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Furman climbs in US News ranking; voted ‘most innovative’ 5th straight year
For the fifth consecutive year, Furman University is one of the “Most Innovative Schools” among national liberal arts colleges and universities, according to the U.S. News & World Report “Best Colleges” rankings released today. Furman...
Continue ReadingLillian Brock Flemming celebrates 40 years on Greenville City Council
One of the first Black women to enroll at Furman University, Lillian Brock Flemming '71, M'75, H'14 has enjoyed a front-row seat for witnessing decades of change in Greenville, South Carolina. Now celebrating 40 years...
Continue ReadingJuneteenth is an opportunity to reflect
President Elizabeth Davis sent the message below to the campus community on Friday, June 18, 2021. Dear Campus Community, The first time I heard about Juneteenth I was a first-year student in college at Baylor...
Continue ReadingShould South Carolina cancel Critical Race Theory?
In an opinion piece for Statehouse Report, Paul L. Thomas unpacks misconceptions about Critical Race Theory and describes how banning the use of the framework in South Carolina schools could undo progress toward racially equitable...
Continue ReadingFurman University Board of Trustees Approves Faculty Promotion and Tenure
During its spring meeting on May 20, the Furman University Board of Trustees approved the promotions and/or tenure for a number of faculty members. Eight members of the faculty were promoted to the rank of...
Continue ReadingEight Stories High
Long before Pearlie Harris M ’83 appeared on a mural high above downtown Greenville, she was a giant in education. Read more about her life growing up in the segregated South, her impact as an...
Continue ReadingStudents, faculty honored at 2020 and 2021 commencement ceremonies
Student and faculty awards and honors were handed out at the commencement ceremonies for the class of 2021 on Saturday, May 8, and for the class of 2020 on Saturday, May 15. The Donaldson-Watkins and...
Continue ReadingSome NC leaders say Mississippi’s model charts the way to helping kids read
What impacts reading success for pre-K and elementary school students? Reading programs and techniques like LETRS (Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling), "science of reading," and Open Court (whose name changed to Imagine...
Continue ReadingS.C. Republican bill would corrupt teaching of history
In a commentary appearing in Statehouse Report, Furman University Education Professor Paul L. Thomas has a few things to say about social studies teaching in South Carolina and how it might be threatened. He cites...
Continue ReadingSammy Clough ’20 jumps into education and coaching with both feet
He didn’t have teaching or coaching experience. But Sammy Clough ’20, a communication studies graduate, landed a position doing both at Augusta Christian Schools in Georgia in the same year COVID-19 upended just about every...
Continue ReadingFurman receives second $25 million grant from The Duke Endowment
Furman University has received a $25 million grant from The Duke Endowment to expand and advance The Furman Advantage, the university’s transformational approach to offering every student a pathway toward a meaningful and valuable college...
Continue ReadingElizabeth Palmer ’21 named ‘Woman of the Year’ by Make-a-Wish South Carolina
When Elizabeth Palmer ’21 was asked to be an honoree for the W.I.S.H. (Women Inspiring Strength and Hope) Society of Make-A-Wish South Carolina, she was overjoyed. Then, as the weight of the honor sunk in,...
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