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Education 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,...
Continue ReadingThe top 10 things you should know about internships
There is no question that internships are an important part of a college student’s education, which is why Furman is committed to making sure every student has the opportunity to participate in a meaningful internship...
Continue ReadingRelay for Life raises more than $40,000 for American Cancer Society
About 350 students, faculty, staff and community members showed their support for cancer patients during Friday's Relay for Life, a fundraising event for the American Cancer Society that took place on the Furman Mall. The participants raised more...
Continue ReadingFurman Engaged! inspires, shows what’s possible
Where else can you learn about the human heart, learn how (and why) to blend a smoothie on a bicycle, pop over to New York City, Denmark and Shakespeare’s birthplace, and still have time for...
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