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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...
Continue ReadingGeorgetown’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...
Continue ReadingKelly Frazier leads healthy cooking workshops
Health Sciences faculty member Kelly Frazier is dishing up workshops to bolster wellness at Furman. Open to faculty, staff and spouses, the free workshops include: March 17, Superfast Vegetable and Fruits; April 7, Easy One-Pot...
Continue ReadingA long time coming
For Devin Sibley ’18, the history of the Furman men’s basketball program began the day he set foot on campus in 2014 as a highly touted freshman out of Karns High School in Knoxville, Tenn....
Continue ReadingProfessor Tom Smythe to speak at SEC Evidence Summit
Furman University Business and Accounting Professor Tom Smythe has spent his academic career researching how consumers make decisions about investing in mutual funds. And Smythe will share that research when he speaks at the Evidence...
Continue ReadingMoving and learning work well together
Through his research at Legacy Charter School in Greenville, Furman health sciences professor Julian Reed has shown that physically active and physically fit children have greater academic performance, academic achievement and enhanced cognition compared to...
Continue ReadingPaladins accept bid to CIT tournament
The Furman men's basketball team has accepted a bid to play in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) for the second straight year, it was announced on Friday by Furman Athletics Director Mike Buddie. The Paladins...
Continue ReadingAfter-school art
It is 4 p.m. on a December afternoon, and a dozen middle-school students cluster around a bucket of gooey white liquid at the front of a classroom at Legacy Charter School in Greenville. Each clutches...
Continue ReadingReimagining Greenville
Like many Greenville natives, Knox White remembers when dilapidated and sometimes vacant storefronts dotted the city’s Main Street. The mall phenomenon had hit the downtown hard, moving car traffic and foot traffic to the other...
Continue ReadingThe dining hall comes of age
After a 14-month re-evaluation of Furman food services led by Becky Vuksta, a decision was made to partner with Bon Appétit Management Company. Vuksta, Director of Auxiliary Services for Furman, looked to the firm because of...
Continue ReadingSandy Roberson is honored by student and family
Wednesday, Feb. 13 was no ordinary day for Accounting Professor Sandy Roberson. During a ceremony disguised as a meeting, 30 colleagues in Business and Accounting, administration, and Roberson’s own family were on hand to witness...
Continue ReadingA night to celebrate
Nearly 700 guests attended Furman’s Bell Tower Ball Saturday, an annual gala that honors the university’s alumni and friends for their generosity, leadership, and support. The formal affair, hosted by President Elizabeth Davis and Dr....
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