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Alum Claire Gibson to read from her new novel April 16

Watch an interview with Claire Gibson on "Guideposts" Claire Gibson, a 2009 Furman University graduate, will return to campus to discuss her debut novel, “Beyond the Point,” Tuesday, April 16, at 5 p.m. in Room...

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Class of 2019 art students to display work April 9-May 11

Art by 12 Furman University graduating seniors will be on display April 9-May 11 in Thompson Gallery of the Roe Art Building on campus. Thompson Gallery hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday through Friday. A...

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Symphonic Winds concert April 12 honors retiring professor Les Hicken

Just a few short weeks after leading the Furman Symphonic Winds in a performance at New York’s historic Carnegie Hall, Leslie W. Hicken will conduct the ensemble in its annual spring concert Friday, April 12,...

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Yale University’s David Bromwich presents Tocqueville lecture April 10

David Bromwich, author and Sterling Professor of English at Yale University, will speak on the campus of Furman University Wednesday, April 10, at 5 p.m. in the Watkins Room of the Trone Student Center. His...

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Sue Samuels ’87 named director of bands

Sue Samuels, a 1987 Furman University graduate, has been named director of bands for the Furman Department of Music. Samuels, who fills the post of retiring music faculty member Leslie W. Hicken, will assume the...

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What happens if Obamacare is struck down?

Research by 2018 Furman graduate Emma Winiski is cited in a New York Times article about what could happen to many Americans if the Affordable Care Act is ruled unconstitutional. The article refers to a...

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Students unearth the past to connect with the present

The grave markers in Brutontown Cemetery are stark reminders of segregation and the untold African-American narratives in the Greenville community. Amid a tangle of vines and roots, the stones point to residents – some believed...

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Notre Dame computer science professor Tim Weninger presents Hesburgh Lecture April 11

Notre Dame Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Engineering Tim Weninger will speak on the campus of Furman University Thursday, April 11, at 7 p.m. in Daniel Memorial Chapel. A reception with Weninger follows in...

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PalaTHON breaks fundraising record, funds endowment for children’s camp

On Saturday, more than 250 Furman University students came together in Timmons Arena for the school's 6th annual PalaTHON. The six-hour dance marathon raised more than $40,500, all of which will go to support Prisma Health...

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Furman student named 2019 Newman Civic Fellow

Whitney Maness, a Furman University junior from Rock Hill, has been named a 2019 Newman Civic Fellow by Campus Compact, a Boston-based non-profit organization working to advance civic engagement in higher education. Maness is one...

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Furman Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Combos in concert April 5

The Furman University Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Combos will present their spring concert Friday, April 5, at 8 p.m. in Daniel Recital Hall on campus. Presented by the Furman Department of Music, the concert is...

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Professor Erin Wamsley receives $527,551 NSF grant

Is it possible that daydreaming is not such a waste of time after all? That while we’re taking a break from our immediate surroundings, our brains are working to process recent memories without a conscious...

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