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Furman monitoring Tropical Depression Ida; Normal operations expected
Updated Tuesday, Aug. 31, 1 p.m. Furman University is monitoring the forecast for Tropical Depression Ida and will provide updates on this site as needed about how the storm may impact our area. According to...
Continue Reading‘The secret’s out’: Former Clemson, Furman football players share why they’ve made the Upstate home
Rick Spruill of Greenville Journal reaches out to former Clemson and Furman University football players to understand lessons learned from the game and why they call the Upstate home. On the Furman side, Spruill speaks...
Continue ReadingTigers, Gamecocks, Bulldogs and Paladins: How they came to be
In an article appearing in Greenville Journal, writer Jeannie Putnam spoke to Furman University's Jeffrey Makala to understand the evolution of mascots at the university. Makala, special collections librarian and university archivist, explained the many...
Continue ReadingSuresh Muthukrishnan collaborates with Virginia Tech, wins award from AUVSI
Suresh Muthukrishnan, chair of the Department of Earth, Environmental, and Sustainability Sciences at Furman University, is part of a team that has won the humanitarian and public safety award from the Association for Unmanned Vehicle...
Continue ReadingFurman extends downtown Greenville footprint to One City Plaza
Furman is expanding its downtown presence – and planning one of the school’s greatest investments in the Greenville community – with the addition of a 2,000-square-foot space on the ground floor of 101 N. Main...
Continue ReadingThe art of medicine: visual learning fine tunes observation skills
It’s often said that medicine is as much art as it is science. Now Furman University’s art department is embarking on a visual literacy project that aims to produce better healthcare providers. “It is based...
Continue ReadingPHOTO GALLERY: The 2021-22 academic year opens with inspiration and new friends
Welcome back, students! The new academic year began with Opening Convocation at McAlister Auditorium and a lunch on the mall, an orientation carnival to welcome our 667 first-year students and 20 transfer students, and on Tuesday, the...
Continue ReadingWomen’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies major offers insight into ‘a gendered world’
On Aug. 26, 1971, Women’s Equality Day was celebrated for the first time to commemorate the anniversary of the adoption of the 19th Amendment and women’s suffrage in 1920. Fifty years later, Furman’s Women’s, Gender...
Continue ReadingMore than 85% of Furman University students fully vaccinated as semester begins
The Post and Courier covered move-in day for the class of 2025 at Furman University where the vaccination rate as of Aug. 16 was 86% among students, greater than 90% for faculty, and north of...
Continue ReadingTim Hanks named Fellow of the American Chemical Society
Furman University’s Tim Hanks, chair and professor of the Department of Chemistry, has been named a fellow of the American Chemical Society (ACS). Hanks and 2020 ACS Fellow George Shields, professor of chemistry, will be...
Continue ReadingPresident who? People remember president names more than faces
More than 65 percent of respondents to a survey thought that Alexander Hamilton was a president of the United States, despite a blockbuster Broadway musical that explained otherwise. The finding was part of a study...
Continue ReadingConvocation launches a school year of dedication, discovery and determination
Ready to “underscore the purpose and expectations of academic life at our university, and to honor those among us whose achievements inspire us,” Furman President Elizabeth Davis launched the 2021-2022 academic year with the Opening...
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