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...

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...

These SC colleges don’t require SAT, ACT

Nine institutions of higher learning in South Carolina don't require SAT or ACT results for admission, including Furman University. The Greenville News reached out to Melissa Cline, associate dean of admissions, and Paul Thomas, professor...

Alumnus 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...

Furman named to inaugural cohort of First Forward institutions

Furman University has been named to the 2019-20 inaugural cohort of 80 institutions dedicated to first-generation student success — First Forward. First Forward is a program of the Center for First-generation Student Success, an initiative...

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.

Steering students toward success

As a member of the Furman College Advising Corps (CAC), Furman alumna Katie Foster '17 works alongside guidance counselors as a full-time college adviser, making sure students at Lewisville High School in South Carolina have...

SC bill would allow Dreamers in-state tuition, licensure

Ariel Gilreath of  Greenville Journal pens an article about recipients of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), also known as 'Dreamers.' Among the four young women she interviewed, one has been accepted to attend Furman...

Furman enters into admission pathway agreement with Chinese university

Furman’s footprint has gotten wider – about 7,887 miles wider. The university signed a general collaborative agreement with Sichuan University in Chengdu, China, on Thursday morning to promote a direct admission pathway to Furman for...

2018: The year in review

2018 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.

Professor uses deep-sea core research to work with students

Being tossed about by 115 mph winds and 60-foot waves aboard a research vessel didn't deter Kristen St. John from pursuing a career in geological sciences. The Furman Class of 1992 international relations/political science major-turned-geology...