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Writers on Writing

Allen Mendenhall, who graduated from Furman in 2005 with a degree in English, is associate dean at Faulkner University Thomas Goode Jones School of Law and executive director of the Blackstone & Burke Center for...

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Ruby and the Steinways

Pianist Ruby Morgan, who retired from the Furman music faculty last summer after a long and illustrious career, is spearheading an effort to make Furman an All-Steinway School. As part of a $2.5 million fundraising...

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Budget cuts threaten afterschool programs

Furman Riley Institute's Cathy Stevens and Eric Vanden Heuvel of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Green Bay (Wisconsin), author an opinion piece in digital magazine Youth Today about afterschool and summer programs. Citing...

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Oryza Astari ’16 contributes video

Oryza Astari, a 2016 Furman graduate, recently contributed a video for network Voice of America Indonesia. A politics and international affairs and philosophy double-major, Astari is interning for U.S. Rep. Norma Torres of California. Astari,...

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Don Aiesi to be inducted into Hall of Fame March 30

Don Aiesi, who taught political science at Furman University for more than 50 years before retiring in 2018, will be inducted into the Furman Politics and International Affairs Hall of Fame during a ceremony Saturday,...

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Richard W. Riley receives Good Scout award

The honorable Richard W. Riley, founder of the Riley Institute at Furman, was recognized March 5 with the Good Scout Award at the Blue Ridge Council, Boy Scouts of America Patron Fundraising Dinner. The event...

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Evans-Sago: ‘Do You Hear ‘Gay’?’

Furman University alumnus Travis Evans-Sago will speak on the Furman campus Thursday, March 14, at 4:30 p.m. in McEachern Lecture Hall of Furman Hall. His talk, “Do You Hear ‘Gay’?” is free and open to...

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Founded at Furman, PayBright continues to grow

In the age of Square, PayPal, Apple Pay and countless other ways to make a payment digitally, Dustin Magaziner ’15 has built his own institution dedicated to the power of plastic. Magaziner is the founder...

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Finding freedom after life on death row

Anthony Ray Hinton mesmerized a capacity crowd at Furman's McAlister Auditorium Feb. 27 with his account of enduring nearly 30 years on Alabama's death row for crimes he did not commit. Among the media represented...

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Let the postseason begin

The men’s basketball team, which plays its opening game in the conference tournament Saturday night against Mercer, has had a great regular season. There were twelve consecutive victories to start the season, a road win...

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Dealing with change and tough conversations on campus

Furman University President Elizabeth Davis and Asian Studies and Politics and International Affairs Professor Kate Kaup are featured in a new guide published by The Chronicle of Higher Education, “Preparing for Tough Conversations: How to...

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Greenville County among finalists for health prize

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation announced that Greenville County is among the 12 American communities chosen as finalists for the RWJF Culture of Health Prize. The prize recognizes communities that are bringing partners together around...

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