Georgia, North Carolina ‘epicenter of political moment’

As ballots continue to be counted in several states post election, Renee Wunderlich of WYFF News 4 caught up with Furman's Brent Nelsen, a professor in the Department of Politics and International Affairs at the...

Qwameek Bethea ’21 presented with 2020-21 Rosa Bodkin Award

Qwameek Bethea ’21 began to suspect it wasn’t a normal day at the office when Furman President Elizabeth Davis, Vice President for Student Life Connie Carson and Chief Diversity Officer Michael Jennings just happened to...

Greenville County has 1000% more Hispanic voters since 2000. But, they’re not yet a political force

Brittany Arsiniega is quoted in a Greenville News article about the rise in the Hispanic population in Greenville County and what that means for future elections. Arsiniega, a Furman University politics and international affairs professor, says...

Democrats scramble to wrest control of US Senate

Jaime Harrison, Democratic challenger for the U.S. Senate race in South Carolina, put up a valiant fight against incumbent Lindsey Graham, who now embarks on his fourth term in office. Danielle Vinson, a Furman University...

Laura Rowley honored with Economic Development Leadership Award from NCEDA

The North Carolina Economic Development Association (NCEDA) announced that Laura Tollini Rowley was honored Oct. 27 with its Emerging Leader of the Year Award. Rowley, a 2008 Furman University biology alumna, is director of life...

Voter turnout in South Carolina surges on Election Day

Politics reporter Kirk Brown of the Independent Mail says South Carolina's voter-turnout percentage may be among the highest in decades. He turned to Furman's Danielle Vinson, a politics and international affairs professor, to explain why....

Furman Lake restoration project slated to begin later this month

If left to its own devices Furman Lake would quietly disappear, fading back into the two streams that created it when they were dammed in the 1950s. That's why Furman is set to embark on...

Class Notes

Where you have been, where you’re going. 1954 George O. Short Jr. was invited into the Life Members of Greenville Theatre. 1971 Jennifried Snider McNeal published her first book, “Steven: A Runner’s Life: An Ultrarunner’s Journey,” about...

Shelf Life

This selection is provided by M. Judson Booksellers A CRAZY-MUCH LOVE BY JOY JORDAN-LAKE ’85 ILLUSTRATED BY SONIA SANCHEZ (Two Lions) This picture book is really gorgeous, inside and out. It’s a reflection of Jordan-Lake’s own...

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A Lasting Devotion

Their love for each other – and for Furman – spans two centuries. Carol ’58 and David ’55 Mauldin

In Pursuit of Culture Change

Monique Ositelu ’11 brings an equity lens to higher education.