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Joseph Vaughn Day public event postponed
Due to the high rates of COVID-19 in the Greenville and Upstate areas, a public celebration of Joseph Vaughn on Jan. 29 has been postponed. Michael Jennings, Ph.D., chief diversity officer for Furman, and Chandra...
Continue ReadingMessage from President Davis: A commitment to our democracy
Today, Elizabeth Davis, president of Furman University, sent the following message to the Furman community. Dear Campus Community, Yesterday was one of the most troubling days in the history of our American democracy. Like many...
Continue ReadingGetting the COVID vaccine is the most people-loving thing we can do
As the COVID vaccine begins rolling out across the United States, Cathy Stevens, director of the White-Riley-Peterson Afterschool Policy Fellowship at The Riley Institute, implores Americans to consider getting the vaccine for the sake of...
Continue ReadingFurman I&E joins City, NEXT in downtown space
In a press conference Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020, Furman University President Elizabeth Davis announced that the Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E) will join the city of Greenville’s economic development team in locating offices in...
Continue ReadingA message from President Davis: Gratitude for community
On Friday, Nov. 20, Furman University President Elizabeth Davis shared the following message with the campus community, expressing her gratitude to students, faculty and staff for adding to Furman's resilience during the pandemic. Dear Campus...
Continue ReadingNew growth: Last major phase of tree replacement begins Nov. 30
Story update, Nov. 10, 2020: The sixth and final phase of replacing aging trees along the front of the Furman University campus will begin Nov. 30, 2020. Crews will remove the 50 to 60-year-old oaks...
Continue ReadingFurman Innovation, Entrepreneurship gains global recognition
Furman University’s Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship has been named an Outstanding Emerging Entrepreneurship Center by the Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers, a group of more than 250 universities. Other recipients of the award were...
Continue ReadingThe certain outcome of the 2020 election
The following is an op-ed by Furman President Elizabeth Davis, as it appeared in The State newspaper on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020. On Wednesday, Nov. 4, one thing will be certain: Regardless of the ongoing...
Continue ReadingDems have something to look forward to in senate race
The Democratic Party cleared the way for Jaime Harrison to run without a primary opponent, and with a platform that voters care about he's created competition and concern for incumbent Senator Lindsey Graham. In the...
Continue ReadingFurman Focused website provides guidance for fall return
In preparation for returning to in-person instruction for the Fall 2020 semester, Furman University announced today a new website, Furman Focused: Fall 2020, that lists policies and procedures put in place to increase safety and...
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