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Power of the internship
More and more colleges and universities are embracing the idea of engaged learning and encouraging their students to pursue internships during the summer and throughout the academic year. In a column for the Greenville Journal, Furman...
Continue ReadingModern Languages & Literatures collaborates with Hispanic Alliance
The Furman Department of Modern Languages and Literatures (MLL) has established the Hispanic Alliance - Furman University Fellowship (HA-FU), a collaborative effort with Greenville’s Hispanic Alliance whose mission is to enrich the quality of life...
Continue ReadingFurman’s first Faculty Scholarship Reception
On Feb. 24, the Furman Libraries and the Office of the Provost hosted the university’s first Faculty Scholarship Reception to recognize and celebrate the scholarly publications and creative works of Furman faculty members. The reception,...
Continue ReadingSouth Carolina’s first College Advising Corps established at Furman
Thanks to a total of $2.2 million in funding from public and private partners, it was announced today that the first College Advising Corps (CAC) in South Carolina will be established at Furman University. The...
Continue ReadingWelcome to Phi Beta Kappa
GREENVILLE, S.C.—Sixty-six Furman University students have been elected to the school’s chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, the nation’s oldest and most prestigious academic society. The newest members were inducted during a special initiation ceremony and...
Continue ReadingFurman Engaged! 2017 is one of the largest ever
When Robert Cushing ’20 sat down at the piano Tuesday at Daniel Recital Hall, it was an extra special moment, the climax of a semester-long effort. Cushing was one of four student composers, including Jay...
Continue ReadingBack home again
Armed with an undergraduate degree from Furman and a master’s degree in education from Harvard University, Ben Saul ’13 is an intervention teacher at Tanglewood Middle School in Greenville, working with students who have fallen...
Continue ReadingSophomore Noah Vieira named Beckman Research Scholar
Furman University’s Department of Chemistry has named sophomore chemistry major Noah Vieira of Myrtle Beach a Beckman Research Scholar as part of a three-year grant from the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation awarded in 2015....
Continue ReadingFurman awarded nearly $500,000 for instrumentation in the sciences
Furman University has been awarded a four-year, $497,183 grant from the Sherman Fairchild Foundation to purchase equipment that will support state-of-the-art imaging and analysis capabilities across multiple academic disciplines on campus. A competitive award made...
Continue ReadingFound sculpture
On Saturday morning, April 1, visiting artist Mark Grote meets a group of students in the sculpture studio for a seminar on creating sculptures from found objects. Tables are littered with everyday items and bric-a-brac...
Continue ReadingWhere there is a will, there is a way
It could be argued that Maj. Gen. Chris Ballard's career path was a direct result of his desire to graduate from Furman University. At the conclusion of his freshman year at Furman, his parents set him down for...
Continue ReadingAddressing the empathy gap
The rancorous 2016 election and this year’s transition to a new presidential administration makes one thing clear: We are suffering from a national shortage of empathy. In an op-ed published in University Business magazine, Furman...
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