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MLL Faculty Present Research at MIFLC

Nine Members of the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures presented their research at the 66th Mountain Interstate Foreign Language Conference at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Va. October 13-15, 2016. David Bost, Ron Friis,...

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Furman Board of Trustees Welcomes New Members

The Furman University Board of Trustees welcomed six new members to the board during its fall meeting Saturday, Oct. 15. The new trustees are Yendelela Neely Anderson of Atlanta, Ga., Carl Kohrt of Salem, James...

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Furman cadets receive top honors from U.S. Army Cadet Command

U.S. Army Cadet Command recently announced that four students from Furman University had been selected as Distinguished Military Graduates and two selected as top 10 percent for the graduating Class of 2017 from across the...

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Former Student-Mentor Duo Open Foster Victor Wealth Advisors

[caption id="attachment_27570" align="alignright" width="350"] Rob Victor '09 by Will Crooks, Community Journals, used with permission.[/caption] Furman graduates Paul Foster '02 and Rob Victor '09 spent years as wealth management advisors for Greenville’s Northwestern Mutual. But...

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Furman Listed in Princeton Review’s Top 50 Green Colleges

Furman University has been listed among the ‘Top 50 Green Colleges’ in the Princeton Review’s Guide to 361 Green Colleges: 2016 Edition. The education services company known for its test prep and tutoring services, books,...

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Not Without a Fight

Last week, the university announced that The Duke Endowment is providing $47 million in grants to support ‘The Furman Advantage,’ a new vision to transform the student experience and redefine a liberal arts and sciences...

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Furman Named in List of Top 20 Green Colleges

"With the dangers of global warming, loss of non-renewable resources and the economic and worldwide impact of wasted resources, many schools are working towards becoming more eco-friendly and more students are morally committed to attending...

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“Red Team vs. Blue Team” in American Politics

With only three weeks remaining until the presidential election, the political rhetoric is getting more heated every day.  Furman political science professor David Fleming will discuss how political polarization is affecting the race for President...

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Riley Institute Announces Award Winner

A program using rescue dogs to teach compassion to students in high poverty, high risk schools in South Carolina has won the 2016 Dick and Tunky Riley WhatWorksSC Award for Excellence. Furman University’s Riley Institute...

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An Ambitious Campus Project

Furman’s new $1.7 million solar farm is expected to reduce the university’s electricity costs by up to 5 percent and greenhouse gas emissions by 3 percent. It will also bring the university’s solar power production...

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The Recruits

When Dave Ellison ’72 and Steve Grant ’80 began building a Northwestern Mutual office nearly four decades ago in Greenville, the first and most important task was finding employees with the drive and confidence to...

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Furman Named 2016 AASHE Sustainability Award Winner

Furman University has received top place in a juried competition for outstanding achievements and progress toward sustainability. The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) made the announcement Oct. 9 during opening...

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