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Richardson named Emerging Teacher of the Year
Once a year, Spanish teacher Jessica Richardson ’12 rolls out the red carpet for her students, literally. After viewing the latest couture from Spain on fashion channel Solo Moda, Richardson and her students rearrange their...
Continue ReadingFurman to hold fall convocation Thursday, Sept. 4 at 10 a.m.
Furman will celebrate the beginning of the 2014-15 school year with its fall convocation Thursday, Sept. 4 at 10 a.m. in McAlister Auditorium. Furman president Elizabeth Davis will preside as the university welcomes the class of...
Continue ReadingAdam Scheuch ’98 named Teacher of the Year
Adam Scheuch ’98 knew when he was a still a student himself he wanted to teach. It was a fire fueled by a fundamental drive to “touch the life of an individual in a positive...
Continue ReadingFurman to hold summer commencement Aug. 16
Shirley Ritter, Professor of Education Emerita at Furman, will serve as speaker when Furman holds its summer commencement exercises Saturday, Aug. 16 at 8 p.m. in McAlister Auditorium. The university will award approximately 55 undergraduate and...
Continue ReadingRiley Institute selects fellows to develop state-level afterschool policy
Sixteen leaders in the afterschool and expanded learning fields nationwide have been selected as White-Riley-Peterson Policy Fellows as part of a partnership between the Riley Institute at Furman University and the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation. In...
Continue ReadingBridges to a Brighter Future heads to Washington, D.C.
Furman’s Bridges to a Brighter Future is one of 20 programs nationwide that has been invited to participate in the National Summer Learning Day Fair at the U.S. Department of Education in Washington, D.C., on...
Continue ReadingBidding farewell to a mentor
It all started with snapping turtles. Rebecca Greene’s 7-year-old son discovered a nest of about 200 snapping turtles on their farm. He was thrilled to tell one of his summer teachers, Shirley Ritter, about his...
Continue ReadingKennedy named director of OLLI program at Furman
Nancy Kennedy has been named Director of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at Furman. She began her new duties on May 1. Kennedy has spent the past three years as Volunteer Coordinator and Office Manager...
Continue ReadingHonoring Scholars and Leaders in Education
Her four years at Furman have taken her from Italy to Botswana. She has presented her technology research with Education Professor Judy Stuart at the Council for Exceptional Children national conference in San Antonio, Texas....
Continue ReadingFurman professors publish book about James Baldwin
Furman University education professors Scott Henderson and Paul Thomas have published a new book about James Baldwin, one of America’s most celebrated writers. James Baldwin: Challenging Authors (Sense Publishers) is the fifth volume in the...
Continue ReadingFurman seniors receive Fulbrights to teach in Germany
Two Furman seniors will spend the 2014-15 academic year teaching in Germany after receiving English Teaching Assistantships from the Fulbright U.S. Student Program. The Fulbright recipients, who will begin their teaching assignments in Germany this fall,...
Continue ReadingMaking their mark
Nearly five decades ago, two black elementary school teachers and a guidance counselor enrolled in the evening graduate studies program at Furman University. Their registration made headlines, as Furman was the first all-white private institution...
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