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Furman to hold ribbon-cutting for new campus trail Oct. 22
The David E. Shi Center for Sustainability at Furman University will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the completion of a new sidewalk that connects the Furman campus to The Vinings at Duncan Chapel apartment...
Continue ReadingBecoming a strong candidate for success
William Shelley ’14 wasn’t looking for just any internship last summer, which worked out well because Brad Crone wasn’t look for just any intern. “It’s a working internship. It’s not running the Xerox and going...
Continue ReadingLooking for life on Mars
Amy Williams is looking for little green men . . . on Mars. Well, not exactly. She’s actually searching for something much smaller on the Red Planet—bacteria. At the University of California-Davis, Williams ’07 (Earth...
Continue ReadingFurman hosts foreign language conference this weekend
Nearly 200 college professors and other educators and scholars will converge on the Furman campus when the university hosts the 64th annual Mountain Interstate Foreign Language Conference Oct. 16-18. The MIFLC is an annual forum...
Continue ReadingRoyal Shakespeare Company coming to Furman via Blu-ray
The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Furman is partnering with the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) in England to present encore screenings of five of Shakespeare’s plays that were produced this season at the RSC Theatre...
Continue ReadingWant to attend the South Carolina Gubernatorial Debate on campus?
Tickets are available to Furman students, faculty and staff who want to attend the South Carolina gubernatorial debate that will take place on campus Tuesday, Oct. 21 at 7 p.m. in McAlister Auditorium. The event...
Continue ReadingFurman to host gubernatorial debate
Furman is hosting a South Carolina gubernatorial debate on campus Tuesday, Oct. 21 at 7 p.m. in McAlister Auditorium. The one-hour debate, which will be broadcast live on ABC affiliates throughout the state, will focus...
Continue ReadingHelping out South Carolina Women in Higher Education
Elizabeth Crews, director of Furman University’s Undergraduate Evening Studies program, has been selected as the university’s institutional representative for South Carolina Women in Higher Education (SCHWE). The representatives are volunteers at educational institutions across the state...
Continue ReadingWe Can’t All be Mark Zuckerberg
Why do some new businesses fail and others succeed? Is there a formula for success that could benefit the more than 12 million entrepreneurs who start businesses every year? Furman sociology professor Kyle Longest will examine...
Continue ReadingFSO presents concert Oct. 17
The Furman Symphony Orchestra will present its first concert of the season Friday, Oct. 17 at 8 p.m. in McAlister Auditorium on campus. Part of the Furman Music Department’s Sound Quality Concert Series, the performance...
Continue ReadingPreserving the voices of change
Dave Dennis was there. He rode on the first Freedom Bus from Montgomery, Ala. to Jackson, Miss. in 1961 as part of an attempt to desegregate the interstate bus system. He worked alongside Dr. Bob...
Continue ReadingFormer presidential staffer Levin to speak Oct. 9
Former presidential and congressional staffer Dr. Yuval Levin will speak on the Furman University campus Thursday, Oct. 9 at 5 p.m. in Johns Hall 101. Dr. Levin’s talk, "Like the Leaves of Sybil: Burke and Tocqueville...
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