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Writing the history of desegregation at Furman
Furman’s 50 Years Commemorating Desegregation webpage does more than thoughtfully explore the University’s path to integration. It paints a picture by presenting colorful portraits of those who blazed the sometimes turbulent path. It, too, provides...
Continue ReadingAn overnighter in the lab
Margaret McCurry ’18 donned a comfy pair of pajamas and settled in for the night. Other than her 13 hair “accessories,” she looked like a typical college freshman getting ready for bed. It’s 11 p.m....
Continue ReadingNew York Times columnist to speak at Furman
Ross Douthat, op-ed columnist for The New York Times, will speak on the Furman campus Tuesday, Jan. 27 at 5 p.m. in Burgiss Theater of the Trone Student Center. His lecture, “The Futures of Christianity...
Continue ReadingWillis commits to Furman
Austin Willis, a three-time Georgia All-Star, has accepted a Furman Rugby Scholarship and has committed to attend the University. Willis, son of Dr. Roger Willis and Dr. Margaret Ellison, attends Woodward Academy and is a...
Continue ReadingRiley Institute’s DLI draws praise
[caption id="attachment_16006" align="alignright" width="230"] Image courtesy of Shutterstock.com[/caption] Dot Scott, president of the Charleston Branch NAACP, wrote an op-ed for The Post and Courier questioning the Charleston County School Board’s decision to not extend an...
Continue ReadingZTA becomes Furman’s eighth sorority
With less than 3,000 students, the words “too many” and “Furman” aren’t often found in the same sentence. So remember this day, both for its rarity and its fleeting status: Furman has too many women...
Continue ReadingFurman hosts annual Church Music Conference
Furman will host its 2015 Church Music Conference on campus Thursday and Friday, Jan. 22 and 23. Guest clinicians for this year's conference are Dan Bara, Professor of Choral Music at the University of Georgia;...
Continue ReadingCheck out fall Dean’s List
See who made the Dean’s List for the 2014 fall term. The honor is awarded to full-time undergraduates who earn a grade point average of at least 3.4 during the university’s fall and spring semesters....
Continue ReadingLt. Gen. Mulholland takes CIA post
Lt. Gen. John F. Mulholland, Jr., a 1978 Furman graduate, has been named associate director for military affairs at the CIA. He was previously deputy commander of U.S. Special Operations Command at MacDill Air Force...
Continue ReadingAmplifying voices of the homeless
A homeless entrepreneur in Greenville has teamed up with local writers, Furman students, designers and advisers to develop Bellows Magazine, a street paper that amplifies the voices of the homeless. According to an op-ed in...
Continue ReadingEducation department presents Teaching Excellence Awards
[caption id="attachment_15955" align="alignright" width="564"] Dr. Nelly Hecker with award winners Alison Williams, Amy McGreevy, and Alyssa Cameron[/caption] Furman University’s Education Department recently honored three outstanding first-year teachers with the Childers Foundation Teaching Excellence Awards. Alyssa...
Continue ReadingEducation majors awarded SCIRA scholarships
Two Furman students were recently selected as recipients of scholarships from the South Carolina State Council of the International Reading Association. [caption id="attachment_15948" align="alignright" width="150"] McKinsey Payne ’15[/caption] Elementary education major McKinsey Payne ’15 was...
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