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“Dins Day” a success
Furman teamed up with alumni, parents and friends from around the world on April 28 to celebrate all things Furman and raise nearly $828,000 in gifts and pledges from 1,543 donors. April 28 was the...
Continue ReadingFurman professors awarded research grants
Furman University professors Christopher W. Blackwell, Ph.D., (Classics) and Jeanine Stratton, Ph.D., (Business & Accounting) have been awarded Faculty Research Grants through The Furman Standard program. The grants are valued at $3,000 annually over three...
Continue ReadingFurman listed among top “green colleges”
Furman is listed in the new 2015 edition of The Princeton Review Guide to 353 Green Colleges, a guidebook providing information about the most environmentally responsible “green colleges.” The newest edition of the guidebook profiles...
Continue ReadingClarke to join Paladins
Aidan Clarke, a standout member of the Staples Rugby Team (Westport, CT), has accepted a rugby scholarship and will enroll at Furman in the fall. Clarke, son of Ron and Susan Clarke, began playing rugby...
Continue ReadingPaul Thomas publishes new book
Furman education professor Paul Thomas has published "Beware the Roadbuilders: Literature as Resistance" (Garn Press). Said Kevin Welner, director of the National Education Policy Center, “Literature, Thomas shows us, can and should be a source...
Continue ReadingMarks of leadership
Elizabeth Davis has been cracking gender ceilings for a long time, so recognition as Furman’s first female president doesn’t really resonate with her. “I understand the significance, but I don’t think in terms of ‘first...
Continue ReadingFurman board elects new trustees
Robert Hill, chair of the Furman Board of Trustees, announced today that seven new trustees and one trustee emeritus have been elected to the board. The new trustees are Kevin Bryant of Greenville, Kevin Byrne...
Continue ReadingFSO & Oratorio Chorus perform April 24
The Furman University Symphony Orchestra and Oratorio Chorus will present a concert Friday, April 24, at 8 p.m. in McAlister Auditorium on campus. “Old Testament Heroes,” is a Sound Quality Concert Series event and is...
Continue ReadingFurman’s football pioneer
When Furman first sought to integrate its football team in 1969, it found what appeared to be an extraordinary candidate directly outside its gates. Rodney Acker earned the highest score among African-American students in Greenville...
Continue ReadingGreco to join Paladins
Robbie Greco, a senior at Uppingham School in England who has played rugby for 11 years, has accepted a Furman rugby scholarship and will be a Paladin this fall. Greco, 6’1, 215, is a prop...
Continue ReadingTaylor joins NPR political blog
National Public Radio announced recently that Jessica Taylor, a 2007 Furman graduate, will come on board to bolster its new political blog. Taylor, who joined The Hill newspaper in Washington, D.C., as a campaign editor...
Continue ReadingPsychology Club lends a hand at Project Host
Furman University’s Psychology Club participated in the Lib Nanney Service Project this past Sunday. They cooked and served lunch at The Project Host Soup Kitchen. The service project, held for the first time this year, will...
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