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High Noon on Nov. 1: “Are You Fake News?”

[caption id="attachment_34833" align="alignright" width="265"] John Armstrong[/caption] Furman Communication Studies professors John Armstrong and Brandon Inabinet will discuss “fake news” and the new media environment when they speak at the university’s High Noon fall lecture series...

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Award-winning historian to speak at Furman Nov. 7

Award-winning author and historian James W. Loewen will speak on the Furman University campus Tuesday, Nov. 7 at 6:30 p.m. in Younts Conference Center about the rise of the neo-Confederate South in the 1890s and...

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Attention students: Furman Connections happens Nov. 9

There aren't too many places you can find upwards of 300 Furman students, alumni, parents, faculty and employers in the same room. But Thursday, Nov. 9 at 5-6:30 p.m., the Watkins Room in Trone Student...

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Protecting the Dreamers

Furman President Elizabeth Davis is among nearly 800 college and university presidents and chancellors who have signed a letter to U.S. Senate and House leaders urging Congress to pass legislation to permanently protect the nation’s...

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Carolyn Day explores one of the strangest fashion trends in history

While pursuing her postgraduate history degree, Furman History professor Carolyn A. Day kept finding references to tuberculosis as “an easy and beautiful way to die,” which didn't line up with her understanding of the disease...

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Furman professor receives Mentor of Year award from CUR

Brannon Andersen, professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Furman University, has received the 2017 Geosciences Undergraduate Research Mentor Award from the Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR). The award is given annually to an individual...

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Charles Tompkins, Gary Malvern present organ and trumpet recital Oct. 30

The Furman Department of Music will present a recital featuring faculty members Charles Tompkins (organ) and Gary Malvern (trumpet) Monday, Oct. 30 at 8 p.m. in Daniel Memorial Chapel on campus. The recital is free...

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An examination of the liberal arts

Do liberal arts colleges have an image problem? They are often perceived as being elite and irrelevant, but the best of them excel in areas such as student engagement and critical thinking. Times Higher Education...

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The Furman-Gallup and The Duke Endowment study

Furman University will partner with global analytics firm Gallup to study more deeply the impact of the university’s undergraduate experience and measure the effectiveness of its signature approach to education, The Furman Advantage, thanks to...

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Undergraduate Evening Studies presents art exhibition

Art by students and faculty of Furman University Undergraduate Evening Studies (UES) will be on display Oct. 20-Nov. 20 in the Baiden Gallery of the Herring Center for Continuing Education on campus. Baiden Gallery hours...

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The best small cities in the U.S.

Condé Nast Traveler readers cast so many votes for their favorite cities, the editors had to split the list into two. And Greenville, the humble home of Furman University, makes the 2017 Readers Choice Awards for...

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High Noon on Oct. 25: President Trump and American foreign policy

Brent Nelsen, professor of Politics and International Affairs at Furman, will talk about “American Foreign Policy in the Age of Donald J. Trump” when he speaks at the university’s High Noon fall lecture series Wednesday,...

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