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Furman Faculty Members Receive Promotions, Tenure
During its spring meeting Saturday, the Furman University Board of Trustees approved promotions and/or tenure for 14 faculty members and granted emeritus status to four professors who are retiring this summer. The trustees also recognized...
Continue ReadingFurman announces Meritorious Diversity & Inclusion Awards
Furman University’s Diversity and Inclusiveness Committee has announced the recipients of the university’s inaugural Meritorious Diversity and Inclusion awards. The awards are given to a current Furman faculty member, staff member and student. The recipients...
Continue ReadingHow Tuberculosis Shaped Victorian Fashion
Even as tuberculosis reached epidemic levels in Europe and the United States in the mid-1800s, the Victorians romanticized the disease and its deadly effects. For decades, many beauty standards emulated or highlighted the effects of...
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 ReadingCampus culture, rape culture: A survivor and an advocate
It was an incident in her teen years that she and her parents never talked about. It was something she tried to forget; they all tried to forget it. More than a decade later, it...
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 ReadingHigh Noon: “Why Southern History Matters Today”
The recent controversies over the Confederate flag and Benjamin Tillman Hall at Clemson University remind us that symbols esteemed in our past sometimes jump forth to haunt our present. But what, if anything, do people...
Continue ReadingHolocaust survivors to speak April 12
Two surviving children of the Holocaust, Dr. Norbert Bikales and Mrs. Gerda Bikales, will speak on the campus of Furman University Tuesday, April 12 at 7 p.m. in Younts Conference Center. The couple will share...
Continue ReadingAward-Winning Historian Visits Greenville
Historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Joseph J. Ellis will present a talk about the connections between the political leadership of America’s Founding Fathers and modern electoral politics on Thursday, April 14 at 7 p.m. at...
Continue ReadingThree professors awarded Faculty Research Grants
The Furman University Research and Professional Growth committee has selected recipients of the Furman Standard Faculty Research Grants. Furman professors Brannon Andersen, Bryan Bibb and Carolyn Day are the newest honorees. The grants are valued...
Continue ReadingHigh Noon: “Understanding the Political Glass Ceiling”
The candidacy of Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election represents the possibility of an historic first — a female president of the United States of America. Furman University political science professor Liz Smith will...
Continue ReadingStudents explore European politics through Brussels Internship Program
Chelsey Dawson ’17 grew up reading about Europe, but until last fall, she’d never left the United States. After hearing about Furman’s fall study away program in Brussels, Belgium, and the unparalleled opportunities fellow students...
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