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Tracy James ’02 is a featured Charlotte Woman in Business
The Charlotte Business Journal recently featured Tracy Thompson James '02 as a "Charlotte Woman in Business." James is a Partner at Hamilton, Stephens, Steele & Martin specializing in construction law, with an emphasis on representing...
Continue ReadingSpeaking of Schools: President Davis reflects on first year
Elizabeth Davis is just about to complete her first year as Furman’s president. In a wide-ranging podcast interview with Doug Keel, host of the South Carolina ETV Radio program “Speaking of Schools,” she discusses the...
Continue ReadingPresident Davis Urges Legislature to move swiftly on flag
Furman President Elizabeth Davis has issued a statement of support for the removal of the Confederate battle flag from the Statehouse grounds in Columbia. “I applaud and support the state's leadership in the call to remove...
Continue ReadingJames J. (Jay) Burks ’89 promoted to Brigadier General
On June 1, 2015, James J. (Jay) Burks was promoted to Brigadier General in a ceremony conducted in Falls Church, VA. Burks graduated from Furman with a bachelor of arts in business administration. He is...
Continue ReadingA talent for bringing out the best
Just a few days after graduating with her elementary education degree from Furman, Madison Smith ’15 has happily taken the plunge into the world of adulthood. She’s rented her first house near downtown Greenville and...
Continue ReadingThe 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...
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