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The comeback kid
Kadarron “KD” Anderson ’12 wasn’t your typical Furman football player. For one thing, he was really, really good—first-team All-America good. For another, he grew up in the Connie Maxwell Children’s Home in Greenwood, S.C., alongside...
Continue ReadingA voice for Greenville’s seniors
Furman University’s Senior Leaders Greenville is designed for people who aren’t ready to retire from life and who want to learn more about the issues and challenges facing their age group. The program “helps them...
Continue ReadingA star behind the scenes
Like many college freshmen, Caitlin Cain ’15 wasn’t sure what she wanted to do when she got to college. Unlike many college freshmen, it didn’t take her long to find out - one play, to...
Continue ReadingCelebrating 25 years of Kaleidoscope
By day, Bruce Cable is a Greenville County Schools challenge teacher, serving three elementary schools. By night, he teaches yoga at the Greenville Unitarian Universalist Fellowship on State Park Road. And during the summer, Cable...
Continue ReadingEducation by design
Furman offers more than 40 majors, which may sound like a lot—especially if your graduation year begins with a 19. But in an ever-more-complex world, they barely scratch the surface of possible futures for a...
Continue ReadingThe price of preservation
When your classroom is a beach, taking a course in the summer becomes significantly more enticing. But the seven Furman students who took the Ecological Economics May Experience (May X) class weren't there for surfing lessons. John Quinn,...
Continue ReadingFurman earns place on President’s honor roll
Furman has been named to the 2014 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, which recognizes institutions of higher education that support exemplary community service programs and raise the visibility of effective practices in campus...
Continue ReadingArea teens named Emerging Public Leaders
The Riley Institute at Furman University has announced its 2015-16 class of Emerging Public Leaders (EPL). Launched in 2002 by the Riley Institute, Emerging Public Leaders is an intensive, statewide service-oriented leadership program for rising...
Continue ReadingFall 2015 Convocation Honors
HONORS & AWARDS FURMAN UNIVERSITY CONVOCATION SEPT. 3, 2015 Doctor of Humanities Robert H. Buckman, MBA In a culture of “disruption,” it is the innovator who is venerated for seizing the moment and charting...
Continue ReadingBusiness at the top of the world
New York businesses beckoned—and 21 Furman students and two professors headed to the economic hub of the United States. About 60 percent of the students participating in Furman’s Business at the Top of World class...
Continue ReadingKeith Lockhart to conduct free concert at Peace Center
Renowned conductor and Furman graduate Keith Lockhart will present an admission-free concert with the Brevard Music Center orchestra on Sunday, June 28 at 3 p.m. at the Peace Center in Greenville. The orchestra, which consists of...
Continue ReadingMentor, colleague, friend
[caption id="attachment_18142" align="alignright" width="564"] Education professor Lesley Quast to retire after nearly 40 years at Furman[/caption] When Education Professor Judy Stuart first came to Furman University, Lesley Quast was there. As the department chair at...
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