Sharing from a distance

We all have stories to share from the pandemic, about people we miss or things we wouldn’t otherwise be doing. [caption id="attachment_44862" align="alignright" width="400"] Jay Davis '21 shared her thoughts about being home during the...

Remote reflection

The disruption much of the world is experiencing right now from the COVID-19 pandemic could be the best opportunity many people have to pause and reflect. “Sometimes we forget to slow down,” says Rolyn Rollins,...

‘Carry on and be strong’

Furman is more than a place. It's a community – a community held together by a common bond of purpose, resilience and strength in the face of adversity. As students enter a second week of...

2019: The Year in Review

As we get ready to enter the second month of 2020, let’s revisit the remarkable year we just wrapped up. From groundbreaking science to life-changing service, from Furman athletics to historic reflection, 2019 was a...

Two alumni win NCTE Early Career Educator of Color Leadership Awards

Two Furman University alumni have received the Early Career Educator of Color Leadership Award from the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) – Brianna Burnette '18 of Greer, South Carolina, and Daniel Christian Hoilett...

Furman students have law school edge

With the goal of earning a Juris Doctorate, law school hopefuls at Furman have every reason to be optimistic about their chances of excelling on the LSAT and matriculating to their chosen institutions. The law...

2019 Senior Spotlight

Our Senior Spotlights illuminate - from the lab to the links, the classroom to the stage, study away to activism - the unique journeys that lead to graduation.

A chance to grow: Farm experience plants lessons

As a summer intern for Mill Village Farms, Rachel Goding ’19 had gotten used to getting her hands dirty — She and her team pruned, watered, weeded and harvested crops before hauling them to a...

Maddie De Pree ’20 will talk about her summer in England at Furman Engaged!

Contrary to what her place on an internship panel at Furman Engaged! would lead you to believe, Maddie De Pree ’20 most definitely did not participate in an internship last summer at The Shakespeare Birthplace...

2018: The year in review

Internship With A Mentorship

Furman’s Washington Internship Program got an update this year–a personal touch. The program, created in the late 1970s, places students in internships for 30 to 35 hours a week. They fill the rest of their...

A (Harper’s) Bazaar summer in New York City

When Julia Piotrowski ’19 arrived at Furman in 2016 aspiring to be a doctor, it’s safe to say she didn’t see herself spending the summer of 2018 in the heart of New York City working...