All Latest News
Furman ranks among nation’s best liberal arts colleges
According to the Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education US College Rankings, Furman is ranked among the top 50 liberal arts colleges in the nation. The university is listed at No. 45 to be precise, and...
Continue ReadingAkropolis Reed Quintet in Concert Feb. 7
The Furman Department of Music will host a concert featuring the Akropolis Reed Quintet Tuesday, Feb. 7 at 8 p.m. in Daniel Recital Hall on the Furman campus. The concert is free and open to...
Continue ReadingReligion and the European Union
In their book, Religion and the Struggle for European Union, Furman political scientists Jim Guth and Brent Nelsen examine the role religion still plays on the continent, especially as it concerns support for or opposition...
Continue ReadingTrump and the Economy
What will the Trump presidency mean for the national and Upstate economies? GSA Business had the questions and Furman business professor Tom Smythe provided some answers. “In the short-term, which to me includes 2017, I think...
Continue ReadingA New Call
Maria Swearingen, an associate chaplain at Furman, and her wife, Sally Sarratt, have been called to Calvary Baptist Church in Washington, D.C., to serve as co-pastors. The couple will begin their new jobs at the...
Continue ReadingUniversity Offers Seniors Special Workshop on Personal Finances
Whether it’s learning to manage a budget, minimize debt or develop a long-range investment strategy, every Furman University senior will have the opportunity to master the fundamentals of financial literacy by the time they graduate...
Continue ReadingFurman Army ROTC Program Honored
Furman University has been awarded the Silver Distinguished Military Graduate Streamer by the 4th Brigade of the U.S. Army Cadet Command (Fort Bragg, N.C.). The honor recognizes universities in the 4th Brigade for having at...
Continue ReadingFreeman Foundation Funds Internships in Asia
A $96,000 grant from the Freeman Foundation of Stowe, Vt., has been awarded to Furman University to enable 16 Furman students to experience internships in East and Southeast Asia during the summer of 2017. The...
Continue ReadingDown on the Farm
Sometimes, extra-curricular activities in college dictate one’s career path even before coursework does. That was the case for Joy Owens ’14, the director of the Historic Johnson Farm in Hendersonville, North Carolina. Thinking she might...
Continue ReadingSimplicity a State of Mind
In an essay for Sapiens, former Furman president David E. Shi writes about the virtues of simplicity, which “demands neither an end to economic growth nor a vow of personal poverty. A simpler life’s basic...
Continue ReadingOne of the nation’s most beautiful campus quads
According to the Campus Rank website, a campus quad is “essential to the college campus experience.” The website listed “The 50 Most Beautiful Campus Quads” in America, and Furman came in at No. 40.
Continue ReadingWeather Update: University Operating on Normal Schedule Monday, Jan. 9
*** Update…Sunday, Jan. 8, 8:05 p.m. Furman University will operate on its normal schedule Monday, Jan. 9, and the first day of classes will meet as scheduled. *** Update…Sunday, Jan. 8, 1:30 p.m. Furman officials...
Continue Reading- « Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 342
- 343
- 344
- 345
- 346
- …
- 450
- Next Page »