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Hendrix Returns Home as Furman’s Head Football Coach
Clay Hendrix, a former Paladin offensive guard and assistant coach who spent the last decade as an assistant coach at the United States Air Force Academy, was introduced as Furman’s new head football coach on...
Continue Reading2016: The Year in Pictures
What happened at Furman University in 2016? Things got started in January with classes and a decent blanket of Southern snow and rolled right through the end of December when Clay Hendrix ’86 returned to...
Continue ReadingA Mother’s Voice
"When a parent is incarcerated, the children pay for it," said Bryan Stirling, a participant in the Riley Institute's Diversity Leaders Initiative at Furman University. Stirling, director of the state Department of Corrections, and others in...
Continue ReadingThe Man Behind ‘America’s Wine Superstore’
The small wine shop that David Trone ’77 and his brother, Robert, opened 25 years ago has developed into a $2.5 billion enterprise with 149 “Total Wine & More” stores in 20 states. The Wall...
Continue ReadingA family with a passion for teaching
Surprises are always sweeter when shared with family. So when two Furman alumni were recently added to Greenville County’s teaching honor roll, their schools’ principals (who are also brother and sister) were able to make...
Continue ReadingFurman Names Recipients of Childers Teaching Excellence Awards
Ashley McCollum, a fifth-grade math teacher at Holly Springs Motlow Elementary School in Campobello, and Rachael Weisinger, an English teacher at Travelers Rest High School, have been named recipients of the 2016 Childers Education Foundation...
Continue ReadingRoberson, Carson Honored by Southern Conference
Furman University professor Sandy Roberson and Rob Carson, an assistant director in Furman's Office of Academic Assistance, have been named to the All-Southern Conference Faculty and Staff Team, it was announced on Thursday by the...
Continue ReadingThe Downside to No Child Left Behind
[caption id="attachment_28841" align="alignright" width="257"] Dr. Julian Reed[/caption] To help bolster scores in high-stakes accountability tests, schools have reduced time for physical education. The 2001 No Child Left Behind legislation has led to less than desirable...
Continue ReadingMalici: Oppose the March of Folly
Citing the title of a favorite book, Furman Political Science professor Dr. Akan Malici says President-elect Donald Trump's bent on rolling back the terms of the Iran nuclear agreement is tantamount to The March of...
Continue ReadingSomething Old, Something New
[caption id="attachment_28809" align="alignright" width="300"] This is how the 15th hole looked prior to the redesign.[/caption] When the design team of PGA Tour star and Ryder Cup captain Davis Love III was hired to create the...
Continue Reading2003 Graduate Torres Wins ‘Oscar’ of Educator Awards
Furman University Spanish and sociology graduate (2003) Vanessa Torres was surprised Dec. 6 with a Milken Educator Award, one of about three dozen prizes granted across the nation. The K-5 Spanish teacher at Nursery Road...
Continue ReadingFaculty, students, and alumni present research at NCTE conference
Three Education Department faculty, two students, and eight alumni presented research as part of the annual National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) conference November 17-20 in Atlanta, attended by 6,000 dynamic literacy educators, authors...
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