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Provost Shields Announces $225,000 NSF Grant for MERCURY Consortium
Dr. George Shields, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost at Furman University, announced today that the National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a $225,000 grant to the Molecular Education and Research Consortium in Undergraduate...
Continue ReadingThomas Sounds Off on Meaning of S.C.’s Low ACT Scores
It's a symptom of a deeper socioeconomic problem according to Furman education professor Paul Thomas--in South Carolina only 14 percent of ACT test-takers were ready for college, while a mere 2 percent of black students...
Continue ReadingCarnegie Hall Comes to Furman
Decoda, the Affiliate Ensemble of Carnegie Hall, lavished their unique brand of music upon concert goers Sept. 15. Paul Hyde of The Greenville News spoke with Dr. Anna Joiner about the artists-in-residence who also led...
Continue ReadingSuccess Over Stardom
Elizabeth Bishop, a 1989 Furman graduate, has a resume many opera singers can only dream of. She has sung leading roles around the world, and she gained national attention for singing two different roles at...
Continue ReadingAHBC Presents New York Times Columnist, Best-Selling Author David Brooks
The American History Book Club & Forum and Upcountry History Museum-Furman University will host New York Times columnist and best-selling author David Brooks Wednesday, Oct. 5 at 7 p.m. at The Poinsett Club in downtown...
Continue ReadingHere Comes the Sun
How long will it take until the project is completed? The solar facility is expected to be complete and operational in early 2017. We’ll have a more definite schedule very soon, but right now we...
Continue ReadingPolitical Science Professor Malici Coauthors New Book
Furman Political Science Professor Akan Malici has coauthored a new book about United States-Iran relations. The book, Role Theory and Role Conflict in U.S.-Iran Relations: Enemies of Our Own Making is cowritten by Stephen G....
Continue ReadingSocial Responsibility Meets Environmental Responsibility
Miracle Hill Ministries was one of three organizations chosen to receive a portion of an anonymous donation given in spring 2015 to Furman University with the directive that it be used to help make several...
Continue ReadingHungary, Sixty Years After the Revolution
2011 Furman graduate Claire Greenstein and 2012 Furman graduate Brandon Tensley have authored their third article for Foreign Affairs, a publication of the Council on Foreign Relations. In it, the authors describe how 60 years...
Continue ReadingThree Professors Remember 9/11
Three Furman professors wrote op-eds for The Greenville News over the weekend in conjunction with the 15th year anniversary of 9/11. Religion professor Alfons Teipen wrote a piece titled Use Islamic Holiday to Unite People, while history...
Continue ReadingThe No. 1 school in South Carolina
What makes Furman University one of the nation's leading liberal arts and sciences colleges? We believe it's our personalized academic path. Our educational model creates a four-year pathway for students, combining learning with real-world experiences and self-discovery. That's...
Continue ReadingHenderson and Thomas Contribute to New Book
Education Professors Scott Henderson, Ph.D., and Paul Thomas, Ed.D., have contributed chapters to a new book, Teaching Comics Through Multiple Lenses: Critical Perspectives (Routledge). [caption id="attachment_26657" align="alignright" width="333"] Henderson and Thomas contribute to "Teaching Comics"[/caption]...
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