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Catholic Campus Ministries hosts interfaith forum

NOVEMBER 3, 2011 by Tina Underwood, Media Relations Furman's Catholic Campus Ministries will host an interfaith forum Tuesday, Nov. 8 from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in Watkins Room of the University Center. “God? Forum”...

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Furman chaplain comments on new Bible translation

There's a new kind of Bible—well, the same Bible, but re-written in the form of a screenplay. It's called The Voice and it was written over seven years, by poets and scholars, all Christians, who...

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Helping students find their calling

Furman University officials announced today that John and Jeanette Cothran of Greenville are providing a major gift to support the university’s Center for Vocational Reflection. The center, which helps students explore and discover their calling...

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World Religions Symposium opens Oct. 22

Furman University will hold its second annual World Religions Symposium beginning Tuesday, Oct. 22 at 7 p.m. in Watkins Room of the Trone Student Center on the Furman campus. The symposium is free and open...

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Singh: Water plays key role in climate change, energy consumption

FEBRUARY 28, 2012 by Daniel Smith ’14, Contributing Writer When Kartiyeka Singh graduated Furman in 2007, he decided to take a few years off before graduate school. During this time, he traveled the world as...

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University mourns loss of David Morgan

David Wells Morgan, a professor of Modern Language at Furman, died Wednesday, Feb. 6 at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte. Morgan, 53, had been battling liver disease. An on-campus memorial service to celebrate Morgan's life...

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Knouse receives honor, publishes article

Furman Modern Languages and Literatures professor Stephanie Knouse has received recognition from the United Way of Greenville County, and has published an article in Foreign Language Annals. In a recent awards ceremony and dinner sponsored...

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Furman loses three stalwart professors

During a seven-week period in February and March, the university community was saddened by the deaths of three current and former members of the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures: emeriti Carey S. Crantford and...

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Scarpa to be inducted into SOCON Hall of Fame

DECEMBER 20, 2010 Former Furman men's tennis coach Paul Scarpa is among a class of five athletic greats who will be inducted into the Southern Conference Hall of Fame in 2012, as announced today by...

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University announces it will add women’s and men’s lacrosse as Division I sports

FEBRUARY 9, 2012 by Sports Information Furman announced Thursday that the university will introduce women's and men's lacrosse as varsity sports beginning with the 2014-15 school year. The new programs are being funded by a gift from...

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Paladins’ “Tank” sets record in powerlifting

MARCH 13, 2012 by Sara Morano '14, Contributing Writer “I don’t really have much down time,” says sophomore Andrew “Tank” Phillips, echoing something that is often heard among students on Furman’s campus. As Phillips continues...

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Richie Meade named head U.S. lacrosse coach

May 28, 2012 Furman has announced that U.S. men's national senior team coach Richie Meade will be the school's first men's head lacrosse coach.  The announcement was made over the weekend by athletic director Gary...

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