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C. Brooke Ring casts wide net on Etsy
[caption id="attachment_18575" align="alignright" width="300"] "Southern Spring" by C. Brooke Ring[/caption] Chelsea Brooke Ring, a 2012 Furman graduate and graphic designer at Shannon Forest Christian School in Greenville, S.C., says, “Social media has changed everything for...
Continue ReadingDuke Energy turns to Riley Institute
When company officials and employees at corporate giant Duke Energy sought a meaningful response to the tragic June 17 shootings at Mother Emanuel A.M.E. Church in Charleston, they directed their attention to the Riley Institute...
Continue Reading2006 Furman graduate Dickson receives M.D.-Ph.D. from Harvard
Anyone who develops a shortcut for calculus should be awarded a Nobel Prize. But Furman biology and chemistry double major John Dickson will have to settle for an M.D.-Ph.D. from Harvard Medical School. The 2006...
Continue ReadingOnward and upward for Yik Yak
Yik Yak started with colleges, but CEO Tyler Droll has his sights set on creating a product every bit as compelling as Facebook. The anonymous messaging app, created by Furman graduates Droll and Brooks Buffington...
Continue ReadingMeet Peggy Batchelor
Take one look at her resume and it's clear, Peggy Batchelor defines versatility. She has seamlessly maneuvered between multiple roles throughout her career in both academia and in the corporate world. She taught as an...
Continue ReadingFrom a D to a C-Suite
Seated in her office at the NEXT Innovation Center surrounded by white boards brimming with ideas and plans, Melissa Patterson reflects on her unexpected path to becoming the “queen of all trades” at Servosity, a...
Continue ReadingMike Buddie Named Athletics Director at Furman
Furman president Elizabeth Davis announced Wednesday that Mike Buddie, senior associate athletic director for administration/development at Wake Forest University, has been named the new athletics director at the university. "This is an incredible opportunity for...
Continue ReadingSustainability Science goes to the hospital
Parkland Memorial Hospital. For some, the name conjures images of a Presidential motorcade, Lee Harvey Oswald, the Texas School Book Depository, and the shock surrounding the assassination of John F. Kennedy, November 22, 1963,...
Continue ReadingFurman University well represented in Operation Inherent Resolve
SOUTHWEST ASIA – Four Furman alumni and two former Furman faculty are currently serving in the Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF-OIR) in the Middle East, according to the U.S. Department of...
Continue ReadingSarah Clanton moves to Music City
2007 Furman graduate Sarah Clanton was still a Furman student when she fell in love with Nashville. After making Greenville her home for many years, the singer/songwriter/cellist followed her heart to the place where she...
Continue ReadingKathryn Petralia ’92, COO of Kabbage, featured in Huffington Post
[caption id="attachment_18505" align="alignright" width="200"] Photo courtesy Forbes' Gary Adams[/caption] Kathryn Petralia is the epitome of a liberal arts student. A 1992 graduate who majored in English Literature, Petralia has spent the past 20 years working...
Continue ReadingMyanmar, Interrupted
Last week, officials announced that Myanmar is slated to go to the ballot box on Nov. 8 for what will be the country’s first open general election in 25 years. Understanding the election’s political stakes...
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