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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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Furman welcomes new Board of Trustees members

The Furman University Board of Trustees welcomed two new members, two returning trustees and three new emeritus members at its October meeting. Christi Byron ’91 and Matt Wilson ’86 are new members; Mike Riordan and...

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Activists gear up for big fight over abortion

National Public Radio correspondent Sarah McCammon says the Supreme Court may be on the cusp of dramatically rolling back the right to an abortion ushered in by the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision. Covering the...

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Faculty Chamber presents concert Nov. 8

The Furman Faculty Chamber will present a concert Friday, Nov. 8, at 8 p.m. in Daniel Recital Hall on campus. A Sound Quality Series concert, the event is open to the public and is presented...

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Josh Cooper ’02: World Seafood Champion

Josh Cooper '02 says he loves the rush of competition. The Furman political science graduate and former Paladin defensive back competed in the World Food Championships Oct. 19 in Dallas and came home with the...

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Rep. Gary Simrill and Nella Barkley to receive Wilkins Leadership Awards

State Rep. Gary Simrill (R-York) and Nella Barkley, community leader and president of Crystal-Barkley Corporation, will receive The Riley Institute at Furman University’s 2019 David H. Wilkins Leadership Awards recognizing outstanding legislative and civic leadership...

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Trump’s conservative picks will impact courts for decades

In the run-up to the 2020 election, President Donald Trump can single out his federal court appointments to rally support among Republicans. Amid the impeachment inquiry and other dubious parts of his record, Trump's base...

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