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David Steinour receives SC CIO award
In fall last year, Integrated Media Publishing and AcumenIT announced the recipients of the 2019 SC CIO Awards recognizing outstanding South Carolina-based information technology executives. Among the eight honorees, Furman University's Chief Information Officer David...
Continue ReadingFurman mourns the loss of Sam Wyche ’66
Sam Wyche, Furman University’s most recognizable football alumnus and former head coach of the Cincinnati Bengals and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, passed away today, three days before his 75th birthday, following a recent battle with cancer....
Continue ReadingMentoring program: Key to addressing teacher retention
Erikah Haavie in Furman's Department of Education contributes an article in Greenville Business Magazine about how the university prepares teacher candidates and supports early career educators. Among the strategies employed to stem low retention rates...
Continue ReadingBriggs v. Elliott and its legacy in South Carolina
Delia B. Allen, a research associate at Furman's Riley Institute, has published a paper in the Peabody Journal of Education. She examines the underpinnings of the more familiar 1954 landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision in...
Continue ReadingTransforming land for broader agroforestry benefits
Researchers at Furman University, through a Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) grant, studied the feasibility of transforming forested land on farms in South Carolina, North Carolina and Georgia into silvopasture systems. Silvopasture is a...
Continue ReadingGarden & Gun picks Oak Hill Restaurant and Farm
Garden & Gun magazine highlighted “five new favorites from 2019 that helped shape what dining means in the South now,” including Oak Hill Cafe, launched by Lori Nelsen, “a lab manager from the environmental sciences department...
Continue ReadingWhat it would take for evangelicals to turn on Trump
In a column about evangelical voters, Michael Luo, editor of NewYorker.com, quotes a study by Jim Guth, professor of political science at Furman University, "on the prevalence of populist traits among white evangelicals, including distrust...
Continue ReadingGabbard votes ‘present’ for Trump impeachment
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) voted "present" on the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, in one of the sharpest splits she has made with her party while seeking its presidential nomination. Gabbard, who spoke...
Continue ReadingA concert like no other
If you wander near a mall or large shopping center during the holidays, you'll likely see the familiar red Salvation Army donation kettle attended by a crimson-clad, bell-ringing volunteer. What you don't often see is...
Continue ReadingStar Wars: The Rise of the Shrine
A long time ago, in the far reaches of Furman University’s McAlister Auditorium, theater manager Danielle Hernandez hung a poster of one of her theatrical heroes: Yoda, the Jedi Master. [caption id="attachment_42534" align="alignright" width="350"] A...
Continue ReadingBMW opened shop in SC; economy shifted into overdrive
Robert Underwood, business professor at Furman University, speaks to ABC News about the impact of foreign direct investment, specifically, the opening of the BMW manufacturing facility 25 years ago in Upstate South Carolina. Based in...
Continue ReadingFurman students offer their hands and hearts to community
It’s the season of giving – and Furman students are giving back to the Greenville community. Working through service organizations, athletic teams, fraternities and other groups, Furman students are improving the lives of children, feeding...
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