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America needs history and civics education to promote unity
In the wake of the storming of the U.S. Capitol Jan. 6, and amid a climate of political polarization in the country, six former U.S. education secretaries get behind an education initiative aimed at restoring...
Continue ReadingBingham Vick Jr. and his wife Judy, give to the program that he led at Furman
Chosen family can create ties that bind beyond geographical separation, time and, yes, even a pandemic. Bingham Vick Jr. and Judy Vick, prove that, and after spending decades mentoring, training and feeding their Furman kids...
Continue ReadingSolving the ‘expert blind spot’
Ben Haywood kept a Rubik’s Cube in his fridge at home for six weeks during the 2020 winter break. You can imagine it sitting there, between a jar of pickles and the OJ. Haywood, assistant...
Continue ReadingExpect college wait lists to be obnoxiously long this year
With COVID-19, the models admissions officers traditionally use to predict the number of students who will enroll at their universities are less reliable. Factors like whether international students will make it to campus, the status...
Continue ReadingDottie Pepper’s ‘Letters to a Future Champion’ a compelling tribute to her golf mentor
[caption id="attachment_49412" align="alignright" width="384"] Dottie Pepper's book chronicles her time with PGA professional and course architect George Pulver Sr.[/caption] Two-time LPGA major champion and Furman alumna Dottie Pepper '87 kept tips, advice and letters from...
Continue ReadingThree families, three gifts, untold impact
The reasons people give are as varied as the individuals making the gifts. Some make financial commitments to Furman to remember a loved one. Some give to advance a program or major of study. Still...
Continue ReadingAnother cyber wake-up call, but Florida is up early
In a piece that appeared in Florida Politics, 1966 Furman alumnus J. Michael "Mike" McConnell describes the increased threat to public services that comes with a dependence on information technology. The executive director of the...
Continue ReadingJanet D. Kwami wins 2021 SCICU Excellence in Teaching Award
Janet D. Kwami, associate professor of communication studies, is Furman’s 2021 SCICU Excellence in Teaching Award recipient. Each year, the South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities (SCICU) recognizes and celebrates outstanding professors through the Excellence...
Continue ReadingFall 2020 Dean’s List
Here are the students who made the Dean’s List for the 2020 fall term. The honor is awarded to full-time undergraduates who earn a grade point average of at least 3.4 during the semester. The...
Continue ReadingThe girl with two names
For 15 years, Fatima Quintana, a freshman at Furman University, thought her name was Fatima Claire Taylor. She also thought her guardians, Michael and Charlotte Taylor, were her legal adoptive parents. But all that changed...
Continue ReadingFurman again named a Fulbright Program ‘top producer’
Like many students who major in political science, Brandon Tensley ’12 imagined he would proceed to law school after graduating from Furman. But as a senior who was also studying German, he applied for and...
Continue ReadingCombatting (stream) bank failures
Biology major Libby Dixon, a senior at Furman University, spent last summer studying collapsing stream banks and working with Friends of the Reedy River, a conservation organization in Greenville, South Carolina. Using geographic information systems...
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