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Mercer vs. Furman: it’s no ordinary football game

Bobby Lamb ’86 and Clay Hendrix ’86 grew up together as best friends in Commerce, Ga. They played on a high school state championship football team coached by Lamb’s father, and they both came to...

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In the Kitchen at White Oaks

In the 25 years since White Oaks was bequeathed to Furman University in 1992, the Williamsburg-style house has been home to five university presidents and their families. The recipes in a new cookbook celebrating those...

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Greenville might just be the hottest city in America right now

So what's wrong with a little shameless self-promotion, especially if it's true? VisitGreenvilleSC.com, the folks behind the the campaign, "Yeah, That Greenville," have put together a missive about why "Greenville, SC might just be the hottest...

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Legislators call for monument honoring African American Confederate soldiers

Upstate representatives Bill Chumley of Woodruff and Mike Burns of Travelers Rest want to honor African Americans who fought on the side of the Confederacy during the Civil War by erecting a special monument on...

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A 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...

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Poet, environmentalist, publisher Thomas Rain Crowe ’72 speaks Oct. 18

Poet, environmentalist and publisher Thomas Rain Crowe (Furman Class of 1972) will speak on campus Wednesday, Oct. 18 at 7 p.m. in Watkins Room of the Trone Student Center. [caption id="attachment_34665" align="alignright" width="300"] Thomas Rain...

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Huff awards recognize American history scholarship

Furman University will present two awards that recognize history scholarship and support history literacy in the Upstate. The awards will be presented at the American History Book Club and Forum, which takes place Oct. 19...

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Furman celebrates Homecoming Oct. 20-22

Furman University will celebrate its 2017 Homecoming Oct. 20-22 with a variety of events that are open to the public. Friday’s highlights include exhibitions hosted by Special Collections and Archives (“Book Illustration Processes 1498-2016,” James...

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High Noon: Professor Andersen to speak on climate change Oct. 18

Brannon Andersen, professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Furman, will talk about climate change and its causes when he speaks at the university’s High Noon fall lecture series Wednesday, October 18. [caption id="attachment_34674" align="alignright"...

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Furman to hold Athletics Hall of Fame banquet Friday

Furman alum Dottie Pepper '87, a CBS golf analyst who won 17 times on the LPGA tour, will emcee the 2017 Furman University Athletics Hall of Fame Banquet on Friday, Oct. 13 at Studio 220...

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More famous than you knew

When the Daily Mail of London published a list of five “famous sites across the world [that] started life in another country,” Furman’s Place of Peace made the list. The structure, which is located on...

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Americans are misled by Trump

Despite confirmation from high-ranking U.S. officials that Iran is holding up its end of the bargain, President Donald Trump continues to claim Iran is flouting its obligations under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), a.k.a....

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