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Shucker Fellow secures $132,500 for Soteria
Madison Hurst ’21 is carrying on her family tradition: helping those in need. It was her grandparents’ assistance to incarcerated people that inspired Hurst’s interest in the Soteria Community Development Corporation. She volunteered for the...
Continue Reading‘Ketching up’ with Dorothy Spratlin ’19: A year on the road in the Wienermobile
When Dorothy Spratlin ’19 was younger, she met a woman during a family Christmas party who was dressed up as a hot dog. It made a big impression on her, but little did she know...
Continue ReadingMatt Olson debuts new jazz CD ‘789 Miles’
Furman Professor of Saxophone and Director of Jazz Studies Matt Olson has produced a new CD recording to be officially released June 21 on OA2 Records, part of Seattle-based independent jazz label Origin Records. [caption...
Continue ReadingWith Brexit, AFL gets closer to its European customers
Will future cross-border regulations and taxes post-Brexit help or hurt U.S.-based companies like Upstate fiber optics manufacturer AFL, which has operations in Britain and customers on the continent? Will Brexit lead to lost business? Furman...
Continue ReadingClare Ruble has star power
Furman University theatre arts graduate Clare Ruble has had her sights set on the stage since her childhood debut portraying an ostrich in "The Story of the Wide Mouthed Frog." And even before graduating Furman...
Continue ReadingD-Day would be nearly impossible to pull off today
[caption id="attachment_39141" align="alignright" width="267"] Furman alumna Danielle Lupton '08 is assistant professor of political science at Colgate University.[/caption] How feasible would the Allied invasion at Normandy be today in light of the many eyes in...
Continue ReadingChemistry Professor Mary Elizabeth Anderson receives NSF grant
Furman Associate Professor of Chemistry Mary Elizabeth “Beth” Anderson has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) Research in Undergraduate Institutions (RUI) grant to support her work in materials science. [caption id="attachment_39105" align="alignright" width="303"] Mary Elizabeth...
Continue ReadingUpstate leaders become Riley Fellows, present community action projects
Thirty-eight leaders from the Upstate and surrounding area have completed the Riley Institute at Furman’s Diversity Leaders Initiative (DLI). Over the past five months, participants have examined sensitive issues related to diversity and inclusion, explored...
Continue ReadingA South Carolina sports dynasty
Before Clemson became a football powerhouse and the University of South Carolina put itself on the national map with its baseball program, Furman built a college dynasty in the Palmetto State with its golf program....
Continue ReadingIn praise of “Seeking Abraham”
Furman University was founded in Edgefield, South Carolina (in 1826) before moving to Greenville, so it is not unusual for the local newspaper to be interested in what the university is doing. The Edgefield Advertiser...
Continue ReadingMust see rose garden
[caption id="attachment_39060" align="alignright" width="425"] In addition to tending gardens at Furman, Horticulturalist Sheree Wright also looks after swans at Furman Lake.[/caption] Sheree Wright is part of a crew of dedicated personnel at Furman University charged...
Continue ReadingFurman professor: Raising gas taxes could create savings
How do you give people incentives to make choices that are good for the environment? Specifically, how do you persuade motorists to drive cars that don’t spew excessive amounts of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere?...
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