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Riley Institute announces afterschool and expanded learning policy fellows
The Riley Institute at Furman University has selected 16 leaders in the field of afterschool and expanded learning to participate in the White-Riley-Peterson (WRP) Policy Fellowship. A partnership with the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, the...
Continue ReadingRiley Institute announces promotion, adds new staff
The Riley Institute at Furman University has promoted team member Megan Dodgens to director of diversity leadership strategies and has added two new staff members, including Sally Morris Cote, Ph.D., as director of planning and...
Continue ReadingPrototype: An opera festival that earns its name
Known for addressing more daring themes, the New York City festival Prototype: Opera/Theatre/Now, will present its seventh season Jan. 5-13, 2019. The New York Times reports that among the operas earning a spot in the...
Continue ReadingMusic by the Lake celebrates 50 years
"There’s a little something for everyone,” says Furman University Professor of Music Leslie W. Hicken about the Music by the Lake Summer Concert Series. He spoke to Chris Worthy who contributed an article about the...
Continue ReadingOverturning Roe v. Wade would send issue back to states
With President Donald Trump's nomination of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, speculation swirls around the prospect of overturning Roe v. Wade, the 1973 landmark decision handed down by the United States Supreme Court on the issue...
Continue Reading93 yards to the house
What is the greatest play in the history of National Football League’s Cincinnati Bengals? According to the Cincinnati Enquirer, it was the 93-yard kickoff return by Furman alum and trustee Stanford Jennings ’84 in Super...
Continue ReadingA closer look at the economy
At the start of 2018, Furman Business and Accounting Professor Thomas Smythe spoke with GSA Business about what the economy would hold in 2018. The publication checked back with him in July for a mid-year...
Continue ReadingSgt. Holliday sings anthem
Class of 2004 Furman University piano performance major Stacey Holliday appeared front and center at the 2018 T-Mobile Home Run Derby in Washington D.C. July 16 when she performed an a cappella rendition of "The Star-Spangled...
Continue ReadingTrump and Putin in Helsinki
Alexander Stubb, a 1993 Furman graduate and the former prime minister of Finland, talked with CNN prior to President Trump’s meeting on Monday with Vladimir Putin in Helsinki. Stubb, who graduated from Furman with a...
Continue ReadingKrissy Gear ’21 represents U.S. at U20 World Championships
Furman University freshman Kristlin (Krissy) Gear '21 represented her country in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World U20 Championships in Finland. After qualifying for finals with a time of 10:09...
Continue ReadingLiteracy Corner: A custom approach to literacy training
Furman Associate Professor of Education Katie Kelly wants to make a dent in the over 4,000 South Carolina students that may have to repeat the third grade next school year because they fall short of...
Continue ReadingFurman superfan Bootie Cothran to compete in Miami finals on ‘ANW’
Members of the "Bootie Bandwagon" will have another chance to root for longtime Furman supporter and "American Ninja Warrior" contestant Bootie Cothran on Monday, July 30, when he competes in the Miami City Finals episode...
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