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Emily Wirzba ’13 addresses climate action resolution
An article by Emily Wirzba ’13 was recently published in The Hill in support of a recent House Republican resolution on climate change, calling it “a strong vehicle to carry within Congress a renewed spirit of bipartisan dialogue...
Continue ReadingAlum Alexander Stubb talks about European integration
In an Oct. 7 speech at the College of Europe in Bruges, Belgium, former Finland Prime Minister Alexander Stubb said his interest in European integration began in a classroom at Furman University in the 1980s....
Continue ReadingBridging the gap
The blunt truth is, after her parents divorced when she was 10 Furman wouldn’t have been on many people’s list of potential futures for Casey Crisp ’09. It was on the only one that mattered,...
Continue ReadingFurman graduate, former faculty member, author remembered in Huffington Post
[caption id="attachment_19275" align="alignright" width="300"] Photo by Courtney Perry[/caption] After reeling off the many accomplishments of 1961 Furman University graduate (master’s) and former Furman faculty member (1960-62) Phyllis Tickle, author Jack Levison shares a remembrance on a...
Continue ReadingEducational partnership helps open doors
The Greenville region is blessed with an abundance of educational institutions offering a broad array of opportunities, and Greenville Technical College and Furman have enjoyed a longstanding partnership that is a model for collaboration and...
Continue ReadingPaintings by Furman alum on display in Thompson Gallery
Paintings by 2010 Furman alumnus Dan Perkins will be on display Oct. 5-26 in Thompson Gallery of the Roe Art Building on campus. Thompson Gallery hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday through Friday. A reception...
Continue ReadingFive Furman grads enlist with Teach For America
Five Furman University graduates have begun teaching with Teach for America (TFA), a selective national nonprofit organization that places college students and recent graduates in high-need classrooms across the country. The alumni are: Heather Ayer...
Continue ReadingDavid Burns ’98: A year’s journey, a new liver, and a fighting spirit
For David Burns ’98, every day is a new opportunity to give back. A husband to Susan and father of two (Andrew, 5, and Eloise, 1), a teacher, and an athlete, Burns considers each day...
Continue ReadingFurman alums named “Best and Brightest”
Greenville Business Magazine has published its annual list of the “Best & Brightest 35 and Under,” and four Furman graduates are included on the 2015 list. The alumni making this year’s list are Diana Berti...
Continue ReadingA lead worth following
John Kiser ’14 was sitting at his desk in his Atlanta office when he got a long-distance phone call from Tacoma, Wash. The caller said she knew the whereabouts of a 55-year-old man, Robert...
Continue ReadingTraining dogs to sniff out arson
As a member of the Chemistry Department faculty for 30 years Laura Wright, Ph.D., has fielded her share of strange phone calls. But a call from Jason Nurmi of the nearby Parker Fire Department...
Continue ReadingLeading the way
A framed picture of an iconic campus scene has pride of place in the president’s hallway at Furman. On the white mat that surrounds the painting are hundreds of student signatures captured in the days...
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