A grand passion

Gavin George ’25 is a longtime fan of Dutch violinist and conductor Andre Rieu. Not surprising – millions of classical music aficionados around the world are. What is surprising is that George became a fan...

$5 million gift from Chris ’78 and Andrea Borch will create track and cross-country scholarships

Cameron Ponder ’22 hopes to become a professional runner. He is double majoring in economics and politics & international affairs, too. The 21-year-old has been able to pursue his dreams to compete nationally and study...

Kirkland Lewis named Furman Women’s Lacrosse coach

Furman Athletics Director Jason Donnelly has announced the hiring of Kirkland Lewis as the next head coach of the Furman Women's Lacrosse program. Lewis previously served as an assistant coach during the 2021 season at...

Greenville looks to set statewide example in solving food desert problem

Concerned citizens and groups like LiveWell Greenville aim to make food deserts a thing of the past. Food deserts, where there's a lack of access to healthy, fresh foods, are typically found in low-income urban...

Gallery: Fall Day of Service

Since the Heller Service Corps couldn’t bring the community to campus this year for the Fall Fest, it decided to send Furman out into the community. The first ever Fall Day of Service on Sunday,...

Why city’s West Greenville plan must address the area’s racial inequities

In an opinion piece appearing in The Greenville News, two Furman University professors sound off on the City of Greenville's proposed Micro-Area Plan, a.k.a. Village Action Plan, for the Village of West Greenville. Judith Williams,...

Q&A with Yendelela Neely Holston, a 2021 Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Awards honoree

Yendelela Neely Holston, chief diversity and inclusion officer and partner at Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP, has been named a Top Diversity & Inclusion Officer honoree in Atlanta Business Chronicle's 2021 Diversity, Equity & Inclusion...

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SC entrepreneurial insights from John Warner

John Warner, founder of Innoventure and self-described "serial entrepreneur," joined Mike Switzer, host of public radio program "South Carolina Business Review." Warner spoke about the latest infusion of endowment funds for Furman University's Hill Institute...

Elevating the mental health conversation

[caption id="attachment_53159" align="alignright" width="266"] U.S. Congressman David Trone.[/caption] Furman University Board of Trustees member David Trone, U.S. Representative (D-District 6) from Maryland, is in the news for introducing a bipartisan bill aimed at establishing a...

For the birds

The HAVOC tradition at Furman University is a chance for students to tap their creativity toward raising funds for charities most meaningful to them. And when it comes to our feathered friends, Jake Gerardi ’22...

Reading Partners South Carolina wins statewide award from The Riley Institute

Reading Partners South Carolina received the eleventh annual Dick and Tunky Riley WhatWorksSC Award for Excellence and corresponding $10,000 prize during a virtual celebration of South Carolina public education presented by Furman University’s Riley Institute...