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Graduating Seniors Recognized with Academic Awards
The Academic Awards Banquet is traditionally an annual event held to honor the accomplishments of our graduating seniors at Furman. This year, however, due to the pandemic, there were three smaller in-person awards ceremonies to...
Continue ReadingSammy Clough ’20 jumps into education and coaching with both feet
He didn’t have teaching or coaching experience. But Sammy Clough ’20, a communication studies graduate, landed a position doing both at Augusta Christian Schools in Georgia in the same year COVID-19 upended just about every...
Continue ReadingElizabeth Palmer ’21 named ‘Woman of the Year’ by Make-a-Wish South Carolina
When Elizabeth Palmer ’21 was asked to be an honoree for the W.I.S.H. (Women Inspiring Strength and Hope) Society of Make-A-Wish South Carolina, she was overjoyed. Then, as the weight of the honor sunk in,...
Continue ReadingBingham Vick Jr. and his wife Judy, give to the program that he led at Furman
Chosen family can create ties that bind beyond geographical separation, time and, yes, even a pandemic. Bingham Vick Jr. and Judy Vick, prove that, and after spending decades mentoring, training and feeding their Furman kids...
Continue Reading‘The Time is Now’ – Two alumni present keynotes at African American Children and Families Conference
The organizers of the 10th Annual African American Children and Families Conference say the relevance of the event has never been greater. Hosted by the College of Education at the University of Northern Iowa, the...
Continue ReadingFurman partners with United Community Bank, SCBIO on Women’s Leadership Institute
Furman University’s Women’s Leadership Institute (WLI) will be presented virtually this year with two statewide community partners supporting the effort. United Community Bank will be the program’s presenting sponsor and SCBIO has signed on to...
Continue ReadingStill Running: Professors’ book enters third edition with updated workouts for speed, safety
It’s one thing to tie your shoes and hit the pavement; it’s another to do it with science behind you. “Run Less, Run Faster,” puts the shoes and the science together. The third edition of...
Continue ReadingFor the love of elephants
“If elephants didn’t exist, you couldn’t invent one. They belong to a small group of living things so unlikely, they challenge credulity and common sense.” – Lyall Watson (1939-2008), South African botanist, zoologist, biologist, anthropologist...
Continue ReadingThe right chemistry: Furman undergrad makes a name for herself in computational field
How do you top off an undergraduate career that earned two of the nation’s top awards? If you’re Ariel Gale ’20, who graduated with a degree in chemistry, you spend your last semester, during a...
Continue ReadingEducation department blogs land on list of most read in 2020
Pieces written by Furman Associate Professor of Education Katie Kelly and adjunct education instructor Marie Havran M’12 landed on the International Literacy Association’s list of The Top 10 Most Read Literacy Now Blog Posts of...
Continue Reading2020: The Year in Review
Amid the challenges, 2020 also brought us countless moments of joy, discovery and community – from learning and gathering virtually to getting out the vote to giving back. While students realized The Furman Advantage in...
Continue ReadingPaper leads to research partnership for biology professor Pamela Hanson
Mark Bazett, director of preclinical development at Bold Therapeutics, didn’t have a problem when he learned that Furman Professor of Biology Pamela Hanson intended to use undergraduates to help with research on his company’s anti-cancer...
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