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Profile in Courage: Senior Perrin Thompson writes about her battle with cancer
In every life, there are turning points that shape people into who they are and who they will become. But few predict that cancer will become one of those turning points. But that’s what happened...
Continue Reading2012 season ends in loss to Appalachian State
The Paladins closed out a difficult spring season Saturday with a 55-8 loss to Southern Rugby Conference power Appalachian State. The loss dropped the Paladins to 1-4 on the spring season. The squad lost four...
Continue ReadingAlum Nikki Pressley a rising artist in California
The editors at California Home + Design asked the top art curators in the state to help them pick the 10 California artists who are on the rise. Nikki Pressley, a native of Greenville who graduated...
Continue ReadingArt mystery solved
MARCH 15, 2012 by Sara Morano '14, Contributing Writer “It is by Gainsborough, but it’s a mess.” Hugh Belsey, the world’s foremost expert on the artwork of 18th-century English painter Thomas Gainsborough, put to rest...
Continue ReadingAre we running out of water?
MARCH 15, 2012 by Summer Woods ’14, Contributing Writer “I’ll need some water to begin.” Peter Rogers, a professor of Environmental Engineering at Harvard University, opened up his discussion on the solution for water scarcity...
Continue ReadingFurman hopes to have 1,000 students volunteer for day of service April 11
Furman is hoping to turn out 1,000 students next month for a day of community service along Poinsett Highway in one of the first steps of a long-term initiative to revitalize the seven-mile corridor between...
Continue ReadingNey Mock Trial Tournament opens with visit from retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice
MARCH 21, 2012 by Vince Moore, Media Relations The participants in the Carol N. Ney National Mock Trial Tournament at Furman this weekend will get a little more legal counsel than they were expecting when...
Continue Reading2011 Furman graduate Melissa Youssef writes op-ed for Greenville News
Melissa Youssef, who graduated from Furman in 2011 with a degree in biology, is a research coordinator at Roger C. Peace Hospital in Greenville. In an op-ed for The Greenville News, she writes that the...
Continue ReadingFurman’s Emerging Public Leaders program at work in Florence
A 17-year-old high school student from Florence has Florence School District 1 students, faculty and staff pulling together to help those in need. Aryana Derakhshan has collected more than 7,000 pounds of food by organizing...
Continue ReadingA 365-degree change for the better
MARCH 9, 2012 by Chloe Kowalski '12, Contributing Writer Furman asked for it. Furman is getting it. What is it? Office 365—farewell FirstClass.
Continue ReadingWeddington reflects on Roe v. Wade
MARCH 8, 2012 by Mackenzie Fanaro '14, Contributing Writer In the 39 years since Sarah Weddington successfully argued Roe v. Wade before the U.S. Supreme Court, she has seen a great deal of change. “It is...
Continue ReadingRiley Institute project a hit in Charleston
As part of a project sponsored by the Riley Institute at Furman, the Lowcountry South Carolina Diversity Leaders Initiative class brought together students from two high schools for a day of exploring Bull’s Island and...
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