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Furman Alumna to Sing with the Royal Opera
This fall, soprano Jacquelyn Stucker ’11 will add her voice to the company at The Royal Opera in London as one of only five Jette Parker Young Artists for 2017. She was selected for the...
Continue ReadingFurman Mourns Death of Professor Vincent Hausmann
Furman University is mourning the death of longtime faculty member Vincent J. Hausmann, who passed away Jan. 9 after a protracted illness. Hausmann, an associate professor of English, had taught at Furman since 1999 and...
Continue ReadingMLK Day of Service
[caption id="attachment_29143" align="alignright" width="300"] The day of service began at the Trone Student Center.[/caption] Furman University was officially closed Monday, Jan. 16 in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, but it wasn’t a day...
Continue ReadingFurman ranks among nation’s best liberal arts colleges
According to the Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education US College Rankings, Furman is ranked among the top 50 liberal arts colleges in the nation. The university is listed at No. 45 to be precise, and...
Continue ReadingDown on the Farm
Sometimes, extra-curricular activities in college dictate one’s career path even before coursework does. That was the case for Joy Owens ’14, the director of the Historic Johnson Farm in Hendersonville, North Carolina. Thinking she might...
Continue ReadingVisit Greenville in 2017
How cool and well-known is Greenville, South Carolina becoming? Well, according to an article in The New York Times, the city is among 52 places in the world you might want to visit in 2017. ...
Continue ReadingThe Iron Man of Europe?
To some, Furman graduate Alexander Stubb is the Iron Man who could save Europe, a former Finnish prime minister and part of the next generation of leaders needed on a Continent battered by anti-establishment populism....
Continue Reading2016: The Year in Pictures
What happened at Furman University in 2016? Things got started in January with classes and a decent blanket of Southern snow and rolled right through the end of December when Clay Hendrix ’86 returned to...
Continue ReadingThe Man Behind ‘America’s Wine Superstore’
The small wine shop that David Trone ’77 and his brother, Robert, opened 25 years ago has developed into a $2.5 billion enterprise with 149 “Total Wine & More” stores in 20 states. The Wall...
Continue ReadingFurman Names Recipients of Childers Teaching Excellence Awards
Ashley McCollum, a fifth-grade math teacher at Holly Springs Motlow Elementary School in Campobello, and Rachael Weisinger, an English teacher at Travelers Rest High School, have been named recipients of the 2016 Childers Education Foundation...
Continue ReadingHeavenly Music in Boston
Furman alum Justin Blackwell ’05 serves as associate director of music and principal organist for Boston University’s Marsh Chapel. His performances are a regular part of the well-attended Sunday morning services that are also broadcast...
Continue ReadingFormer Furman President David Shi, Angela Halfacre Shi Make $500,000 Gift to University
Former Furman University President David E. Shi and his wife, Angela Halfacre Shi, have made a $500,000 gift to the university that will provide additional financial support for students who are actively involved in the...
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