All Latest News
J.J. Lies ’18 chosen as Anderson District 2 Teacher of the Year
J.J. Lies James “J.J.” Lies ’18 has been chosen as the Anderson County School District Two Teacher of the Year. A native of Sumter,...
Continue ReadingChuck Todd discusses ‘Media and Politics in a Post-Truth Era’
When Furman Politics and International Affairs Professor Danielle Vinson introduced part two of the series on “Media and Politics in a Post-Truth Era” Thursday evening, she cited a Pew Research Center study that showed only...
Continue ReadingRiley Institute selects 12th class of Lowcountry diversity leaders
Forty-two leaders from the Lowcountry and surrounding area have been selected to participate in the Riley Institute at Furman’s Diversity Leaders Initiative (DLI) this fall. “In a time of considerable division both nationally and locally,...
Continue ReadingMen’s golf comes back in a big way
A little more than three years ago, the men’s golf program at Furman University was on the verge of being eliminated. Today, the program has made a remarkable comeback. Sparked by a gift of $1...
Continue ReadingHow animals at the Greenville Zoo reacted to the solar eclipse
The celestial spectacle of the total solar eclipse drew excitement among the human population. But Furman University biology professor John Quinn said animals also exhibited behaviors that signaled their awareness of strange things happening in...
Continue ReadingFurman to hold fall convocation Sept. 7 at 10 a.m.
Furman University will celebrate the beginning of the 2017-18 school year with its fall convocation Thursday, Sept. 7 at 10 a.m. in McAlister Auditorium. Furman president Elizabeth Davis will preside as the university welcomes the...
Continue ReadingHelping to fill a desperate need
Steve Martin ’00 and his wife, Eden, have spent a collective 15 years in post-undergraduate schooling. After graduating from Furman, Steve attended law school and was a practicing attorney for four years before changing careers...
Continue ReadingFurman upends dawgs
The Furman rugby team christened the fall season Saturday with a 22-3 win over Division I Georgia while the Paladin b-side dropped a 10-15 decision to the Bulldogs. The preseason friendly was split into four,...
Continue ReadingOur president is a crisis maker
Politics and International Affairs professor Akan Malici likens President Trump's policies toward North Korea, Venezuela, Iran and climate change to an "inept" captain steering a ship into "dangerous waters" without the aid of "a qualified...
Continue ReadingSculptures by Elaine Quave on display in Thompson Gallery
Sculptures by Elaine Quave will be on display Sept. 5-Oct. 13 in Thompson Gallery, Roe Art Building, on the campus of Furman University. Quave, ceramic instructor at the South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts...
Continue ReadingFurman alums chosen for positions as principal, music director
Two Furman alumni have been promoted to new administrative positions, their schools recently announced. Carrie Pennington Carrie Pennington ’07 has been named principal at Hunt Meadows Elementary School in Anderson School District One. “I am...
Continue ReadingWas the total eclipse experience worth it? Yes, totally.
Folks came from far and wide to Furman's Paladin Stadium in Greenville to view the total solar eclipse. Peggy Fox, news anchor and reporter at WUSA9 in Washington, D.C., made the 10-hour trek with her...
Continue Reading- « Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 315
- 316
- 317
- 318
- 319
- …
- 450
- Next Page »