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European Parliament member to speak March 22
European Parliament Member for Malta Roberta Metsola will speak on “Politics in the Age of Populism” Thursday, March 22 at 7 p.m. in Furman University’s Younts Conference Center. Her talk, which is free and open...
Continue ReadingThe biggest upset yet
On Friday night, the University of Maryland, Baltimore County defeated Virginia in the NCAA tournament, becoming the first No. 16 seed to defeat a No. 1 in the tournament’s history. In an article in The...
Continue ReadingWWE’s Xavier Woods says New Day’s book has ‘power of positivity’
Xavier Woods, also known as Austin Watson, not only had his sights set on earning degrees in philosophy and psychology at Furman. He aspired to become a professional wrestler. So, well before graduating Furman in...
Continue ReadingRiley Institute receives grant to expand study of Montessori education
The Riley Institute at Furman University has been selected to join a research team that will explore how Montessori education can advance the academic and social-emotional development of children. Funded by a $600,000 grant from...
Continue ReadingBurt Reynolds, “The Last Movie Star”
Macy Whitener ’13 lives in Knoxville, Tennessee, where she works for immersive media and production companies Mandt Media, The Whitener Company and Whitener Entertainment Group. The latter produced the new film, “The Last Movie Star,”...
Continue ReadingNSF awards grant to support undergraduate research
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a $340,000 grant to Furman University through the Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program. The REU site award supports the training of 10 students for 10 weeks during...
Continue ReadingA signature program
The Furman Advantage is mentioned in a Chronicle of Higher Education article about colleges and universities that are creating “signature programs” to transform their students’ educational experiences. The article says the programs offer a “commitment...
Continue ReadingMathematics and March Madness
Research by professors included in New York Times story on Virginia loss Furman mathematics professor John Harris ’91 isn’t telling you to pick Pennsylvania to beat Kansas in the NCAA tournament. A 16-seed has never...
Continue ReadingFurman University partners with Upstate SC Alliance
Furman University has established a partnership with Upstate SC Alliance, the regional economic development organization representing the 10-county northwestern corner of South Carolina. [caption id="attachment_35818" align="alignright" width="450"] Upstate SC Alliance is the regional economic development...
Continue ReadingFurman students serve as delegates to the U.N.
An intensive immersion into humanity’s most pressing and daunting problems has the potential to be demoralizing. For Furman senior McKenna Luzynski, however, last month’s UNA-USA Global Engagement Summit at the United Nations headquarters in New...
Continue ReadingPrinceton Theological Seminary’s “Farminary” director speaks March 20
Rev. Nathan Stucky, director of the Farminary Project at Princeton Theological Seminary, will speak at Furman University’s Charles E. Daniel Memorial Chapel Tuesday, March 20 at 7 p.m. His CLP talk, “God and the Dirt:...
Continue ReadingEmory University’s Melvin J. Konner delivers Townes Lecture March 20
Cultural anthropologist Melvin J. Konner of Emory University will deliver the Charles H. Townes Lecture on Faith and Reason Tuesday, March 20 at 7 p.m. in Shaw Hall of the Melvin and Dollie Younts Conference...
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