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Professor Liz Bouzarth receives CUR mentoring award
Liz Bouzarth, associate professor of mathematics at Furman University, has received a Math and Computer Science Faculty Mentoring Award from the Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR). Candidates for the awards must show evidence of undergraduate...
Continue ReadingUnlikely friends
There are some interesting leaves sprouting from an oak tree on the campus of Sterling School in Greenville’s Nicholtown neighborhood. On May 9, about 50 elementary students, teachers, administrators, police officers and other community members...
Continue ReadingSoccer—a universal language
When choosing among spring break options, few college sophomores are likely to sign up for a week of manual labor, icy showers and playing with schoolchildren who don’t speak English in a country still reeling...
Continue ReadingTonight’s gubernatorial debate moved to WYFF studios
The South Carolina gubernatorial debate that was originally scheduled to take place on the Furman University campus Tuesday, May 29 at 7 p.m. has been moved to the WYFF-TV studios in Greenville and will be...
Continue ReadingFurman recognizes Women’s Leadership Institute graduates
The Women’s Leadership Institute (WLI) of Furman University recently recognized the following Class of 2018 graduates: Eva Anagnostis, Assistant Director, Greenville County Workforce Development Kimberly Appleby, Contracts & Pricing Negotiation Manager, Lockheed Martin Julianne Bower,...
Continue ReadingIs this the way to transform struggling rural schools?
As U.S. Secretary of Education in the 1990s and early 2000s, and previously as Governor of South Carolina for eight years, Richard Riley had a front-row seat for witnessing the impact of under-funded and under-resourced...
Continue ReadingFurman biology professor is on a mission to protect the mountain lion
[caption id="attachment_36333" align="alignright" width="400"] Perry admires part of his collection. Photo by Will Crooks/Community Journals. Used with permission.[/caption] Furman University biology professor and alumnus Travis Perry '92 has spent 12 years studying cougars. In 2006,...
Continue ReadingAnother award for Richard W. Riley
Michelin North America has honored Furman alum and former U.S. Secretary of Education and South Carolina Gov. Richard W. Riley ’54 with the Michelin Award for Excellence in Diversity and Inclusion. Riley received the award...
Continue ReadingFurman receives grant for Healthy Greenville project
Furman University Institute for the Advancement of Community Health (IACH) has received a $592,486 grant for a project that addresses care for Greenville’s senior adult population through the Healthy Greenville initiative. The grant is part...
Continue ReadingFurman comes up short at NCAA Women’s Golf Championship
Live scoring from the NCAA Women’s Golf Championship With the season on the line, Furman responded with its best round of the 2018 NCAA Women's Golf Championship Monday at Karsten Creek Golf Club in Stillwater,...
Continue ReadingMural project underway at Stax
The south-facing side of Stax Original Restaurant near campus has a whole new look. Furman students, working under the creative direction of local artist Kate Furman, have given the once white-washed wall a makeover that...
Continue ReadingCollege Advising Corps gets a boost
Inside Higher Ed writes about the College Advising Corps, which has built a network of dedicated college counselors in high schools that serve large numbers of low-income and first-generation students in 14 states. Furman is...
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