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Professor, student patent research breakthrough, start company on campus
Furman Professor of Chemistry Greg Springsteen and Trent Stubbs ’20 haven’t found the origin of life (yet). What they have found, however, has the potential to help save ones already here, which, as consolation prizes...
Continue ReadingFound in Translation: Professor and alumna translate Spanish poems into English
On the surface, the objective world of math and the subjective world of poetry appear to be opposites, but not for programmer Maria Bartlett ’18, who set out with her mentor in Spanish, Furman Professor...
Continue Reading2019 President’s Report
A message from Furman University President Elizabeth Davis When we launched The Furman Advantage, we promised to give all of our students an educational experience that would prepare them for meaningful lives and careers. Working...
Continue ReadingFurman student claims titles at Capital Challenge Horse Show
Two horses, one rider, three awards. Martha Ingram '20 of Nashville won big at the 26th Annual Capital Challenge Horse Show held this month in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. Ingram, a Furman senior who is majoring...
Continue ReadingGraduates of manufacturing management program gain new leadership skills
The Center for Corporate and Professional Development (CPD) at Furman University recently recognized nine graduates of its Postgraduate Diploma in Manufacturing Management. Engineers from Spartanburg-based Johns Manville completed the 100-hour program, which encompassed finance, leadership,...
Continue ReadingGuitarist Marina Alexandra presents recital Oct. 16
Furman Professor of Music Marina Alexandra will present a recital of guitar music Wednesday, Oct. 16, at 7:30 p.m. in Daniel Recital Hall on campus. The concert, which is free and open to the public,...
Continue ReadingDrone technology rises to meet global challenges
As our understanding of drone technology deepens, look to the sky for life-saving emergency supplies and critical data about infectious diseases. Suresh Muthukrishnan, Furman professor and chair of the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences,...
Continue ReadingFiesta Hispana pays tribute to Hispanic Heritage Month
More than 150 people helped Furman celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month Sept. 20 with the 4th annual Fiesta Hispana sponsored by the Hispanic Organization for Latinx Awareness (HOLA) and the Center for Inclusive Communities. [caption id="attachment_40855"...
Continue ReadingFurman celebrates Dick Riley and 20 years of The Riley Institute
Former Secretary of Education and two-term governor Dick Riley regaled hundreds of friends, colleagues and admirers in the Younts Conference Center on Thursday night, Oct. 3, with stories from his two terms as South Carolina’s...
Continue ReadingRail lines divide Southernside–footbridge could bring community together
Nearly a quarter century in the making, a new pedestrian footbridge is set to begin construction Oct. 14 on Hampton Avenue in Greenville's Southernside neighborhood. In 1994, the bridge spanning nine rail lines along Hampton...
Continue ReadingBenjamin endorses Adair Boroughs for Congress
Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin is endorsing the campaign of Democrat Adair Ford Boroughs, who is running for the U.S. House in South Carolina's 2nd Congressional District. Boroughs, an attorney and 2002 Furman University mathematics graduate,...
Continue ReadingPracticing community: The future of liberal learning
A 2018 publication by the Association of American Colleges & Universities, "Building a New Liberal Education," spawned a working group at Furman University to discuss the future of liberal learning. Using the publication as a...
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