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‘The Time is Now’ – Two alumni present keynotes at African American Children and Families Conference

The organizers of the 10th Annual African American Children and Families Conference say the relevance of the event has never been greater. Hosted by the College of Education at the University of Northern Iowa, the...

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Joseph Vaughn statue unveiling scheduled April 16

Furman University President Elizabeth Davis sent the message below to the campus community on Tuesday, March 2.  Learn more about the unveiling and watch the live video stream of the event. Dear Campus Community, We are...

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3D model conveys course concepts to visually impaired student

Everyone agrees the doughnut is fundamental. But Fatima Quintana ’24 couldn’t see it, couldn’t make sense of the circular chart and the material written on and around it. So the Student Office for Accessibility Resources...

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Education in a pandemic

Traditional school field trips are on hold across the Upstate of South Carolina due to COVID-19 restrictions, but not the Zoom kind. Furman University Head Coach Doug Allison, through his wife's affiliation with Greenville Middle...

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How to teach professors humility? Hand them a Rubik’s Cube.

Part of the mission of the Faculty Development Center at Furman University is to engender creativity and empathy among faculty members. Ben Haywood, assistant director of the FDC, and a Dennison University professor came up...

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For your DINformation!

Men’s Basketball Watch Party! Cheer on the Paladins from Timmons Arena as they finish their regular season at Wofford, this Saturday, Feb. 27, at 7 p.m. For additional details, including instructions for reserving your ticket,...

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Hands off

[caption id="attachment_49233" align="alignright" width="315"] Doug Meyer-Cuno '85 is a ForbesBooks author.[/caption] Ever wonder if you're a micromanager? Doug Meyer-Cuno, a 1985 Furman University graduate, has a new book that helps diagnose the managerial malady and...

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Furman partners with United Community Bank, SCBIO on Women’s Leadership Institute

Furman University’s Women’s Leadership Institute (WLI) will be presented virtually this year with two statewide community partners supporting the effort. United Community Bank will be the program’s presenting sponsor and SCBIO has signed on to...

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Taking inequities to heart

[caption id="attachment_49221" align="alignright" width="300"] Jason Williams '09, a pediatric cardiologist, is completing an advanced non-invasive cardiac imaging fellowship this year.[/caption] Many studies have shown that Black children in the United States born with congenital heart...

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Jackson Pearce ’18 named 2021-2022 Luce Scholar

Jackson Pearce ’18, a third-year medical student at Medical University of South Carolina, has been named a 2021-2022 Luce Scholar. One of only 18 scholars selected from a pool of 164 candidates, Pearce will take...

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Nikki Haley breaks with Donald Trump: ‘We need to acknowledge he let us down’

Nikki Haley, former South Carolina governor and U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, has publicly decried former President Donald Trump, saying, “The person that I worked with is not the person that I have watched...

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A gift to remember

[caption id="attachment_49154" align="alignright" width="305"] Deb, Sam, Kate (Sam's sister) and David Spear in Saint Martin, the location of Kate's 2013 wedding to Jean-Louis Delayen (not pictured).[/caption] Sam E. Spear ’09 grew up in the ’90s...

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