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Tikhonovsky named University Innovation Fellow by Stanford design school
Furman University sophomore Natalie Tikhonovsky has been named a University Innovation Fellow by Stanford University’s Hasso Plattner Institute of Design. She is the daughter of Sergey and Oksana Tikhonovsky of Marietta, Georgia. Tikhonovsky joins a...
Continue ReadingAlumna and students organize “Walk for Refugees”
With the help of her fifth-grade class at As-Sabeel Academy, Furman University alumna Johnna Malici organized “Walk for Refugees,” a community-based walk aimed to spread awareness on the more than 65.3 million refugees worldwide....
Continue ReadingWell, it’s complicated: How to stop living by what you think …
A review of Harvard University professor Steven Pinker's Enlightenment Now sparks education professor Paul Thomas to sound off about gun violence in a blog post on Medium. In essence, the book reviewer and, subsequently, Thomas...
Continue ReadingFurman presents awards at Bell Tower Ball
Furman University presented a number of major awards at its annual Bell Tower Ball Saturday, Feb. 24. The event, which took place at the TD Convention Center, celebrated the accomplishments of members of the Furman community,...
Continue ReadingStatement supporting rights of high school students
Statement from Furman Admissions Office: Furman University supports the rights of high school students—and others—to participate in peaceful forms of protest and to exercise our constitutional freedom of expression. Participation in such events will not...
Continue ReadingPublic Montessori schools on the rise across South Carolina
For states looking to adopt the Montessori model for public schools, they need look no further than South Carolina. Having adopted the approach early on, South Carolina now has more public Montessori schools than any...
Continue ReadingQuantifiable data and outcomes assessment
In an opinion piece for The New York Times, Molly Worthen, a professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, writes that more “university administrators want campuswide, quantifiable data that reveal what skills...
Continue ReadingProfessor uses deep-sea core research to work with students
Being tossed about by 115 mph winds and 60-foot waves aboard a research vessel didn't deter Kristen St. John from pursuing a career in geological sciences. The Furman Class of 1992 international relations/political science major-turned-geology...
Continue ReadingStories of the Mountain State
Sara Pearce of the Greenville Journal speaks with Furman English professor Laura Leigh Morris, who has published a collection of short stories about life in West Virginia, Jaws of Life: Stories. A self-described "dark writer,"...
Continue ReadingAlum joins board of new app
Tyler Droll, a 2013 Furman graduate and a co-founder of Yik Yak, has joined the board of directors for Relevnt, an app that connects users with local news sources. Droll co-founded Yik Yak, a social-networking...
Continue ReadingFurman Singers cap off tour with two concerts in Daniel Chapel
The Furman Singers will begin and end their spring tour in Greenville singing for the worship services at Westminster Presbyterian Church, Sunday, March 4, at 9 and 11 a.m., and presenting two concerts on campus...
Continue ReadingWomen and the investing gap
Melissa Cullens, a 2004 Furman graduate, is chief design officer at Ellevest, a digital investing platform for women. She and other members of the company are featured on the cover of the March 2018 issue...
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