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The Economic Contribution of Furman University to Greenville County and the Surrounding Area
The Economic Contribution of Furman University to Greenville County and Surrounding Area Introduction Furman University is a private four-year residential liberal arts institution located in Greenville, South Carolina. Its core mission is the...
Continue ReadingEmerging Public Leaders win awards for service projects
High school students participating in the Riley Institute at Furman’s® Emerging Public Leaders (EPL) program have been working over the past year to create service projects across the state. After presenting their projects to a...
Continue ReadingHealth sciences professors advance guidelines for preventing injury, death
Furman University Health Sciences professors Tony Caterisano, Matt Feigenbaum and Ben Snyder contributed to a set of national guidelines aimed at preventing injuries and deaths related to college sports training. Their paper, written with other...
Continue ReadingBasking in Obama’s ‘afterglow’ could burn Biden
According to an article appearing in The Washington Times, the Democratic base still holds enormous goodwill toward former President Barack Obama. But some early state voters say Obama failed to deliver on many of his...
Continue ReadingPresident Trump and evangelical politics
Furman Politics and International Affairs Professor Jim Guth was quoted in an article in The New York Times about how Jerry Falwell Jr., chancellor of one of the nation’s largest Christian colleges, came to support...
Continue ReadingWhy Furman’s Campus Is Good for Your Health
Elizabeth Holt, assistant professor of health sciences, and John Quinn, associate professor of biology, have co-authored a ground-breaking study showing that college students who are frequently active in outdoor green spaces feel less stress and...
Continue ReadingTenor Bergsvein Toverud ’19 wins top prize at national competition
Bergsvein Toverud, a 2019 Furman University music education graduate, has won first prize in the Advanced Classical Division at the Classical Singer Competition, which took place recently in Chicago, Illinois. [caption id="attachment_39260" align="alignright" width="460"] Toverud...
Continue ReadingThe small-school strivers landing big jobs
An article in The Wall Street Journal focuses on how small colleges and universities are working especially hard to get their students on the radars of corporate recruiters. The story includes a mention of Furman,...
Continue ReadingThe Greenville story of Troy Terry
Furman Executive Director for Graduate and Evening Studies Troy Terry has a passion for literacy and service-learning. The Lowcountry native and Clemson University graduate reveals other hobbies, interests and a little-known claim to fame in...
Continue ReadingGreenlink funding could see big jump thanks in part to IACH advocacy
Greenville County and the City of Greenville are on the verge of making an unprecedented investment in public transportation. For the thousands of riders who depend on Greenlink buses to get to and from work,...
Continue ReadingMidlands leaders become Riley Fellows, present community action projects
Thirty-nine leaders from the Midlands and surrounding area have completed the Riley Institute at Furman’s Diversity Leaders Initiative (DLI). [caption id="attachment_39222" align="alignright" width="525"] Thirty-nine leaders from the Midlands and surrounding area have completed the Riley...
Continue ReadingFurman Metropolitan Fellows begin their internships in New York City
Furman University rising seniors Rosemary Coskrey and Maddie De Pree, who were named 2019 Furman Metropolitan Fellows in the fall, have started their summer internships in New York City. Coskrey is interning at the Manhattan...
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