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A New Director for the Shi Center
You’ve just started as director of the Shi Center, but you’ve had some time to think about how you will approach your new role. Can you tell us about your vision for the Shi Center?...
Continue ReadingGoing High Tech in the South
Since they graduated from Furman in 2013, Brooks Buffington and Tyler Droll have developed one of the more popular apps on the planet, Yik Yak. Their company has raised a good deal of money from...
Continue ReadingVeterans Day ceremony to honor Furman war dead
Five Furman alumni will be honored during a special November 11 Veteran's Day ceremony with a new memorial plaque that will be dedicated at 11 a.m. Monday, November 11, at Childers Plaza. Guests for the...
Continue ReadingKelsey Orr selected as Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellow
Kelsey Orr, a rising senior at Furman University, is one of 10 undergraduates from across the country to be selected as a 2016 Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellow. Managed and funded by the U.S....
Continue ReadingTeeing It Up with the Guys
When the GolfBC Championship begins this week at Gallagher’s Canyon Golf & Country Club in Canada, there will be 155 men and one woman playing in the tournament. The lone female will be Jacqueline Bendrick,...
Continue ReadingBlackwell to work with Leipzig University as part of Mellon grant
Furman University Classics professor Dr. Christopher W. Blackwell will collaborate with faculty at Leipzig University (Germany), which was awarded a $204,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The grant will fund research on tools...
Continue ReadingMusic by the Lake Concert Series Begins May 26
Furman University’s Music by the Lake Summer Concert Series, a Greenville tradition since 1968, will begin Thursday, May 26, at 7:30 p.m. in the university’s amphitheater. The series opens with a performance by the Lakeside...
Continue ReadingSeven New Members Elected to Furman Board of Trustees
Robert E. Hill, Jr., chair of the Furman University Board of Trustees, announced today that six new trustees and one trustee emeritus have been elected to the board. The new trustees are Yendelela Neely Anderson...
Continue ReadingWhat a Difference a Century Makes
Research by Lane Harris, an Asian Studies and history professor at Furman, helped a writer learn more about his grandfather’s life in China. The writer, Ian Gill, found Harris’ research online about the modern Chinese...
Continue ReadingRiley Institute and OLLI present Straight Talk SC: Education for Life
Politicians, philanthropists, corporate leaders and educators call for education reform. Vast differences of opinion lead to disputes and finger-pointing. Yet most agree the goal is the same—to see children grow into adults who have the...
Continue ReadingUniversity Announces Dean’s List for Spring Semester
Here is a list of the students who made the Dean’s List for the 2016 spring term. The honor is awarded to full-time undergraduates who earn a grade point average of at least 3.4 during...
Continue ReadingOLLI accepting applications for Senior Leaders Greenville
The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at Furman is accepting applications through June 6 for its next Senior Leaders Greenville program. Launched in 2013, Senior Leaders Greenville is a program designed for adults 55 and...
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