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Organ concert features Pamela Decker Feb. 21

The Furman University Department of Music will present a concert featuring celebrated organist Pamela Decker Tuesday, Feb. 21, at 8 p.m. in Daniel Memorial Chapel on campus. [caption id="attachment_30029" align="alignright" width="209"] University of Arizona in...

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Another honor for George Ligler

George Ligler, a 1971 Furman graduate and one of the university’s six Rhodes Scholars, is among the newly elected members of the The National Academy of Engineering.  Election to NAE is among the highest professional...

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Muslims and refugees, integral part of Greenville

Furman religion professor Alfons Teipen adds to the voices railing against President Trump and his temporary travel ban he imposed late January. In a commentary for The Greenville News, Teipen looks at immigrants, both local...

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Giant killers in Furman’s math department

How far can powerhouse UCLA advance in the upcoming NCAA basketball tournament? Are the Bruins vulnerable to an upset by a lower seed come March? They might just be according to ESPN’s Giant Killers model,...

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Randall David Cook’s new play is a real scream

When Randall David Cook ’91 was invited to write a new horror thriller to be performed by Furman students, he was admittedly terrified. “I decided that I wanted to push myself and attempt something I’ve...

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10 things you didn’t know about Leonardo McClarty

Leonard McClarty, a 1996 Furman University political science graduate, reveals little-known facts about his personal life in an article appearing in The Baltimore Sun/Howard County Times. The Altanta native and Howard County Chamber of Commerce...

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Michael Rubin to speak about Trump and Israel

American Enterprise Institute (AEI) scholar Michael Rubin will speak about the Trump presidency’s impact on the Israel-Palestine conflict Tuesday, Feb. 21 at 7:15 p.m. in Hartness Pavilion (connected to Daniel Dining Hall) on the Furman...

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Award-winning historian speaks about film “Glory” Feb. 22

Doug Egerton, professor of history at Le Moyne College (Syracuse, N.Y.) will deliver the 2017 George B. Tindall Memorial Lecture in History Wednesday, Feb. 22, at 5 p.m. in Johns Hall 101 on the campus...

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A path forward for southern democrats

Furman University political science graduate Ben Saul (Class of 2013) has a three-pronged plan for the Democratic Party to shore up support in the South. He says, "If Southern Democrats begin to offer our policy...

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Furman’s Communications Office receives awards

The University Communications office at Furman received four major awards at the CASE District III annual conference held in Nashville Feb. 6-8. The university captured two “Award of Excellence” honors for Origin Stories and Furman...

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Shucker Fellows attend Disney’s Youth Education Series

When Kim Keefer, director of Furman’s Shucker Center for Leadership Development, decided in the fall of 2015 it was time to replace the five-day Outward Bound Wilderness Leadership Program Shucker Fellows had long attended, Disney’s...

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A Furman education opens doors

Greater Greenville Sanitation executive director Steve Cole ’00 graduated from high school in 1990. “At the time,” he says, “getting a car was more important to me than getting an education.” So he went to...

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