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Gift of $4 million by alumnus makes headlines
Furman University recently announced that Dr. Matthew W. Wilson made a planned gift of $4 million to benefit the Institute for the Advancement of Community Health and student experiences. Among other outlets, the news was...
Continue ReadingUS News ranks Furman a ‘Most Innovative School’ 4th year in a row
U.S. News & World Report has ranked Furman University among the nation’s “Most Innovative Schools” for a fourth consecutive year, in addition to recognizing Furman again as a leader among peers and other universities in...
Continue ReadingGreenville Business Magazine’s Best & Brightest 35 and Under
Greenville Business Magazine has published its list of the 35 "Best & Brightest 35 and Under." The pool of honorees includes several Furman alumni, including Bree Alexander '12, who earned her bachelor's in psychology from...
Continue ReadingFurman’s strengths-based approach to education
Earlier this year, Gallup Inc. honored Furman University with one of only five 2020 Don Clifton Strengths for Students Awards - an award that recognizes the integration of CliftonStrengths throughout campus. Gallup Inc. published an...
Continue ReadingEntrepreneurship-In-Residence Program expands to increase mentor diversity
Innovation is, by definition, the introduction of something new. To Furman Innovation and Entrepreneurship Executive Director Anthony Herrera, that means providing students that his office serves with mentors who are as diverse as they are....
Continue ReadingFIRST EVER VIRTUAL #FURMANATHOME HOMECOMING STARTS MID-OCTOBER FOR ALUMNI
Editor's note: The campus community, including students, faculty, staff and alumni, received the following message on Sept. 10. Homecoming weekend is traditionally a special time for Furman alumni to return to Greenville and for the...
Continue ReadingTrump’s payroll tax deferral causes concerns for Upstate businesses
Furman University's Brent Nelsen, a politics and international affairs professor, spoke to WYFF News 4 reporter Taggart Houck about the payroll tax deferral program President Donald Trump imposed through executive action. The tax holiday allows...
Continue ReadingForward Into Light: a gallery
On Aug. 26, 2020, Furman paid tribute to the 100th anniversary of women winning the right to vote by participating in the national "Forward Into Light" celebration. Furman photographer Jeremy Fleming was there to capture...
Continue ReadingJohnPaul Sleiman ’21 awarded S.C. Space Grant to study conditions on Mars
JohnPaul Sleiman ’21 is confident people will set foot on Mars in his lifetime. In fact, he’d very much like to be one of them. “(I would) definitely go. No questions asked,” Sleiman said. “Even...
Continue ReadingTeens are paying attention
Carrie Silver, director of Furman University's educational outreach program Bridges to a Brighter Future, has words of encouragement for parents who are raising teens in an unprecedented time of COVID-19 mingled with racial disharmony. In...
Continue ReadingOLLI at Furman to hold virtual classes
OLLI at Furman is registering for 65 live-online classes, which will be delivered via Zoom beginning Sept. 14. Nancy Kennedy, director of the program, was quoted in a Greenville Journal article. She said, "We’ve learned...
Continue ReadingFurman Alumnus Gives $4 Million to Support Student Experiences, Institute for the Advancement of Community Health
How do you get to the doctor when you don’t have a car? How do you pay the doctor or buy medicine when your low-wage job doesn’t offer health coverage? How do you communicate with...
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