Pop culture phenom

Alum Austin Watson ’08, aka Xavier Woods, is one third of the WWE’s wildly popular New Day with teammates Kofi Kingston and Big E. His route to the big time in professional wrestling has come...

Today’s News, Tomorrow’s History

This story previously appeared in the Spring 2017 issue of Furman Magazine. The oft-repeated phrase “journalism is the first draft of history” reveals the media’s deep and enduring influence. Journalists significantly shape the public’s understanding...

University Communications receives CASE awards

CASE District III has honored Furman University Communications with three awards in recognition of the office’s work to support the university’s initiatives—including the Grand Award for book design for “In the Kitchen at White Oaks.”...

Furman monitoring weather, regular operations expected

While the weekend weather forecast for the Greenville area is calling for a slight chance of light snow mixed with rain, Furman is anticipating little to no impact on campus operations. At the current time,...

“Touch every corner”

Furman alum Randy Eaddy ’76, the president and CEO of the Arts Council of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County, was the guest speaker and honoree at a Kwanzaa celebration at the Delta Arts Center. Eaddy, a...

50 Most Influential People

Greenville Business Magazine has named its “50 Most Influential People of 2018,” which includes several people with ties to Furman. The list includes President Elizabeth Davis and Chief of Staff & Liaison to the Board...

Shared prosperity and lost luggage

Furman student Davis Cousar wrote an op-ed for the Anderson Independent-Mail about what he learned at the 2018 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit in Papua New Guinea this fall with four of his fellow students. That...

Kimberly Marshall presents organ recital Jan. 15

Kimberly Marshall, university organist and professor of organ at Arizona State University, will present a recital Tuesday, Jan. 15, at 8 p.m. in the Charles E. Daniel Memorial Chapel on the campus of Furman University....

2018: The year in review

Art by Laura Tanner Graham on display in Thompson Gallery Jan. 22-Feb. 22

Laura Tanner Graham, assistant professor of art in the School of Art at the University of Arizona, will display her work Tuesday, Jan. 22, through Friday, Feb. 22 in Thompson Gallery of the Roe Art...

Another giant on the road

Furman is 12-0 and ranked among the nation’s top 25 teams in two different polls. The Paladins have already upset two big teams on the road—Loyola-Chicago and Villanova—and they travel to LSU on Friday, Dec....

Gardner-Webb President Frank Bonner announces retirement

Gardner-Webb University President Frank Bonner has announced that he will retire in January 2019 after spending nearly 14 years in that position. Bonner, a 1969 Furman graduate and the son of former Furman Provost Francis...