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Music in Italy

[caption id="attachment_34965" align="alignright" width="300"] Madison Allen (left) studies in Arezzo, Italy.[/caption] Furman music students study more than music as part of the Music in Italy program in the rolling hills of Tuscany. Taking a break...

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A vote of confidence

Just prior to the start of the 2017-18 basketball season, CBSSports.com ranked all 351 Division I teams, from Duke (No. 1) to Alabama A&M (351). The Furman Paladins, who return four starters from last year’s...

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Workout at Furman

You don't have to be a student or faculty/staff member to have access to the Herman W. Lay Physical Activities Center (a.k.a. "the PAC") on the campus of Furman University. Local TV station WSPA "Scene on...

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Furman on Main opens in downtown Greenville bookstore

Furman University officials announced today that the university will partner with M. Judson Booksellers on Main Street in Greenville, expanding its presence downtown and further connecting with its roots. Furman on Main will have its...

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Furman cadets compete in Ranger Challenge

Furman University ROTC cadets participated in the annual Ranger Challenge at Fort Pickett, Va. in late October, and they came home with a win—Furman’s first since 2012. The Ranger Challenge is a competition in which...

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Shucker Center receives grant from Triad Foundation

Furman University has received a $25,000 grant from the Triad Foundation of Ithaca, New York to support the University’s Shucker Center for Leadership Development. This latest gift marks the foundation’s fourth to the Shucker Center,...

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Furman earns no. 8 ranking in Sustainable Campus Index

Furman University has been recognized as one of the top 10 overall performers in the 2017 Sustainable Campus Index, claiming the eighth spot in the national rankings among baccalaureate institutions. The 2017 Sustainable Campus Index,...

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Symphonic Winds in concert Nov. 17

Furman Symphonic Winds will present its annual fall concert Friday, Nov. 17 at 8 p.m. in McAlister Auditorium on the Furman University campus. The concert, “Illuminations,” is open to the public and is presented by...

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A synthesis of math and science

Two Furman seniors were honored this summer for their work in mathematics, but the road there wasn’t just about equations. They applied math to a biology problem and employed computer modeling to test their theories...

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Field Test

Opening in August this year, COPA Indoor Soccer is the only premium indoor soccer facility in the Greenville area. And it's the brainchild of Furman graduates Anthony Esquivel (2003) and his wife Olivia (de Castro)...

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Furman board welcomes new trustees at fall meeting

The Furman University Board of Trustees welcomed seven new members to the board during its fall meeting Saturday, Nov. 4. The new trustees are Robert Lewis Blocker ’68 of Clinton, Ct., The Henry and Lucy...

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All Good

In P. Edwin Good, Jr.'s 72 years, his professional life thus far has been punctuated with teaching, property development and management, managing mortgage companies, serving as a current Furman board member and, in the 70s,...

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