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Can dreaming about a task help you do that task better when you're awake? Erin Wamsley, an associate professor of psychology and neuroscience at Furman University, tests that hypothesis when 40 volunteers played a maze...
Continue ReadingTalent, persistence and resiliency on display at Furman Engaged
Springtime at Furman is when the campus comes alive – the trees show off new leaves, the grass grows greener and the lake displays its full charm. Springtime at Furman is also when the students...
Continue ReadingRecovering the life stories of the Zealy daguerreotype subjects
Furman University's Gregg Hecimovich, chair of the English department at the university, speaks with Henry Louis Gates, the Alphonse Fletcher University Professor and director of Harvard's Hutchins Center for African & African American Research, about...
Continue ReadingMindfulness, DH delivery: Paladin Pitch competitors bring their brainstorms
A student’s dilemma: She’s hungry. A pizza sounds good, heaped with toppings and brought right to the door. But ordering one through a delivery app means she pays for the pie plus the additional charges....
Continue ReadingOn spending one’s chips: Reason, restlessness, and the pursuit of happiness
Benjamin Storey and Jenna Silber Storey, both professors in the Department of Politics and International Affairs at Furman University, draw from their book, "Why We Are Restless: On the Modern Quest for Contentment," in an...
Continue ReadingMarsh taps new public entity practice head
Furman University Board of Trustees member Kevin Bryant '85 has accepted a new post at Marsh, a global insurance broker and risk advisor. A political science alumnus who minored in business administration and played on...
Continue ReadingWhy the Upstate market is attracting venture capital
Vincent Harris of Upstate Business Journal (a publication of Community Journals) writes about Greenville, South Carolina, and its growing reputation for attracting venture capital firms. One such firm is North Carolina-based Flywheel Coworking. The company...
Continue Reading‘Hamilton’ artist Bryan Terrell Clark: ‘There is a deeper conversation than: Are we being treated well?’
“America, you great unfinished symphony, you sent for me!” Echoing one of the most compelling lines in “Hamilton,” the hit Broadway production in which he stars as George Washington, Bryan Terrell Clark told a group...
Continue ReadingFurman Humanities Center sponsors ‘El Tiempo,’ one sculpture of the ‘Wings of the City’ collection
[caption id="attachment_49842" align="alignright" width="380"] Michele Speitz, associate professor of English literature and director of the Furman Humanities Center.[/caption] In conceptualizing and building the Furman Humanities Center, Director Michele Speitz and her board of directors have...
Continue ReadingDeveloping creative accountants
If you read the title, "Developing Creative Accountants," and skipped the article because you're not an accountant, you may want to reconsider and put this one at the top of your "must read" list. In...
Continue ReadingMusic Major Spreads Creative Wings with ‘Butterfly Effect’ Composition
You might call Willie Cornish ’22 top brass – a musician with an ear for marching into leadership. Director of Athletic Bands Jay Bocook recalls when the university’s pandemic protocols last winter left the concert...
Continue ReadingFor your DINformation!
Hungry? Bon Appetit has you covered! Snatch-a-Snack Food Truck Keep an eye out in your residential area on Monday, April 5, and Monday, April 12 at 8:30 p.m. No swipe needed! A Day to Learn,...
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