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Grammy-winning Third Coast Percussion in concert March 26

The Furman University Department of Music and Furman Percussion Club will host Grammy Award-winning Third Coast Percussion in a concert Sunday, March 26 at 8 p.m. in Daniel Recital Hall on campus. The concert is...

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Defense lawyer Judy Clarke receives Courageous Advocacy award

Judy Clarke, a 1974 Furman University psychology graduate and lawyer known for her stance against the death penalty, has received the Griffin Bell Award for Courageous Advocacy from the American College of Trial Lawyers. The...

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Millennials behind Argent want to reinvent women’s office attire

Furman Business and Accounting graduate Sali (Sumer) Christeson (Class of 2007)  and Eleanor Turner are the millennial co-founders of Argent, a clothing company that aims to inspire women to take a seat at the table...

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How to navigate the higher education maze

On Saturday, March 11, Furman and the Southern Association of College Admission Counseling will host a Mini-Camp College that will help guide students through the often confusing process of applying to college. Melissa Cline, Furman’s...

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Sen. Graham’s challenge

According to Furman political scientists Brent Nelsen and Danielle Vinson, South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham’s role as a legislative deal-maker will become more important than ever during the Donald Trump presidency. And it will be...

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Kate Sweeny ’02 honored for contributions to psychology

Kate Sweeny ’02 was recently recognized as the recipient of The Award for Distinguished Early Career Scientific Contribution to Psychology by the American Psychological Association. [caption id="attachment_30681" align="alignright" width="437"] Sweeny is an associate professor of...

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Furman offers students workshop on leadership

Last fall, Furman announced that it was offering a six-part financial literacy course to seniors that would teach them to manage budgets, minimize debt and save for retirement. The offering was so popular (111 are...

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Paladins’ Duncan Fletcher awarded NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship

Furman University football player Duncan Fletcher has been awarded an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship. Fletcher becomes the 11th Paladin football player to garner a prestigious NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship, valued at $7,500.  Furman leads all Southern Conference...

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Fleschler to be a Paladin

Benjamin Fleschler, a senior at Culver Military Academy and captain of the rugby team, has committed to Furman University and will enroll this fall. Fleschler, the son of Kate and Rob Fleschler, will be the...

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Littlejohn named finalist for Oxner mentor of the year award

Furman General Counsel & Executive Associate Athletics Director Angie F. Littlejohn has been named a finalist for the G. Dewey Oxner, Jr. Mentor of the Year Award. The award winner and top 10 finalists, with...

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Economic globalization: Trump and the Upstate economy

Is economic globalization a good thing? While there are proponents and detractors on both sides of the issue, Furman Business and Accounting Professor Robert Underwood makes the case for free trade. In a column he...

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Georgetown’s Joshua Mitchell presents Tocqueville lecture

Georgetown University Professor of Political Theory Joshua Mitchell will speak on the Furman University campus Wednesday, March 22 at 5 p.m. in Johns Hall 101. [caption id="attachment_30603" align="alignright" width="295"] Joshua Mitchell, Georgetown University Professor of...

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