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From the President
President Smolla recently traveled to Washington, D.C., where he interviewed two experts about the future of journalism and print media, and about how the worlds of education and journalism share similar concerns in dealing with...
Continue ReadingExpansive new look
Here's a video tour of the new front atrium. The renovations to the Trone Student Center are well on their way to completion. When spring semester began January 7, students found the upstairs transformed, with...
Continue ReadingOrder of Merit
by Jim Stewart Virginia Thomas’ appointment in 1931 as dean of Greenville Woman’s College proved to be an inspired choice. She took the job during difficult times. The Depression had left GWC in a precarious...
Continue ReadingPolitics as Usual
by Jessica Taylor A few months ago, some Furman alumni and I met for dinner in Washington, D.C. Gathered for barbecue and sweet tea, reminiscent of our Southern roots, many of us had arrived after...
Continue ReadingBehind the scenes at Election Central
by Jessica Taylor I almost didn’t make it, thanks to Hurricane Sandy. That was how things began for me on Election Weekend — the most important days of the year, a time that we, as...
Continue ReadingFine arts initiative helps strengthen town-gown ties
by Kate Hofler Dabbs When Furman was based in downtown Greenville, it was the epicenter of the city’s cultural scene, frequently playing host to orchestral productions, concerts, plays and festivals. Now, through the impetus of...
Continue Reading‘Unsung Hero’ earns national recognition
See Steven Weeks in action. As a student at Furman, Steven Weeks ’08 once received the “Unsung Hero Award” at the spring awards banquet for his behind-the-scenes contributions to campus activities and commitment to enhancing...
Continue ReadingAthletics upgrades illustrate donor dollars at work
by Kate Hofler Dabbs “If you build it, they will come.” This quote, made famous in the 1989 film Field of Dreams, is also applicable to Furman. Only in the Furman version, it plays more...
Continue ReadingMary Simms Furman leaves generous legacy
When Furman awarded Mary Simms Oliphant Furman an honorary Doctor of Humanities degree in 2007, it recognized her as a “dignified and intellectually vibrant woman” who demonstrated “a lifelong love of learning, and a lifelong...
Continue ReadingJanis Crowe: A gentle but firm style
Janis Adams Crowe, longtime instructor in the Furman English department, died December 23 after an extended battle with endometrial cancer. Born in California, she earned her undergraduate degree summa cum laude from Vassar College and...
Continue ReadingDayton Riddle was longtime team physician
As team physician for Furman athletics for more than 40 years, C. Dayton Riddle, Jr. ’53 was a familiar figure along the sidelines at Paladin games both home and away. And while his talents were...
Continue ReadingCan Journalism — and Education — Cope?
Shelby Coffey is vice chair of the Newseum, an interactive museum of news and journalism in Washington, D.C. Coffey was executive vice president at ABC News in New York before he joined CNN in 1999,...
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