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SC Democrats leverage Biden-Harris ticket to help boost down-ballot turnout
Furman University's Danielle Vinson '89, a professor in the Department of Politics and International Affairs, spoke to reporters for The State about Joe Biden's pick for his vice presidential running mate, Kamala Harris. Vinson explains...
Continue ReadingWelcome, students!
Feel the excitement of move-in day! While some things are different this year, we could not be more excited to start the school year. As part of Furman's commitment to the health and safety our...
Continue ReadingWith SPURS experience, Brittany Austin ’21 gains a window into medicine
Furman senior Brittany Austin remembers the exact moment she realized medicine could be a suitable career for her. “The apostle at my church told me, ‘You’re going to be a doctor one day,’” she recalled...
Continue ReadingQuinn McConnell ’23 researches mental health resources in veterinary schools
Quinn McConnell ’23 spent the summer comparing the nation’s 38 veterinary schools – not on their approach to animal care, but rather their support for people. McConnell, who would like to go to veterinary school,...
Continue Reading‘You’re Not Enough (And That’s Okay)’
Allie Beth Stuckey ’14 wants to lighten women’s loads with a simple message: You don’t have to be everything. Her book “You’re Not Enough (And That’s Okay)” was released Aug. 11 by Penguin Random House....
Continue ReadingIs Lindsey Graham actually in trouble in S.C.?
After announcing his bid for the South Carolina U.S. Senate race in 2019, Democrat Jaime Harrison is gaining steam in campaign financing, nearly neck-and-neck with incumbent Lindsey Graham. Still, the challenger is facing an "uphill...
Continue ReadingCOVID-19 impact adds hurdles to economic growth
Furman University's Kailash Khandke, an economics professor, has written an opinion piece in Greenville Business Magazine. In it, he draws comparisons of our COVID-19 times to the Great Depression and the Great Recession and makes...
Continue ReadingMayor White: COVID-19, police accountability slow Confederate monument plans
Three years after expressing support for supplemental signage that would provide historical context for the Confederate monument in Springwood Cemetery, Greenville Mayor Knox White says different city council priorities have taken the front burner. As...
Continue ReadingCommunity steps up to help Bridges to a Brighter Future component go virtual
Missing loved ones has been one of the most difficult feelings to experience during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and Carrie Silver is no exception. Well, technically there is one exception: Few people have so many...
Continue ReadingFurman named a 2019 Tree Campus USA
Furman University has been named a 2019 Tree Campus USA. Tree Campus USA, a national program launched in 2008 by the Arbor Day Foundation, honors colleges and universities and their leaders for promoting healthy trees...
Continue ReadingLimitations to ‘coming out’ as a social justice strategy
Furman University's Scott Henderson, the William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Education and faculty sponsor of the Furman Pride Alliance, recently published “The Political Is Personal: Limitations to Coming Out as a Social Justice Strategy”...
Continue ReadingSpeaking for the oceans
Richard Hyman’s affinity for the ocean can be traced to the 1970s, when he had opportunities to work with famed French explorer and filmmaker Jacques Cousteau. Today, through his nonprofit organization Future Frogmen, Hyman ’77...
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