business-and-accounting

The 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...

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Trump 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...

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University 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...

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A 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...

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Former 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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University Launches ‘The Furman Advantage’

Visit The Furman Advantage website The Furman Advantage in the News Furman University today announced an ambitious effort to transform the student experience and address critical community issues. The new strategic vision—called The Furman Advantage—will...

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Furman, Vanderbilt Forge New Partnership

When a university like Furman consistently funnels well-rounded, high-caliber graduates to a top-rated master of accounting program like the one at Vanderbilt University, it makes perfect sense to establish a more formal relationship in order...

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Painting by numbers

When Rowan Griscom ’17 and Allie Rockstroh ’18 first heard they’d be painting not one, but two, massive murals for public display, they were a little intimidated. “The wall (on Stone Avenue) was huge, the...

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Channeling Margaret Court

Lauren Kline ’13 thought her days of significant tennis matches were likely over after she completed her All-Southern Conference career at Furman.  But she recently found herself on the court with actor and comedian Steve...

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Going High Tech in the South

Since they graduated from Furman in 2013, Brooks Buffington and Tyler Droll have developed one of the more popular apps on the planet, Yik Yak.  Their company has raised a good deal of money from...

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Furman Faculty Members Receive Promotions, Tenure

During its spring meeting Saturday, the Furman University Board of Trustees approved promotions and/or tenure for 14 faculty members and granted emeritus status to four professors who are retiring this summer. The trustees also recognized...

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Welcome to Phi Beta Kappa

GREENVILLE, S.C.—Sixty-one 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...

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