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Furman Board of Trustees honored for leadership, governance
The Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (AGB) has honored the Furman University Board of Trustees for its exceptional leadership and “strong focus on governance.” Furman is one of six winners nationwide of...
Continue ReadingGSO Conductor Edvard Tchivzhel leads FSO Feb. 22
Edvard Tchivzhel, conductor for the Greenville Symphony Orchestra, will lead the Furman Symphony Orchestra (FSO) in a Concerto Concert Friday, Feb. 22, at 8 p.m. in McAlister Auditorium on campus. A Sound Quality Series event...
Continue ReadingFormer death row inmate Anthony Ray Hinton to speak Feb. 27
Anthony Ray Hinton will speak about his nearly 30 years on Alabama’s death row Wednesday, Feb. 27, at 7 p.m. at Furman University’s McAlister Auditorium. The event, which is free and open to the public,...
Continue ReadingBaylor University professor Mary P. Nichols delivers Tocqueville lecture Feb. 27
Mary P. Nichols, author and Professor Emerita, Department of Political Science at Baylor University, will speak on the campus of Furman University Wednesday, Feb. 27, at 5 p.m. in Johns Hall 101. Her talk, “Friendship...
Continue ReadingUndergraduates win award at immunology conference
Since 1963, the Midwinter Conference of Immunologists has met at picturesque Asilomar in the town of Pacific Grove, California, which is nestled on the Monterey Peninsula. With its tranquil, seaside setting, it’s no wonder the...
Continue ReadingBlack History Month celebration continues with talk by Geoffrey Habron
Professors of sustainability science aren’t typically the first people who come to mind when organizers brainstorm for Black History Month presentations, so Geoffrey Habron was pleasantly surprised to be asked if he’d like to be...
Continue ReadingSomething Brought You Here
Why do students choose Furman? It might be the promise of The Furman Advantage, the beautiful campus, the vibrancy of downtown Greenville, or the friendly faces that are so prevalent everywhere. The University Communications office...
Continue ReadingLillian’s from Southernside
Lillian Brock Flemming '71 was one of the first three African-American women to attend Furman University, and the first to serve on Greenville’s City Council. At age 69, the educator is entering her fourth decade...
Continue ReadingClass of 2019, meet your commencement speaker
Eleanor Beardsley, a 1986 Furman University graduate and international correspondent for National Public Radio, will be the principal speaker at the university’s 193rd commencement Saturday, May 11. Furman’s commencement exercises are open to the public. [caption...
Continue ReadingBehind the legacy of America’s blackface
Barrett Holmes Pitner, a 2004 Furman graduate and a writer, journalist and filmmaker based in Washington, D.C., writes a piece for BBC News about the history of blackface in the United States and why so...
Continue ReadingA high honor
Furman alum C. Stuart Mauney ’84, an attorney with Gallivan White Boyd, has been honored with the Greenville County Bar Association’s highest honor, the Tommy Thomason Award. Mauney received the award on Jan. 24 at...
Continue ReadingTollison to participate in WWI symposium hosted by Lander University
Furman Assistant Professor of History Courtney Tollison will serve as a panelist in a symposium hosted by Lander University March 14-15 on the impact of World War I on the South. Panel discussion topics include...
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