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MIT Econ Professor Dr. Amy Finkelstein to speak Feb. 26
Amy Finkelstein, Ford Professor of Economics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, will speak about Medicaid Wednesday, Feb. 26 at 3:30 p.m. in Younts Conference Center on the Furman University campus. Dr. Finkelstein’s talk will be...
Continue ReadingU. of Illinois Professor Nelson to speak Feb. 28
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign English Professor and author Cary Nelson, Ph.D., will speak about academic freedom Friday, Feb. 28 at 3:30 p.m. in McEachern Lecture Hall of Furman Hall on campus. His talk is based...
Continue ReadingFurman defeats USC-B, to participate in Charleston round-robin
The Furman rugby team will travel to Charleston Saturday to participate in a round-robin tournament against Citadel, College of Charleston and Coastal Carolina. The squad is coming off a Feb. 8 24-0 victory over the...
Continue ReadingTriune Mercy Center pastor to speak on campus Feb. 27
The Rev. Deb Richardson-Moore, pastor and director of the Triune Mercy Center in Greenville, will deliver the Peggy and Ed Good Lecture at Furman Thursday, Feb. 27 at 7 p.m. in Hartness Pavilion. Her talk, “Our...
Continue ReadingLights on for safer streets
It’s the neighborhood Jean Phelps and Patsy Davis have called home for most of their lives. Mercia Calvin moved into the neighborhood in 2009, returning from Detroit to her family’s homeplace. While the trio is...
Continue ReadingDockery shines in These Shining Lives
Furman University Theatre goes above and beyond in presenting the artfully mastered play by Melanie Marnich, These Shining Lives. Based on true events, this play is set during the industrial revolution of the 1920s and...
Continue ReadingKids who move more learn more
The results are in: kids who move more learn more, and that’s exactly what Greenville startup ActivEd, Inc. aims to help with. ActivEd is an educational software company aimed at giving teachers interactive lessons that...
Continue ReadingHenderson to speak about Tocqueville’s “Memoir on Pauperism”
Christine Dunn Henderson, Ph.D., will speak Wednesday, Feb. 26 at 4:30 p.m. in Watkins Room of the Trone Student Center on campus. Dr. Henderson’s talk, "Progress and Paradox in Tocqueville's Memoir on Pauperism," is free and...
Continue ReadingKids who move more learn more
The results are in: kids who move more learn more, and that’s exactly what Greenville startup ActivEd, Inc. aims to help with. ActivEd is an educational software company aimed at giving teachers interactive lessons that...
Continue ReadingMIT econ professor speaks about Medicaid expansion
Amy Finkelstein, Ford Professor of Economics at MIT, will speak about Medicaid Wednesday, Feb. 26 at 3:30 p.m. in Younts Conference Center on campus. Her talk, “The Impact of Expanding Medicaid: Evidence from the Oregon...
Continue ReadingFurman announces plan to sustain men’s golf program
Furman announced today that due to the outstanding generosity of the school’s many golf alumni to provide short-term operating funds and to establish an endowment for scholarships, the men’s intercollegiate golf program will not be...
Continue ReadingFurman Wind Ensemble to present concert Feb. 25
The Furman Wind Ensemble will present a concert Tuesday, Feb. 25 at 8 p.m. in McAlister Auditorium on the Furman University campus. Conducted by Furman Music Professor Leslie W. Hicken, the program is part of Furman...
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