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Furman University honored with CASE award

CASE District III has honored Furman University Communications with a silver award in the category of Institutional Relations: President's Reports and Annual Reports, in recognition of the office’s work to support the university’s initiatives. The 2019...

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Let Joseph Vaughn Day shine a light on our values

This morning, President Elizabeth Davis sent the following message to the campus community to celebrate Joseph Vaughn Day. Dear Campus Community, At last week’s presidential inauguration, poet Amanda Gorman reminded us that “there is always...

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Washington has the 6th most coronavirus restrictions

In an article published on Yahoo! News about states with the most COVID-19 restrictions, Seattle-based reporter Charles Woodman cites a report compiled by WalletHub. Leading the pack with the most restrictions is California, with Oklahoma...

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FYD: For your DINformation!

Tomorrow is Joseph Vaughn Day Each year, Furman recognizes Joseph Vaughn ’68, the university’s first Black undergraduate student, on Jan. 29, the date he enrolled here in 1965. This year the university was planning to have a...

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Beckman Scholars Program bolsters undergraduate research

Furman University has once again been named a Beckman Scholars Program awardee, receiving funds for undergraduate students and their faculty mentors to take a deep dive into biology, chemistry, or a combination of the two....

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The right chemistry: Furman undergrad makes a name for herself in computational field

How do you top off an undergraduate career that earned two of the nation’s top awards? If you’re Ariel Gale ’20, who graduated with a degree in chemistry, you spend your last semester, during a...

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Furman University’s Mission, Vision and Values

The following message was sent to Furman students, faculty, staff, trustees and friends on January 25, 2021. Dear Campus Community, Reflection exists at the core of The Furman Advantage – and, really, all that we...

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Furman University Announces new Furman Athletics Fund

In a move designed to broaden donor recognition and enhance financial support for Furman’s athletics programs, Furman Athletics and the university’s Office of Development has launched the Furman Athletics Fund. The new fund replaces the...

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‘We Grew Up at Furman’

Someone had called security. The reason for the concern? A teenage girl had shown up with her mother, her voice teacher, high school principal, and a member of the Black fraternity Omega Psi Phi. The...

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Mill Village Farms grows healthy food, opportunities and hope

Several initiatives led by Furman University alum Dan Weidenbenner's Mill Community Ministries aim to lessen food insecurity, impart job and entrepreneurship skills and instill hope for the citizens of Greenville County. Weidenbenner, a 2011 psychology...

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FYD: For Your DINformation

A special FDOC edition of DINformation to kick-off the spring semester! Welcome back and good luck as classes get started this week! BORED Games Bored and looking for something to do this week? FUSAB and...

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Studying the health implications of racist tweets

Can the way people talk about race online impact health? Furman’s Shaniece Criss wants to know. An assistant professor of health sciences, Criss is part of a national research collaborative, called Big Data for Health...

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