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May X students explore the world on the fast-track
Kristy Maher gets her students out of the classroom every chance she gets. Sometimes, that means a simple trip across town. But for May X, it means a trip to Africa. “I just don’t think...
Continue ReadingFurman Celebrates Commencement May 7
Watch Commencement Ceremony Read W. Randy Eaddy's address Read student Nathan Thompson's address Furman University awarded 598 undergraduate and master’s degrees and presented its top academic honors during graduation exercises Saturday, May 7. Approximately...
Continue ReadingAt Home with Carl Sandburg
Soon after 2002 Furman graduate Kimberly Simms arrived at the Carl Sandburg Home, the poet had the first of the season’s baby goats in her arms, only hours old at that point. Simms, who is...
Continue ReadingBook signing and reception with Bright and Pate April 27
Furman University Art professor Terri Bright and English professor Willard Pate have published books of photographs. Their work will be celebrated during a reception and book signing with the artists Wednesday, April 27 at 3...
Continue ReadingFurman students author stories about the future and sustainability
An online volume of short stories by Furman students has been published by Project Hieroglyph, a global collective of writers and researchers whose aim is to create science fiction that will spur innovation in science...
Continue ReadingWelcome to Phi Beta Kappa
GREENVILLE, S.C.—Sixty-one Furman University students have been elected to the school’s chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, the nation’s oldest and most prestigious academic society. The newest members were inducted during a special initiation ceremony and...
Continue ReadingLaureates gather in celebration of National Poetry Month
In celebration of National Poetry Month, Furman University will present a poetry reading and discussion by three appointed South Carolina Poets Laureate Thursday, April 21 at 4 p.m. at the Hartness Pavilion on the Furman...
Continue ReadingPast Portents: Stories in Prose & Poetry
“Past Portents: Stories in Prose and Poetry,” a joint reading and signing by authors Joni Tevis and A. Scott Henderson, will take place Wednesday, March 30, at 4 p.m. in the Pitts Room on the...
Continue ReadingOakes named Director of Writing Programs
Furman University English professor Dr. Margaret J. Oakes has been appointed Director of Writing Programs. Beginning May 2016 Oakes will be responsible for activities associated with the support of writing throughout the academic program. The...
Continue ReadingClassroom creativity earns Freeman ’04 Milken Educator Award
Kimberly Freeman ’04 has opened the door for learners to discover an ancient language and culture through a blended curriculum that links to modern tools and learning goals. She has gotten Lexington Middle School students...
Continue ReadingStudent writers score high honors from Sigma Tau Delta
A small contingent of Furman writers took home a large haul of awards at the four-day Sigma Tau Delta International Convention held earlier this month in Minneapolis. Shannon Young ’16, Erin Mellor ’17, and Cory...
Continue ReadingFreshman writing seminars lay the foundation for scholarship
Learning to write on a college level isn’t easy. Turns out, teaching students to write on a college level is no walk in the park either. Furman professors found this out in 2008 after the...
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