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Carolyn A. Day authors new book about tuberculosis and fashion
Furman History professor Carolyn A. Day has published a new book about the idealization of one of the worst diseases in history—tuberculosis. Her book, Consumptive Chic: A History of Beauty, Fashion, and Disease, is published...
Continue ReadingAnother top ranking
Furman University is ranked among the top 12 percent of American colleges and universities—and the highest among South Carolina institutions—in the 2017 rankings released today by The Wall Street Journal and Times Higher Education. Furman...
Continue ReadingChristeson ’07 and Turner celebrate the art of smarter workwear for women
Furman alumna Sali Christeson (Class of 2007) and business partner Eleanor Turner will present Argent, an exhibition of women’s workwear, Oct. 20-Nov. 10 in Thompson Gallery, Roe Art Building, on the campus of Furman University....
Continue ReadingWhy I picked Furman
In the fall issue of U.S. News & World Report’s “America’s Best Colleges,” Furman alum Nathan Mathai '17 was among nine college graduates who explained why they chose to enroll at their particular schools. Mathai,...
Continue ReadingGovernor McMaster’s refugee plan is wrong
Furman English professor Melinda Menzer takes a stand on the idea of barring refugees from the United States based on national origin. In a Greenville Journal opinion piece, Menzer, of Jewish heritage, describes the plight...
Continue ReadingPayton Isner ’19 invited to CNN headquarters for “New Day” segment
History major Payton Isner (Class of 2019) likely never dreamed his May 15 post on Odyssey would land him at CNN headquarters in New York this week. But it did. His whirlwind, all-expense-paid jaunt to...
Continue ReadingMeredith Green ’05 named general counsel at Furman
Meredith E. Green, a 2005 Furman University graduate, has been named general counsel at the university. Green will report to the president and serve as legal counsel on all university matters. She will begin her...
Continue ReadingAlum Phoebe Ferguson ’17 receives high praise for research video
If a picture is worth a thousand words, then a video is worth thousands more—especially when it comes to understanding scientific concepts and experiments. The Journal of Visualized Experiments (JoVE), a scientific journal in video format, held...
Continue ReadingNew York Times’ Maureen Dowd and Carl Hulse speak Oct. 19 downtown
The American History Book Club and Forum, Upcountry History Museum and Furman University will host The New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd Thursday, Oct. 19 at 7 p.m. at The Poinsett Club in downtown Greenville....
Continue ReadingChris and Andrea Borch give $1 million to Furman running program
Furman University graduate Chris Borch ’78 and his wife, Andrea, have given more than $4 million over the past decade to support the university’s track and cross-country program. Now, the Borchs have pledged another $1...
Continue ReadingUniversity experts should speak out on big issues of the day
Do professors have a special responsibility to speak out publicly about political, environmental and social issues? That was the question aired in a Furman Cultural Life Program event held Sept. 21 on campus. Moderated by...
Continue ReadingAuthor, BYU professor Ralph Hancock opens Tocqueville series Oct. 2
Brigham Young University political science professor Ralph C. Hancock will open the Tocqueville Program lecture series Monday, Oct. 2 at 5 p.m. in Johns Hall 101 on the Furman University campus. His talk, “Christianity and...
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