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Politics expert: Black voters look for electability

Currently, Sen. Joe Biden is considered to be the favorite to win African Americans’ votes and the 2020 Democratic nomination for president. But, that could change, and it boils down to one factor: who has...

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What drives her: Joanie Martin, CAO, Michelin N.A.

[caption id="attachment_41938" align="alignright" width="303"] Martin '90 is Chief Administrative Officer at Michelin N.A.[/caption] Joanie Martin '90, a Furman University economics alumna, is the highest ranking woman at Michelin North America's Greenville headquarters. Her career with...

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Carolina Teacher Induction Program wins 2019 WhatWorksSC Award

The Carolina Teacher Induction Program (CarolinaTIP) received The Riley Institute at Furman’s annual Dick and Tunky Riley WhatWorksSC Award at a celebration Nov. 12 in Columbia. Former U.S. Secretary of Education and South Carolina Governor...

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High road

Local Greenville agency United Ministries, under the leadership of Furman University alum Tony McDade '79 (B.A. history and religion), has received The Community Spirit Award, part of the 2019 Charitable Giving Awards co-sponsored by TOWN...

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Christina Henderson ’08 announces D.C. Council candidacy

Furman University political science graduate Christina Henderson '08, a current legislative assistant for Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and former staffer for outgoing At-large councilmember David Grosso, has announced her independent candidacy for an At-large seat on the...

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History of the bell tower

The distinctive bell tower on the campus of Furman University has a history that goes back to 1854, when the original tower stood watch over the downtown campus of the then all-male university. Among other...

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The Power List 2019

It's a small list of 100 scientists from around the globe, yet The Analytical Scientist's Power List 2019 contains two accomplished Furman University alumni--Fran Ligler ’72 and Aaron Wheeler ’97. [caption id="attachment_41844" align="alignright" width="400"] Fran...

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US-Iran relations lecture features noted scholar

Trita Parsi, co-founder and executive vice president of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, will present a lecture, “The U.S. and Iran: Losing and Making an Enemy,” on Nov. 13 at 4 p.m. in the...

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Martha Milam ’90 receives presidential award for teaching excellence

East Coweta High School chemistry teacher Martha Milam has been named as a state of Georgia winner of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching, the highest award given by the U.S....

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Swimming for refugees

[caption id="attachment_41742" align="alignright" width="400"] Furman Professor of English Melinda Menzer[/caption] Furman University English Professor Melinda Menzer had two missions on Nov. 2 when she swam across the United States-Mexico border at Amistad Reservoir on the...

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Will Warren’s moment translate to momentum in SC?

Political reporter Caitlin Byrd of The Post and Courier wrote about Elizabeth Warren's positive polling numbers in South Carolina in her bid for the Democratic presidential nomination. Recent polls show the candidate edging closer to...

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Skylar Lambert ’19 wins undergraduate poster award at conference in Australia

Each of the first eight International Behavioral Neuroscience Society (IBNS) conferences – including one in utero – Skylar Lambert ’19 attended with her mother, acclaimed neuroscientist Kelly Lambert, was special in its own way. But...

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