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Furman alum wins teaching award
Elizabeth Baker, a 1982 Furman graduate who teaches in the education department at the University of Missouri, has been awarded the William T. Kemper Fellowship for Teaching Excellence. The fellowship, which includes a $10,000 stipend,...
Continue ReadingA summer with the stars
Through the help of Furman’s internship program, junior Caroline Phillips traveled to Los Angeles, California for a summer internship where she brushed shoulders with Hollywood stars Jay Pharoah, Ne-Yo, John Ham, and Ben Affleck. The...
Continue ReadingHerring Center hosts art show
The Herring Center for Continuing Education at Furman University will host its inaugural community art show Sept. 5–Oct. 31 in the Herring Center’s Baiden Gallery on the Furman campus.The Herring Center is open 8:30 a.m....
Continue ReadingExploring the legacy of Lyles Alley
The son of Spartanburg sharecroppers, J. Lyles Alley is a man whose life and legacy are intertwined with Furman athletics. “A Coach for Life: the J. Lyles Alley Collection,” a new exhibit on display at...
Continue ReadingHistory professor wins award
Erik Ching, professor of history at Furman University, has won the Alfred B. Thomas Book Award for his book, Modernizing Minds in El Salvador: Education Reform and the Cold War 1960-1980. The book, published in 2012 by...
Continue ReadingFurman dedicates Trone Student Center
Furman celebrated the completion of the newly expanded and renovated Trone Student Center with a dedication ceremony Thursday, Sept. 19. More than 100 people attended the ceremony, which took place outside in the Hill Courtyard of...
Continue ReadingUniversity to share in $3.4 million Duke Endowment grant
Furman is one of four colleges and universities in the Carolinas to share in a $3.4 million grant from The Duke Endowment that will study student resiliency on each campus and pilot interventions to enhance...
Continue ReadingFaculty playing larger role in student recruiting
Furman faculty play an integral role in student recruiting. They make telephone calls, attend out-of-town receptions and even invite prospective students and parents into their classrooms. This kind of personal attention makes Furman distinctive and...
Continue ReadingStudents display their academic skills at Furman Engaged!
MARCH 28, 2010 by Erikah Haavie, Contributing Writer Witness a master class taught by the concertmaster of the Cleveland Symphony Orchestra. Learn about bird diversity and bat activity in local forests. Enjoy a planetarium show....
Continue ReadingBrewer awarded honorary degree
AUGUST 30, 2012 by Vince Moore, Director of News and Media Relations Furman awarded an honorary degree to one of its longest serving faculty members and officially welcomed the students to campus during opening convocation...
Continue ReadingPostcard exhibit captures Greenville’s past
JULY 30, 2012 by Erikah Haavie, Contributing Writer The current Furman Special Collections exhibition in the James B. Duke Library, “Wish You Were Here,” captures the nostalgia of both travel and of days gone by....
Continue ReadingWasserman named Furman rabbi
Alana Wasserman of Simpsonville has joined the chaplain’s office as Furman’s first campus rabbi. Wasserman, who began her part-time position in August, will be taking the lead in organizing events and activities for the approximately...
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