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Katie Wooten ’21 granted rare access to Royal Archives
Before starting her current research project, Katie Wooten ’21 only knew about King George III, the last king of America, from the Broadway blockbuster “Hamilton.” A lot has changed for Wooten since then. In November...
Continue ReadingGreenville makes debut on Inc.’s ‘Surge Cities’ list
The headline says it all. "30 Years Ago, Mill Workers Fled South Carolina in Droves. Now, Its Startup Scene Is Making a Remarkable Transformation." Inc. magazine's editor-at-large Tom Foster writes about Greenville and its rise...
Continue ReadingFurman receives community impact award from USGBC Carolinas
Furman University has received a Sustainable Business Award from the U.S. Green Building Council Carolinas. The announcement was made Dec. 5 during the USGBC Carolinas: Green Gala & Sustainable Business Awards, which was held at...
Continue ReadingUpstate and Lowcountry leaders become Riley Diversity Fellows
The Riley Institute at Furman has announced that 41 leaders from the Upstate, and 41 leaders from the Lowcountry and surrounding areas have completed the Institute’s Diversity Leaders Initiative (DLI). Over the past five months,...
Continue ReadingA university’s betrayal of historical truth
Amid the controversy surrounding how to deal with monuments that pay homage to Civil War veterans, some hold that a recent move by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is misguided. More than...
Continue ReadingUniversity announces Heller Scholars for 2013-14
Furman has awarded major scholarships to 13 graduates of Greenville County high schools for the 2013-14 academic year. The recipients are the first to receive the Max Heller Community Scholarship, which was established last fall....
Continue ReadingDepartment of Education news
Professor Paul Thomas presents multiple sessions at the annual NCTE meeting Education Professor Paul Thomas presented eight seminars during the 2019 National Council of Teachers of English Annual Convention Nov. 21-24 in Baltimore, Maryland. Session...
Continue ReadingSaturday marks the first of three Weekends at the Well this season
One of Jason Donnelly’s first orders of business when he was hired as Furman’s new athletics director in July was to renew the basketball team’s deep ties to downtown that had lain dormant for the...
Continue ReadingPaula Wallace: 2019 Interior Design Hall of Fame
When the Savannah College of Art and Design opened its doors in 1979, it enrolled 71 students. Now celebrating 40 years of design education, SCAD serves 15,000 students at four locations on three continents, and...
Continue ReadingA Record-Breaking Giving Tuesday
Paladins near and far came together December 3 to celebrate Furman’s seventh annual Giving Tuesday event. Alumni, students, parents and friends contributed $232,721 – $16,587 more than last year. During the 24-hour online giving event,...
Continue ReadingJessica Patterson ’07 named SC Elementary Principal of the Year
Jessica Patterson, a 2007 Furman University graduate (M.Ed) and principal at Chastain Road Elementary School, has been named South Carolina's Elementary Principal of the Year by the South Carolina Association of School Administrators. Her six...
Continue ReadingArt by Baumgardner on display in library
Sculptor and painter Matthew Clay Baumgardner of Travelers Rest, South Carolina, passed away last year, but his art stands as a memorial to his work as it goes on display in the James B. Duke...
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