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Three Furman students win Goldwater Scholarships
Three Furman University juniors have received awards from the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship program, which aims to identify and support U.S. college sophomores and juniors who show promise in becoming the nation’s next generation of...
Continue ReadingCows, a DeLorean and time travel set the virtual stage for annual learning exchange
What do Marty McFly’s DeLorean, a herd of cows and codebreaking have in common? [caption id="attachment_50167" align="alignright" width="350"] In the learning exchange virtual escape room, participants travel back to 1952, when the current campus was...
Continue ReadingFreshman runs first and last leg of relay, team sets a school record
Her performance won't count for the record books, but Beth Donnelly, a freshman cross country athlete at Furman University, still won praise from her coach Rita Gary, and recognition in Canadian Running magazine. In the...
Continue ReadingDins Day is back for its seventh year on April 27
DINS DAY IS TODAY! Please give to support Furman students and faculty. Furman University students, alumni, parents and friends will kick off the seventh annual Dins Day, a 24-hour celebration of Paladin pride and philanthropy,...
Continue ReadingGraduating Seniors Recognized with Academic Awards
The Academic Awards Banquet is traditionally an annual event held to honor the accomplishments of our graduating seniors at Furman. This year, however, due to the pandemic, there were three smaller in-person awards ceremonies to...
Continue ReadingS.C. Republican bill would corrupt teaching of history
In a commentary appearing in Statehouse Report, Furman University Education Professor Paul L. Thomas has a few things to say about social studies teaching in South Carolina and how it might be threatened. He cites...
Continue ReadingPresentations and perseverance pay off for winners of the Purple Shoes Gallery Walk
To win a pair of Furman purple Nikes, Abigail Smith ’22 first had to use some shoe leather of her own. But at the end of Furman Engaged last week, all of the steps paid...
Continue ReadingBenefits Manager Kristin Austin ’02 recognized with statewide award
Kristin Austin '02, benefits manager in Furman's Human Resources department, has received the 2021 Achievement Award from South Carolina TRIO, an organization dedicated to broadening accessibility to and success in formal postsecondary education. The award...
Continue ReadingFurman again ranks among top schools ‘making an impact’
Once again, Furman University has been recognized as one of the top colleges in the country where students are making a difference in the world. This year, Furman ranked 15th in The Princeton Review’s list...
Continue ReadingBeyond the joyless quest for joy
In National Review, Yuval Levin, author, lecturer and director of Social, Cultural, and Constitutional Studies at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), offers a ringing endorsement for a new book by Benjamin Storey and Jenna Silber...
Continue ReadingUnveiling of Joseph Vaughn statue captures media attention
The April 16 unveiling of a life-size bronze statue of Joseph Vaughn on the campus of Furman University sparked a flurry of media coverage across the Upstate. Graduating cum laude in the class of 1968,...
Continue ReadingMargaret ’83 and Robert Hill ’83 receive OneJax humanitarian award
The OneJax Institute in Jacksonville, Florida, honored Robert ’83 and Margaret Hill ’83 with their humanitarian award on April 15. OneJax is a nonprofit interfaith organization dedicated to achieving civility, understanding and respect for all...
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