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Fall 2021 Dean’s List
More than 1,000 students made the Dean’s List for the 2021 fall term. The honor is awarded to full-time undergraduates who earn a grade point average of at least 3.4 during the semester. The students,...
Continue ReadingThe Hill Institute at Furman launches Angel Analyst Fellowship program, collaborates with VentureSouth
Several news outlets ran a story about Furman University's collaboration with VentureSouth to launch the Angel Analyst Fellowship program, an initiative of The Robert and Margaret Hill Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship. See coverage in...
Continue ReadingFurman launches Angel Analyst Fellowship program with VentureSouth
When he was a young boy, Oscar Guillen ’22 and his mother emigrated to the United States from Honduras in search of economic opportunities. Now, the Furman University Asian studies major wants to help young...
Continue ReadingPontari named interim vice president for academic affairs and provost
Beth Pontari, who has led Furman University’s engaged learning efforts as associate provost since 2017, will serve as interim vice president for academic affairs and provost, beginning July 1, Furman President Elizabeth Davis announced Wednesday....
Continue ReadingBonds 101: Students participate in live capital finance project
Finance-savvy students might geek out at the prospect of sitting in class learning about debt instruments and how institutions use them for funding large capital expenditures. Others might not be so interested. But likely all...
Continue ReadingIn Congress, David Trone keeps it personal: Combating the opioid epidemic that killed his nephew
[caption id="attachment_53159" align="alignright" width="266"] U.S. Congressman David Trone.[/caption] For Maryland U.S. Representative David Trone (D-District 6), the nation's opioid crisis hits close to home. In 2016, Trone lost a nephew to an overdose of fentanyl-laced...
Continue ReadingHave we gotten student success completely backward?
In an article appearing in The Chronicle of Education, Aaron Basko, associate vice president for enrollment management at the University of Lynchburg, in Virginia, cites the Gallup-Purdue Index, which lays out “The Big 6 for...
Continue ReadingS.C. schools usher in innovation centers
Furman University's Anthony Herrera, executive director of The Hill Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, goes on record in a SC Biz News story about the growing presence of business incubators on campuses in the state....
Continue ReadingGhosts, monsters and fiscal cliffs
In an op-ed for The Greenville News, Furman professors Jason Jones (Economics) and Tom Smythe (Business and Accounting) address the issue of America’s looming fiscal cliff. They write that the nation’s elected officials must, through...
Continue ReadingAverting ghosts, monsters and fiscal cliffs
In an op-ed for The Greenville News, Furman professors Jason Jones (Economics) and Tom Smythe (Business and Accounting) address the issue of America’s looming fiscal cliff. They write that the nation’s elected officials must, through leadership...
Continue ReadingSC entrepreneurial insights from John Warner
John Warner, founder of Innoventure and self-described "serial entrepreneur," joined Mike Switzer, host of public radio program "South Carolina Business Review." Warner spoke about the latest infusion of endowment funds for Furman University's Hill Institute...
Continue ReadingDottie Pepper ’87 reflects on mentor George Pulver in Sports Illustrated
In the first of a two-part series in Sports Illustrated, two-time major champion Dottie Pepper ’87 writes about the mentoring that George J. Pulver, a PGA professional, gave her for several years beginning when she...
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