All Latest News
Why 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,...
Continue ReadingWhy aren’t more female coaches in charge of pro teams?
Sarah Lorge Butler, writer and editor for Runner's World, examines the dearth of female coaches for professional running teams in the wake of two high-profile jobs that recently went to men. In roughly two dozen...
Continue Reading30 of the most beautiful college campuses in the world
Furman University's campus beauty earns praise from Cosmopolitan magazine. Writer Kara Ladd points to the university's Italianate bell tower, Asian garden, miles of scenic trails and more in the magazine's round-up of 30 must-see campuses.
Continue ReadingFurman Consolidates Primary Twitter Accounts
Furman University is combining the content from its two main Twitter accounts (@FurmanU and @FurmanNews) to be delivered exclusively through @FurmanNews, which will now serve as the university’s primary account. @FurmanU had featured a broad...
Continue ReadingWith new $1 million commitment, Laniers continue to support student success
James A. Lanier Jr. ’79 and Mary Anne Anderson Lanier ’79 are watching ripples grow and expand toward a bright future. The couple previously committed $1.05 million to invest in Furman University’s Shi Institute for...
Continue ReadingHow Greenville group is confronting racism and nation’s ‘biggest lie’
In a opinion piece appearing in The Greenville News, former Furman University Board of Trustees member Baxter Wynn wrote, "I have come to believe that deep-seated personal racial bias, often unintended, unconscious, and difficult to...
Continue ReadingChandra Dillard named City History and Heritage Advisor
State Representative Chandra Dillard, director of community relations at Furman University and a former member of Greenville City Council, has stepped up to assist the City of Greenville in preserving its storied and complex history...
Continue Reading- « Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 185
- 186
- 187
- 188
- 189
- …
- 450
- Next Page »