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Infrastructure and making groceries, they’re more connected than you think
In a guest column appearing in The Advocate, Ken Kolb, a Furman University sociology professor and chair of the department, unpacks the relationship between infrastructure and groceries, and the main goal of grocery store retailers,...
Continue ReadingBoth sides now
Tomiko Brown-Nagin, a 1992 Furman University history alumna, is featured on the cover of Harvard Magazine. In the accompanying story, contributing editor and journalist Lincoln Caplan offers a detailed account of Brown-Nagin's early years growing...
Continue ReadingRandall Umstead elected NATS secretary/treasurer
[caption id="attachment_53833" align="alignright" width="300"] Randall Umstead, the Gordon and Sarah Herring Chair and Professor of Music at Furman University.[/caption] Randall Umstead, the Gordon and Sarah Herring Chair and Professor of Music at Furman University, has...
Continue ReadingKapoor steps down as chief investment officer; Kenney to serve as interim
After 15 years at Furman University, Kris Kapoor ’94 is stepping away as chief investment officer at the end of January to take the same role at Bakala Capital. Furman Senior Investment Officer Rob Kenney...
Continue ReadingAlumnus, former Furman professor ruminates about video game
The Chronicle of Higher Education's "Daily Briefing" polled readers about their favorite video games during college. Furman alumnus Zach Kelehear, professor and vice provost at Augusta University, in Georgia, chimed in. “As I was traveling...
Continue ReadingJudy Bainbridge’s columns made Upstate history vibrant, real
Furman University's Scott Henderson penned a tribute to Judy Bainbridge after her 525th and final column in The Greenville News, which published 22 years of twice-monthly articles about Greenville and the Upstate. Retired professor emerita...
Continue ReadingFurman University’s $70 million renovation of first-year student dorms begins this spring
A groundbreaking for Furman University's $70 million South Housing construction and renovation project is set to take place Feb. 12. The project, which includes a new first-year residence hall and the renovation of four legacy...
Continue ReadingFurman to resume normal operations on Thursday
Posted Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022 Furman University will resume normal operations on Thursday, Jan. 20, with possible exceptions for small dining venues. The Dining Hall will have normal hours. Classes will be in person, and...
Continue ReadingFurman Monitoring Winter Storm
Furman University is monitoring a winter storm that is expected to bring snow and a wintry mix to the Greenville area beginning Saturday through Sunday. At this time, the university plans to remain open, though...
Continue Reading‘Open Spaces’ has room for mentoring and collaboration
Matt Olson’s fifth jazz record, “Open Spaces,” is also Adib Young’s first. Olson, professor of saxophone and Furman’s director of jazz studies, hadn’t invited a student to play for one of his professional projects before....
Continue ReadingBonds 101: Students participate in live capital finance project
Finance-savvy students might geek out at the prospect of sitting in class learning about debt instruments and how institutions use them for funding large capital expenditures. Others might not be so interested. But likely all...
Continue ReadingFurman to build new residence hall, renovate four others
Editor’s note: Due to the rising cost of materials and issues relating to the availability of subcontractors, the start of construction will be delayed until Spring 2023. The expected completion date of the new hall...
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