“Spelling Bee” is critical success

The Greenville News gave a glowing review to the Furman Theatre’s production of “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.” According to arts writer Paul Hyde, professor Maegan Azar’s staging of the play was “endearingly...

Ranger Batallion takes second at competition

OCTOBER 27, 2011 By John Roberts, Newspage Editor A group of Furman Reserve Officer Training Corp members finished in second place last weekend in the 2011 Ranger Challenge. The competition, held at Fort Pickett in...

Furman sustainability is topic on South Carolina public radio

For the "Your Day" program on South Carolina Educational Radio, Furman history professor Courtney Tollison interviewed president emeritus David Shi about his thoughts on sustainability. Furman became a national leader in promoting sustainability during Shi’s...

Bullard: health equality is key component of environmental justice

OCTOBER 20, 2011 by Dan Smith ’13, Contributing Writer “How many of you consider yourself environmentalists?” This was the first question asked by Robert D. Bullard in his hour-long talk Tuesday in a packed Johns...

Professor David Shaner to appear in public television documentary Sunday, Oct. 23

David Shaner, Herring Professor of Asian Studies and Philosophy, is among the experts interviewed for the public television documentary, “The Asian & Abrahamic Religions: A Divine Encounter in America.” SCETV will broadcast the two-hour program...

Furman’s chapter of Sigma Alpha Iota wins national achievement award

Furman’s Theta Lambda Chapter of the music fraternity, Sigma Alpha Iota, has been recognized as the outstanding chapter for the 2010-11 academic year. The Katherine Becker National Collegiate Chapter Achievement Award is given annually to...

Making the grade

A study about grade inflation in higher education, co-authored by Furman computer science professor Christopher Healy and retired Duke University professor Stuart Rojstaczer, was cited in various news outlets, including Inside Higher Ed, USA Today,...

A father-daughter reading

OCTOBER 10, 2011 by Summer Woods '14 For the Aarnes family, a talent for writing is apparently genetic. Professor Bill Aarnes, an English professor, and his daughter, Emma, will be demonstrating that talent Wednesday when...

Chesebro adjudicates Masters Performance Recital

SPRING, 2012 Robert Chesebro was invited to adjudicate the Masters Performance Recital held in North Charleston in February. The event was sponsored by the South Carolina Band Directors Association. Clarinetist Richard Li, a Southside High...

Floyd makes conducting debut at Carnegie Hall

Joiner guest viola clinician

Buckley ’03 safeguards film and history at NGS

by Tina T. Underwood A picture is worth a thousand words, so the saying goes.  And moving pictures add even more dimension to a story. Indeed, how would our view of history change if we...