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Former Ohio State running back Maurice Clarett to speak April 10

Former Ohio State University running back Maurice Clarett will speak on the Furman University campus Wednesday, April 10, at 7:30 p.m. in McAlister Auditorium. [caption id="attachment_38421" align="alignright" width="315"] Former Buckeye Clarett will speak about his...

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Working to fill the empathy gap

Brittany Wright ’19 wanted to get experience doing research outside of Furman. Thanks to a grant from The Furman Advantage she was able to do just that at the University of South Carolina’s Arnold School...

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Greetings from Augusta National

Furman had three golfers invited to the inaugural Augusta National Women’s Amateur that is taking place April 3-6, and The Augusta Chronicle was impressed enough to write about it. The Furman golfers are junior Natalie...

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Stevenson ’62 honored for life of genetics work

Furman alumnus Roger Stevenson '62 was honored April 2 with the  2019 Rimoin Lifetime Achievement Award by the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics--one of the most prestigious awards in the industry. The 78-year-old...

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Furman alum studies what listeners perceive as ‘gay speech’

Travis Evans-Sago ’09 knew as soon as he started speaking in McEachern Lecture Hall many people in the audience would rightly conclude he’s gay. How they were able to do that was the subject of...

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Awards spotlight outstanding leadership in service and diversity

The signs of spring are everywhere on campus—cherry blossoms, birds chirping, the Janie Earle Rose Garden on the cusp of unfurling its blooms. And while the environmental signs of the season are many, so are...

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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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