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Furman Mock Trial wins bid to National Championship Finals
The Furman University Mock Trial program has won its 18th consecutive bid to the National Championship Finals to be held in April in Orlando, Fla. Furman earned the bid with a perfect score of 8-0 at...
Continue ReadingChildren’s author Brett visits Upcountry History Museum
New York Times #1 best-selling and beloved author/artist Jan Brett will visit the Upcountry History Museum-Furman University Wednesday, April 2 at 6 p.m. With more than 39 million books in print, Brett is one of America’s...
Continue ReadingHistory Professor Ching authors new book
Furman University History Professor Erik Ching, Ph.D., has written a new book about military regimes in El Salvador. Authoritarian El Salvador: Politics and the Origins of the Military Regimes, 1880–1940, is published by University of Notre Dame...
Continue ReadingHolocaust scholar Eva Fogelman to speak Feb. 5
Holocaust scholar Dr. Eva Fogelman will speak about altruistic behavior during the Nazi Holocaust Wednesday, Feb. 5 at 7 p.m. in Daniel Memorial Chapel on the Furman University campus. Her talk, “Altruistic Behavior During the Holocaust:...
Continue ReadingUpcountry History Museum presents civil rights exhibit
The Upcountry History Museum-Furman University will present a new exhibit exploring the people, places and events that shaped Greenville during the civil rights movement Jan. 18 through June 15. “Protests, Prayers, and Progress” traces the national...
Continue ReadingJesse Jackson spends a few days at Furman
At age 13, long before he became one of America’s foremost leaders for civil rights alongside Martin Luther King, Jr., Greenville native Jesse Jackson dreamed of attending Furman University, earning a degree, and perhaps eventually...
Continue ReadingRice making his mark in Nashville
Jesse Rice wanted to make sure it was perfect. The 12-year-old stayed up late into the night, making sure each detail was just right. He left the results of his labor, scrawled on a slightly...
Continue ReadingA new vision for Upcountry History Museum
Dana Thorpe became the new executive director of the Upcountry History Museum-Furman in April. Her vision for the museum includes exploring new subjects, making connections between local history and the broader scope of American history,...
Continue ReadingIllustrated History
by Elizabeth Cooke Andrew Feight ’93 stands on an earthen dam overlooking Bear Lake, a small reservoir in southern Ohio’s Shawnee State Forest. He contemplates the stone inlet below, debating how best to approach it...
Continue ReadingReady for what’s next
On May 4, Furman’s 590 graduates from the Class of 2013 received their degrees at commencement. Now, these students are preparing to start the job search, begin graduate school, and explore the world. As they...
Continue ReadingFriendship triumphs over politics
When Furman students Ben Saul and Thomas Hydrick graduated Saturday night, they left behind a greater legacy than student leadership and good grades. Even though Hydrick served as chairman of the College Republicans and Saul...
Continue ReadingStudents travel through African American history with museum on wheels
by Gray Johnson ’16, Contributing Writer SANKOFA is a Ghanaian term meaning “use the wisdom of the past to build the future.” On Thursday, Furman students were able to learn about this term and its...
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