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Physically and Academically Fit
Research by Furman health sciences professor Julian Reed has consistently shown that physically active and physically fit children have greater academic performance, academic achievement, and enhanced cognition compared to their less active peers. Dr. Reed...
Continue ReadingJohn Blevins of Emory to Address “What Really Matters?”
Dr. John Blevins of Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health will speak on the campus of Furman University Tuesday, Nov. 29, at 7 p.m. in Daniel Memorial Chapel. A reception follows his address. Blevins,...
Continue ReadingA legacy of HOPE
Steve Grant ’80 doesn’t shy away from telling the story, and you know the ending before it starts. Still, when he’s finished no response seems possible. “My first son died in 2005 in October, which...
Continue ReadingFurman Offers Haunting Staging of ‘Lockerbie’
Neil Shurley, contributor for The Greenville News, reviews Furman's staging of Deborah Brevoort's The Women of Lockerbie, a play based on the terrorist downing of Pan Am Flight 103 over the Scottish town in 1988 killing all...
Continue ReadingOne night on Broadway
It was an unforgettable weekend for sixteen Furman Singers who traveled to New York City to perform at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre with Kristin Chenoweth in her one-woman show, My Love Letter to Broadway. The Singers' first appearance on...
Continue ReadingFurman rugby to face Sacred Heart in first round play-off game
The Furman men’s rugby team will face Sacred Heart University 11 a.m. Saturday at Roberts Field in the South Regional of USA Rugby Men’s Division II Round of 16 Tournament. Champions of the Southern Rugby...
Continue Reading“Sykes-Picot and the Modern Middle East”
Can we blame the seemingly perpetual conflict in the Middle East on a 100-year-old secret agreement signed by a British aristocrat and a French career diplomat? Leading scholars, heads of nations and even heads of...
Continue ReadingA Vote for the Trans Pacific Partnership
[caption id="attachment_24271" align="alignright" width="300"] Dr. Brent Nelsen[/caption] In an op-ed published in The Greenville News before Tuesday’s election, Furman professors Brent Nelsen (Political Science) and Tom Smythe (Business and Accounting) argued that international trade is...
Continue ReadingUndergraduate Evening Studies Helps Adults Obtain Degree
According to data from the National Student Clearinghouse, the number of people over the age of 25 going to college to get their first undergraduate degree has dropped since 2012. Matthew Clark of GSA Business...
Continue ReadingWords for Life
Col. Eric Schwartz ended his recent talk at Furman with this wide-ranging collection of advice. Decide what you stand for before you decide what you want to be. Take bold chances and risks—plan for failure,...
Continue ReadingTheatre Department Hosts Doug Berky
The Furman University Department of Theatre presents physical comedian, mask theatre artist and storyteller Doug Berky in performances Friday, Dec. 2 and Saturday, Dec. 3 at 8 p.m., and a matinee show Saturday, Dec. 3...
Continue ReadingLiao Wins Jim Smart Award
Furman University Biology professor Dr. Min-Ken Liao has been named winner of the James H. Smart Award by Furman’s Cothran Center for Vocational Reflection. Presented annually to a Furman faculty or staff member, the Jim...
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