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Hart Zwingelberg ’15 headlines Carolinas Sports Analytics Meeting at Furman
When Hart Zwingelberg ’15 was a midfielder on the Furman men’s soccer team, he dreamed of the day he’d be in the MLS. Last year, that dream came true – though not quite how he...
Continue ReadingKen Peterson named Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost
Ken Peterson, who has served as Dean of the Faculty at Furman University since February 2017, has been named Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost, Furman President Elizabeth Davis announced today. As the university’s...
Continue ReadingStudents press for global change through Dining for Women
In March, Delaney Fleming ’20 and Amelia Miles ’19 traveled to Washington, D.C., but they weren't there to sightsee. The students went as delegates of Dining for Women to the annual UNICEF Student Summit, a...
Continue ReadingEducation Professor Katie Kelly co-authors new book
Furman Associate Professor of Education Katie Kelly has published a new book with co-author Lester Laminack, consultant and professor emeritus at Western Carolina University. [caption id="attachment_38564" align="alignright" width="327"] Kelly joined the Furman faculty in 2012....
Continue ReadingRiley Institute receives grant for national afterschool policy fellowship program
The Riley Institute at Furman University has received a $310,000 grant from the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation for its White-Riley-Peterson (WRP) Policy Fellowship program. The WRP Fellowship equips graduates with a real-world understanding of the...
Continue ReadingFurman’s farm manager shares gardening tips
While most visitors to Furman are awed by the abundant flowers and trees in bloom on campus, there's even more growing behind the Shi Center for Sustainability. In addition to indigenous flowers, shrubs and trees...
Continue ReadingDanielle Vinson receives 2019 SCICU Teaching Award
Furman Professor of Politics and International Affairs Danielle Vinson has been awarded a 2019 Excellence in Teaching Award from the South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities, Inc. (SCICU). A faculty member from each of SCICU’s...
Continue ReadingStudents serving students
Along with the springtime bloom of flowers and trees at Furman, comes a new crop of students who will take the reins for elected posts in the Student Government Association (SGA). The mission for these...
Continue ReadingReporting from Paris
The Notre Dame cathedral in Paris caught fire on Monday and was badly damaged. Eleanor Beardsley, a 1986 Furman graduate and National Public Radio correspondent based in Paris, reported on the situation for NPR. Beardsley...
Continue ReadingGrowing up at West Point
Claire Gibson, a 2009 Furman graduate, will be on campus to discuss her debut novel, “Beyond the Point,” Tuesday, April 16, at 5 p.m. in Room 214 of Furman Hall. Gibson will read from the...
Continue ReadingRadel and Speitz selected for National Humanities Center residencies
Furman University English professors Nicholas F. Radel and Michele Speitz have been selected for summer residencies at the National Humanities Center (NHC) in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. The NHC residency is a four-week program...
Continue ReadingDiversity and academic bias
In an opinion piece in Inside Higher Ed, two University of Texas at El Paso professors write about the lack of diversity in terms of people and research at national academic conferences. Among their research,...
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