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Delia Allen joins Riley Institute’s education research team
Delia B. Allen has joined the Riley Institute at Furman’s Center for Education Policy and Leadership (CEPL) as a research associate. “We are excited to have Delia join our staff,” said Don Gordon, executive director...
Continue ReadingReport reveals optimism, challenges of Hispanic community
A two-year study by the Hispanic Alliance and Furman University has produced a detailed, hopeful picture of the lives of Hispanics in the Upstate. The report, “Hispanics in Greenville,” uses data collected through interviews with...
Continue ReadingSymphonic Winds in concert March 15
Furman Symphonic Winds will present a concert Friday, March 15, at 8 p.m. in McAlister Auditorium on the Furman University campus. Presented by the Furman Department of Music, the event is open to the public....
Continue ReadingCore Insight
1982 Furman University graduate Nick Craig found his purpose at MIT. For the Furman computer science and math alumnus, it took enrolling in engineering school to learn that he was more gifted in people and...
Continue Reading‘There is no feeling like being free’
Anthony Ray Hinton’s words kept a capacity crowd of more than 1,700 in Furman’s McAlister Auditorium spellbound for more than an hour Wednesday night. His words failed him, however, when he was asked earlier in...
Continue ReadingFurman joins effort to improve health outcomes in South Carolina
The Duke Endowment has awarded a $1.025 million, three-year grant to the University of South Carolina to support a statewide effort to improve patient and population health in South Carolina by eliminating legal barriers that...
Continue ReadingPaul L. Thomas authors book about teaching writing
Furman Department of Education Professor Paul L. Thomas has written a new book about teaching writing. [caption id="attachment_38126" align="alignright" width="283"] Thomas’ book is the culmination of his experiences spanning nearly 40 years as both a...
Continue ReadingFirst African-American recipient of the WWI Medal of Honor
While researching African-Americans who served in the WWI American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) from her community, oral historian and Furman History Professor Courtney L. Tollison Hartness discovered the compelling story of a soldier who perished Sept. 28, 1918...
Continue ReadingFurman Singers on tour, closing concerts set for March 11 and 12
The Furman Singers will wrap up their annual spring tour with two concerts on the Furman University campus Monday, March 11, and Tuesday, March 12, at 8 p.m. in Daniel Memorial Chapel. The concerts are...
Continue ReadingFurman hosts author, Soteria CEO Jerry Blassingame in talk March 19
Jerry Blassingame, author, company founder and criminal justice reform advocate, will speak about his book “Reclaimed: A Story of Second Chances” Tuesday, March 19, at 5:30 p.m. in the Furman University Bookstore located in the...
Continue ReadingRemembering the life and legacy of Ralph Hendricks
The Greenville Journal paid tribute to the late Ralph S. Hendricks, Simpsonville mayor (1975-1987) and trustee emeritus at Furman University. Reporter Cindy Landrum spoke with Athletics Director Mike Buddie, Furman Director of Donor Relations Allison...
Continue ReadingHistory in the making
As an undergraduate, Abigail Hartman ’17 wasn’t even allowed to apply for, much less participate in, the 2016 Sixteenth Century Society & Conference, an annual symposium where the world’s foremost experts on the early modern...
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