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Furman makes several top lists in U.S. News rankings

Furman University is ranked among the “Most Innovative Schools” and “High School Counselors’ Top College Picks” in the 2018 edition of the annual rankings released today by U.S. News & World Report. Furman is ranked...

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Furman Theatre presents “Reasons to Be Pretty” by Neil LaBute

Furman University Theatre will present Neil LaBute’s Reasons to Be Pretty September 26-30 at 8 p.m. with matinee performances Sept. 30 and Oct. 1 at 3 p.m. All performances take place in The Playhouse on...

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Hurricane Irma update: University opening at 10 a.m. Tuesday

  *** Update ... Monday, September 11, 2017, 9:30 p.m. Furman will delay opening the campus until 10 a.m. Tuesday to give crews time to clear as much as debris as possible due to Monday's...

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Hurricane Irma update: University opening at 10 a.m. Tuesday

  *** Update ... Monday, September 11, 2017, 9:30 p.m. Furman will delay opening the campus until 10 a.m. Tuesday to give crews time to clear as much as debris as possible due to Monday's...

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Furman presents program about global refugee crisis Sept. 14

Furman University will present a program about the global refugee crisis Thursday, Sept. 14 at 6:30 p.m. in Burgiss Theater in the Trone Student Center on campus. The Cultural Life Program event is free and...

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Riley Institute announces finalists for Dick and Tunky Riley WhatWorksSC Award

Furman University’s Riley Institute has announced three finalists for the 2017 Dick and Tunky Riley WhatWorksSC Award.  The annual award presented by the Riley Institute and South Carolina Future Minds celebrates education initiatives improving the...

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Award-winning filmmaker, Harvard professor Gates speaks Sept. 18

Henry Louis Gates, Jr., an Emmy Award-winning filmmaker, Harvard University professor, journalist and author, will speak on the Furman University campus Monday, Sept. 18 at 5:30 p.m. in Shaw Hall of Younts Conference Center. The...

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Hartness Organ Series presents recital for organ and strings Sept. 14

The 2017-18 Hartness Organ Series will commence Thursday, Sept. 14, at 8 p.m. in the Charles E. Daniel Memorial Chapel on the Furman University campus with a recital for organ and strings performed by organist...

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Welcoming top scholars with opportunities

Each year, The Duke Endowment funds scholarships for eight high-achieving scholars at Furman. Two recipients of the James B. Duke Scholarship are profiled on The Duke Endowment website: Furman senior McKenna Luzynski of Roanoke, Va.,...

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Diversity Officer Michael Jennings moderates “What’s in a Name?”

Furman University Chief Diversity Officer Michael Jennings served as moderator for the Sept. 7 community discussion hosted by The Greenville News, "What's in a Name?" The discussion raised pros and cons of changing the name...

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Health gap widens between Greenville and rest of the U.S.

People who live in rural Appalachia, which includes six South Carolina counties, generally suffer from poorer health than other Americans, according to a new report from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky,...

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Furman celebrates beginning of school year with convocation

President Elizabeth Davis remarks Dean of Faculty Ken Peterson convocation address Furman University awarded the Richard Furman Baptist Heritage Award to alum Dr. Nancy Powers ’77 and introduced the five seniors who were named Furman...

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