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It’s almost time for the new school year
Furman’s 2015-16 academic year will officially get underway Tuesday, Aug. 25 when students attend their first day of classes. Approximately 710 freshmen will report to campus Friday, Aug. 21, while the rest of the university’s 2,700...
Continue ReadingSustainability illustrated
When it comes to protecting South Carolina’s water resources, Chandler Jackson ’15 believes in the power of social media. Using the hashtag #droughtshaming, Californians in the midst of a fourth year of drought have posted...
Continue ReadingFamily Ties
For Ashley Ginn ’05, all signs pointed to Furman. Two of her closest friends, Katherine Tumbleston ’03 and Lindley Sharp ’04, enrolled at Furman. As a high school student in Boone, N.C., Ginn’s math tutor...
Continue ReadingFurman makes two more “beautiful” lists
Some say looks don’t matter. But ask anyone at Furman if campus beauty was part of their college decision, odds are you’ll be met with a resounding “Yes!” Furman made the most beautiful campus round-up...
Continue ReadingPaul Thomas writes op-ed about child well-being
Racially-motivated shootings in Charleston have trained a magnifying glass on the state of South Carolina. Furman education professor Paul Thomas, Ed.D., shifts the focus to lagging opportunity for many in the state when it comes...
Continue ReadingStaying the course
Grudgingly, Jeremiah Ockunzzi ’17 had made his peace. “I loved Furman, but it was a good two years and that was the end of a chapter in my life,” he says. Ockunzzi's father had lost his...
Continue ReadingFurman ranks third nationally in pass rate for first-time CPA test takers
Do you want to attend an elite graduate accounting program after college? Do you aspire to work in one of the Big Four accounting firms or a large regional firm? Do you want to be...
Continue ReadingThe power of a student blog post
Investors shrugged off AAC Holdings Inc.'s disclosure last week that its former president and several former employees had been indicted by the state of California for “second-degree murder” of a patient at one of the...
Continue ReadingRev. Kristin Dollar sees both sides of nurturing
[caption id="attachment_18636" align="alignright" width="300"] Photo by Derrek Asberry[/caption] 2012 Furman graduate and English major Kristin Dollar knows what it’s like to minister and to be ministered unto. Bouts of depression, questions about faith, and an...
Continue ReadingUniversity to hold summer commencement Aug. 15
Lesley Quast, Professor of Education Emerita at Furman, will serve as speaker when the university holds its summer commencement exercises Saturday, Aug. 15 at 8 p.m. in Daniel Recital Hall. The university will award approximately 70...
Continue ReadingBridges to a Brighter Future honors community partners & former director
During the four-week summer residential curriculum for 78 Furman Bridges to a Brighter Future students, five companies and individuals were presented awards for their support of the educational outreach program. The awards were presented during...
Continue ReadingPart four of Criminal Justice Series takes place Aug. 11
If drugs continue to flood into our neighborhoods, and if those who succumb to the lure of drugs are caught in an endless cycle of dependence and bouts of incarceration, what’s to become of our...
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