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Furman Board of Trustees meets Saturday
During its spring meeting Saturday, the Furman Board of Trustees approved promotions and/or tenure for 14 faculty members and heard that six new members will join the board this summer. The trustees also granted emeritus status...
Continue ReadingA cultural exchange
Zach Burnett, a Furman University senior from Frankfort, Ky., has been awarded an assistantship to teach English and American culture in primary and secondary schools in the Aix-Marseille region of France. The Teaching Assistant Program...
Continue ReadingProfessor Gil Allen joins South Carolina Academy of Authors
Furman English professor Gilbert Allen has been inducted into the South Carolina Academy of Authors, the state’s literary hall of fame. Dr. Allen has taught classes in literature and writing at Furman since 1977, with particular...
Continue ReadingThe little film that couldn’t
Described by the filmmakers as a semi-autobiographical showbiz comedy, Cinema Purgatorio is about a group of no-name filmmakers who try to win a regional film festival and attract the attention of actor Bill Murray. Written...
Continue ReadingAuthor Doris Kearns Goodwin to talk about newest book
The American History Book Club (AHBC) will host Pulitzer Prize-winning author Doris Kearns Goodwin in Greenville, Thursday, April 10 in a first-ever fundraising effort by the Book Club to advance the Upcountry’s appreciation for American...
Continue ReadingTolkien’s take on Beowulf
For Zachary Treu ’13, writing about Beowulf translations is nothing new. Getting paid for it is, however. This time last year, Treu was in English professor Melinda Menzer’s senior seminar on—you guessed it—Beowulf, writing an...
Continue ReadingChildren’s author Brett visits Upcountry History Museum
New York Times #1 best-selling and beloved author/artist Jan Brett will visit the Upcountry History Museum-Furman University Wednesday, April 2 at 6 p.m. With more than 39 million books in print, Brett is one of America’s...
Continue ReadingHistory Professor Ching authors new book
Furman University History Professor Erik Ching, Ph.D., has written a new book about military regimes in El Salvador. Authoritarian El Salvador: Politics and the Origins of the Military Regimes, 1880–1940, is published by University of Notre Dame...
Continue ReadingFurman alum publishes new novel
Tommy Hays graduated from Furman in 1977 with a degree in English, earned his master's in fine arts from Warren Wilson, and now directs the Great Smokies Writing Program at University of North Carolina-Asheville. Each...
Continue ReadingMeet the 2013-14 Furman Fellows
GREENVILLE, S.C.—Five Furman University seniors have been named Furman Fellows for the current academic year. The students are Bryan Betts of Tega Cay, Kristina Pardo of Weston, Fla., Elisabeth Schlaudt of Greenville, Carrie Seigler of...
Continue ReadingA literary dream come true
Ed Tarkington, a 1995 Furman graduate, is an English teacher and wrestling coach at Nashville’s Montgomery Bell Academy in Tennessee. He will also soon be a published novelist. His first novel, Only Love Can Break Your...
Continue ReadingOn the Road with Peter Gwin
PETER GWIN REMEMBERS VIVIDLY the first time he experienced the thrill of sudden, bright-white clarity. While on a Furman study abroad trip to the United Kingdom, he and some friends decided to visit the European...
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