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Is Europe in trouble?
In Europe, a strong-armed leader, perceiving weakness among Western allies, moves to take over a smaller, weaker country. The economy is stagnant. Political strife is rampant. Far right political parties promote hatred against minority groups....
Continue ReadingPioneer of Hindustani slide guitar to perform Oct. 8
Pandit Debashish Bhattacharya, pioneer of the Hindustani slide guitar, will present a concert Wednesday, Oct. 8 at 8 p.m. in McAlister Auditorium on campus. Joining him are two additional world-renowned artists, drummer Jeff Sipe (a.k.a....
Continue ReadingWhere is the U.S. economy headed?
By most accounts, the U.S. economy is doing better and is well on the way to recovery from the 2008 financial crisis. But many financial experts also agree that things could be better. Furman business professor...
Continue ReadingCan we put a price tag on nature?
Placing a dollar value on the benefits that American society receives from nature is a controversial and complex effort. But as high quality forests and pristine habitat become scarce, it is important to quantify and...
Continue ReadingEurope’s Protestant Problem
Much work awaits the leaders of Europe. Weak economies and the euro crisis threaten European prosperity; migrants from outside the EU and job-seekers crossing borders within contribute to immigration worries in nearly every country; and...
Continue ReadingGood review for Furman Theatre production
Lanford Wilson’s “Book of Days” manages to be both a whodunit and a potent commentary on political and religious hypocrisy. The Furman Theatre produced the play this fall, and The Greenville News gave the university...
Continue ReadingStaggers joins Bridges program as assistant director
Danielle Staggers has been named assistant director of Furman’s Bridges to a Brighter Future program. She has already begun her new duties. As assistant director, Staggers will work with the Crossing the Bridge program, a...
Continue ReadingVideo and police brutality
A friend of 2012 Furman graduate Alyssa Richardson recently posted this quip on Facebook: ‘I’m working on an antidote for the shoot-an-unarmed-black-person epidemic that’s sweeping America.” Though it managed to get dozens of “likes,” the...
Continue ReadingFurman’s drone wins top prize in national competition
A Furman team led by physics professor John Conrad won first place in the Drone Prize 2014 competition which was held Aug. 22-24 in Oregon. Carried out by three finalists, the competition consisted of five parts—an...
Continue Reading“Book of Days” continues through Oct. 4
Furman University Theatre will present Lanford Wilson’s “Book of Days” Oct. 1-4 at 8 p.m., in the Theatre Playhouse on campus. Tickets are $16 for adults, $13 for seniors and $8 for students. “Book of Days”...
Continue ReadingOpening a “Book of Days”
Forty students, 151 light cues, 30 sound cues, 120 costumes. In just three-and-a-half weeks, the Furman University Theatre Arts Department has put together a complex whodunit murder mystery that, not only entertains, but takes on...
Continue ReadingWhat’s Up with Europe?
Europe is in turmoil: Ukraine is boiling, Russia is menacing, the populist right is winning elections, economies are stagnant, and government debt remains crippling. What is happening to the European continent, and does any of...
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