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Paladins lend a hand on MLK Day of Service
Scores of Furman students, faculty and staff lent a hand to non-profit agencies across Greenville on the MLK Day of Service 2020. After gathering in the Trone Center Monday morning, teams split up to provide...
Continue ReadingEubanks named to U.S. Department of Education committee
David Eubanks, assistant vice president of Assessment and Institutional Effectiveness at Furman University, has been appointed to the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity (NACIQI) of the U.S. Department of Education. He will...
Continue ReadingFurman hosts Fania E. Davis at MLK community breakfast
Fania E. Davis, social justice activist and civil rights attorney, will speak at a community breakfast honoring the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Friday, Jan. 17, at 8 a.m. in...
Continue ReadingFurman mourns the loss of Sam Wyche ’66
Sam Wyche, Furman University’s most recognizable football alumnus and former head coach of the Cincinnati Bengals and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, passed away today, three days before his 75th birthday, following a recent battle with cancer....
Continue ReadingA Record-Breaking Giving Tuesday
Paladins near and far came together December 3 to celebrate Furman’s seventh annual Giving Tuesday event. Alumni, students, parents and friends contributed $232,721 – $16,587 more than last year. During the 24-hour online giving event,...
Continue ReadingJoseph Vaughn statue planning underway; Furman Hall lettering being replaced
Following a recommendation of the “Seeking Abraham” report, a university working group has suggested a location for the Joseph Vaughn statue and place of reflection and celebration in front of the James B. Duke Library,...
Continue ReadingCarolina Teacher Induction Program wins 2019 WhatWorksSC Award
The Carolina Teacher Induction Program (CarolinaTIP) received The Riley Institute at Furman’s annual Dick and Tunky Riley WhatWorksSC Award at a celebration Nov. 12 in Columbia. Former U.S. Secretary of Education and South Carolina Governor...
Continue ReadingFurman welcomes new Board of Trustees members
The Furman University Board of Trustees welcomed two new members, two returning trustees and three new emeritus members at its October meeting. Christi Byron ’91 and Matt Wilson ’86 are new members; Mike Riordan and...
Continue ReadingStudents, biologist discover new clues to how cancer spreads
Most cancers become deadly when their cells break free from the initial tumor and infiltrate other organs or tissue, like a wildfire spreading from tree to tree, ultimately overwhelming a forest. If the fire can...
Continue ReadingPresidential historian Michael Beschloss to discuss ‘Leadership’ at AHBC
[caption id="attachment_40843" align="alignright" width="200"] Presidential historian Michael Beschloss[/caption] Michael Beschloss, the best-selling presidential historian and author of nine books about U.S. presidents, will present “Leadership: A Story of the American Presidency,” on Thursday, Oct. 17,...
Continue ReadingAlumnus leaves nearly $5 million, supports academic scholarships
Furman University has received nearly $5 million from the estate of Furman alumnus Thomas C. Turner (1930-2018), class of 1951, to expand support of academic scholarships. [caption id="attachment_40709" align="alignright" width="280"] Thomas C. Turner (1930-2018), Furman...
Continue ReadingSecond annual Women’s Networking Event scheduled for Sept. 23
New panelists and a more student-friendly location highlight the second annual Furman University Women’s Networking Event (WNE), but the goal to inspire and connect women in the Greenville community with each other and Furman students...
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