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Eubanks 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 ReadingRemembering Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
For more than 15 years, Furman University has celebrated the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. through a slate of activities that honors the civil rights era icon. Activities include setting aside...
Continue ReadingClass of 2019 Millennium Fellows graduate
[caption id="attachment_36756" align="alignright" width="263"] Six Furman students have graduated in the 2019 Class of Millennium Fellows. The Millennium Fellowship is a program of the United Nations Academic Impact and the Millennium Campus Network.[/caption] Six Furman...
Continue ReadingKatie Wooten ’21 granted rare access to Royal Archives
Before starting her current research project, Katie Wooten ’21 only knew about King George III, the last king of America, from the Broadway blockbuster “Hamilton.” A lot has changed for Wooten since then. In November...
Continue ReadingSam Hayes ’20 brings passion for preserving historical buildings to Greenville
You’d be hard-pressed to find a list of historical cities in America that doesn’t include Charleston, South Carolina. You’d also be hard-pressed to find one that does include Greenville. Growing up in the former instilled...
Continue ReadingImpeachment inquiry hardening political lines in Washington, expert says
Pressure from members of his own Republican Party was the turning point in President Richard Nixon’s decision to resign on Aug. 8, 1974. Nobody knows what will happen from here as President Donald Trump faces...
Continue ReadingFive ways to manage holiday stress
“It’s the most wonderful time of the year.” Or is it? Yes, the holiday season can be magical — with all of its dazzling displays of lights, parades, festive parties and fun family gatherings. But...
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 ReadingRiley Institute, SCETV expand partnership
South Carolina ETV (SCETV) and The Riley Institute at Furman University today announced an expanded partnership that will leverage the resources of both entities to produce in-depth stories on public education, civic leadership and conversations...
Continue ReadingFurman celebrates Dick Riley and 20 years of The Riley Institute
Former Secretary of Education and two-term governor Dick Riley regaled hundreds of friends, colleagues and admirers in the Younts Conference Center on Thursday night, Oct. 3, with stories from his two terms as South Carolina’s...
Continue Reading25 Most Beautiful 2019: Meet Health Sciences Assistant Professor Shaniece Criss
Shaniece Criss, assistant professor of health sciences at Furman University, and Travelers Rest city councilwoman, is among the Upstate's "25 Most Beautiful" in 2019. "Through public health, I can create interventions that empower people to...
Continue ReadingFurman’s Athletic Hall of Fame inducts Caldwell ’76 and Goldsmith ’02
The doors to Furman's Athletic Hall of Fame opened on Sept. 20 to welcome its newest inductees, Robbie Caldwell '76 and Matt Goldsmith '02, who represent the class of 2019. Joined by approximately 120 friends,...
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