alumni-profiles
Education department hosts panel on diversity in teaching
It wasn’t until Shira Brown ’09 had nearly completed her master’s degree that something occurred to her. “I realized from my kindergarten year through college, being a black female, I had never had a black...
Continue Reading‘Ketching up’ with Dorothy Spratlin ’19: A year on the road in the Wienermobile
When Dorothy Spratlin ’19 was younger, she met a woman during a family Christmas party who was dressed up as a hot dog. It made a big impression on her, but little did she know...
Continue ReadingToday’s News, Tomorrow’s History
This story previously appeared in the Spring 2017 issue of Furman Magazine. The oft-repeated phrase “journalism is the first draft of history” reveals the media’s deep and enduring influence. Journalists significantly shape the public’s understanding...
Continue ReadingFurman partners with Freeman Foundation to offer internships in Asia
Until this year, Austin Saggus ’18 had never traveled farther than the East Coast. All that changed when, as part of a new May Experience course at Furman, Saggus boarded a plane and flew 10,000...
Continue ReadingA challenge to think differently
Every Friday afternoon from 2:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m., a group of about 15 students get together in Johns Hall for an end-of-the-week chat. Some are politics and international affairs majors. Others are majoring in math or...
Continue ReadingThe road home
One Saturday in early July, when you were likely asleep, Arianna (McClain) Shirk ’02 was dancing joyously in AIC Kijabi Hospital’s neonatal intensive care unit in Kijabi, Kenya. Calming the labored breathing of a 1-pound infant,...
Continue ReadingWhere there is a will, there is a way
It could be argued that Maj. Gen. Chris Ballard's career path was a direct result of his desire to graduate from Furman University. At the conclusion of his freshman year at Furman, his parents set him down for...
Continue ReadingReady for the world
Furman University prepared Alice Williams ’15 for life in Asia. And now, life in Asia is preparing her for anything. Williams is serving with the Peace Corps in Timor-Leste. The country was formed in 2002,...
Continue ReadingDown on the Farm
Sometimes, extra-curricular activities in college dictate one’s career path even before coursework does. That was the case for Joy Owens ’14, the director of the Historic Johnson Farm in Hendersonville, North Carolina. Thinking she might...
Continue ReadingAn Enterprise Built with Bread
Markey Culver ’08 doesn’t tell the story you expect. “I had zero interest in going to Africa,” Culver said. But she did go. And within a few years of setting foot on the continent, she...
Continue ReadingA legacy of HOPE
Steve Grant ’80 doesn’t shy away from telling the story, and you know the ending before it starts. Still, when he’s finished no response seems possible. “My first son died in 2005 in October, which...
Continue ReadingFurman Singers Debut on Broadway
This weekend, the Furman Singers will have a historic opportunity to add their voices to a Broadway show. The select group of sixteen singers will perform at the 1,505-seat Lunt-Fontanne Theatre in New York...
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