,...
Continue ReadingBalancing act
In Humanities, the flagship magazine of the National Endowment for the Humanities, Furman University professors Benjamin Storey and Jenna Silber Storey seek to give meaning to the popular but elusive "balanced life" ideal, and suggest...
Continue ReadingStacy Capers ’18 knows the sound of success
Stacy Capers '18 will travel to Los Angeles, California, on Sunday, Aug. 15, to record a music video with singer-songwriter and producer Charlie Puth and the other three winners of a music contest. Capers' entry was...
Continue ReadingSummer Commencement set for Aug. 14
John M. Harris ’91, professor of mathematics, will deliver the address at Furman’s Summer Commencement ceremony scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 14, at 4 p.m. in Charles E. Daniel Memorial Chapel. The university will award approximately...
Continue ReadingFurman announces Black Alumni Council
The Office of Alumni and Parent Engagement is proud to announce the establishment of the Black Alumni Council. As Furman’s newest volunteer leadership organization, the Council will be guided by its mission to support both...
Continue ReadingFurman ranks third in South Carolina in NSF funding
Funding to Furman University from the National Science Foundation (NSF) has grown more than six-fold in recent years. New data from the NSF show Furman received $2.129 million in fiscal year 2020, the third-highest amount...
Continue ReadingProteins that help cells move like Spiderman also control cell spreading
Cells move around in our bodies kind of like Spiderman, by sticking to something and pulling themselves along. It’s well known that cells adhere to each other using sticky proteins called desmogleins, but new research...
Continue ReadingJamarcus Gaston
He aspired to be a high school band director when he started his career at Furman University. But Jamarcus Gaston '07, a music and communication studies alumnus, had a change of heart. Now he's co-host...
Continue ReadingLoyalDINS celebrates alums’ purple pride
Each year, Furman sees hundreds of alumni donate to the funds of their choice, host Furman students as interns, attend events on campus and around the country, and serve as leaders on Furman boards and...
Continue ReadingNew program to spark Greenville’s next high-impact ventures
In partnership with the city of Greenville, the Greenville Local Development Corporation (GLDC) and the South Carolina Department of Commerce, Furman University’s Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship is launching a new program this fall called...
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