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Walking the balance transfer tightrope
Jonathan Handy, an assistant professor of business and accounting at Furman, speaks with WalletHub about balance transfer credit cards and how to avoid the mistakes that can happen when using them.
Continue ReadingIs holding students back in third grade a good idea?
Furman Education Professor Paul Thomas is quoted in The Post and Courier in an article headlined “Up to 4,000 SC third-graders could be held back for failing reading test.”
Continue ReadingFrom the lab to the workplace
When it comes to giving students an opportunity to meet with the top executives in their field of study and learn more about what awaits them after graduation, nobody does it better than Furman’s chemistry...
Continue ReadingHigh tech meets low tech at Furman solar farm
When Furman’s six-acre, $1.7 million solar farm was installed off Poinsett Highway last year, the project turned heads. But it’s likely to get even more attention now that 12 St. Croix sheep have moved in...
Continue ReadingTonight’s “Lakeside” concert moves to McAlister Auditorium
As Furman celebrates 50 years of its Music by the Lake Concert Series, tonight's concert at 7:30 p.m. will take place in McAlister Auditorium on campus. For the much-anticipated concert, “For New York,” “Rhapsody in Blue” features...
Continue ReadingWCU remembers chancellor and Furman alum David Belcher
David Belcher, a 1979 Furman alumnus and beloved chancellor of Western Carolina University, died Sunday at the age of 60 from brain cancer. A native of Barnwell, South Carolina, Belcher graduated from Furman with a degree...
Continue ReadingRichard W. Riley to be honored with downtown Greenville sculpture
The Greenville community will memorialize the work of Greenville native and Furman University graduate Richard W. “Dick” Riley through a sculpture representing his extraordinary public leadership and commitment to quality education for all children. The...
Continue ReadingBuchalski chases Olympic dream with pro contract
A second-place finish in the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships 5,000-meter event can lead to great things. Just days after sprinting past two runners in the final 100 meters of the contest in Eugene, Oregon to...
Continue ReadingQ&A with Furman theatre arts professor Maegan Azar
Furman University Associate Professor of Acting and Directing Maegan McNerney Azar practices what she preaches. In addition to her teaching role at Furman, she is an actor and director who is currently leading the production...
Continue ReadingBuchalski finishes second in nation at NCAA Championships
As Missouri’s Karissa Schweizer crossed the finish line Saturday night in the NCAA Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Championships to win her second straight national title in the 5,000-meter run, ESPN commentator Dwight Stones suddenly...
Continue ReadingOne of the cruelest twists in youth sports
[caption id="attachment_36400" align="alignright" width="340"] Bill Pierce, Furman University Department of Health Sciences[/caption] Female distance runners tend to hit their stride in their teens. Whether they can sustain top speeds as they reach their early 20s...
Continue ReadingProfessor Kate Kaup elected to board of National Committee on U.S.-China Relations
Katherine Palmer Kaup, the James B. Duke Professor of Asian Studies and Politics and International Affairs at Furman University, has been elected to the Board of Directors of the National Committee on United States-China Relations...
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