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3D model conveys course concepts to visually impaired student
Everyone agrees the doughnut is fundamental. But Fatima Quintana ’24 couldn’t see it, couldn’t make sense of the circular chart and the material written on and around it. So the Student Office for Accessibility Resources...
Continue ReadingStill Running: Professors’ book enters third edition with updated workouts for speed, safety
It’s one thing to tie your shoes and hit the pavement; it’s another to do it with science behind you. “Run Less, Run Faster,” puts the shoes and the science together. The third edition of...
Continue ReadingVocation and ministry students: ‘What Does it Mean to be White and Anti-Racist?’
It turns out that a year of challenges also can be a year of opportunity. COVID-19 prevented students in Furman’s Exploration of Vocation and Ministry (EVM) from taking community internships this school year. But the...
Continue ReadingEmma Jones ’20 helped her community acknowledge its painful history
Emma Jones ’20 knew she came from a place steeped in history. But she didn’t know pieces of that history had been left out. “There’s a lot of memorials there,” Jones says of Walker County,...
Continue Reading‘Big win’ in a tough market: Erik Ortiz ’20 stayed his course with help from Malone Center
Erik Ortiz ’20 felt it first when he had to leave campus for the final weeks of his senior year – an unpleasant sense that he wasn’t sure how to proceed. And then, a brand-new...
Continue Reading‘You’re Not Enough (And That’s Okay)’
Allie Beth Stuckey ’14 wants to lighten women’s loads with a simple message: You don’t have to be everything. Her book “You’re Not Enough (And That’s Okay)” was released Aug. 11 by Penguin Random House....
Continue ReadingSpeaking for the oceans
Richard Hyman’s affinity for the ocean can be traced to the 1970s, when he had opportunities to work with famed French explorer and filmmaker Jacques Cousteau. Today, through his nonprofit organization Future Frogmen, Hyman ’77...
Continue ReadingHigh-tech farming: Drone research supports organic efforts at local farm
A drone may not be the first piece of equipment you’d associate with organic farming. But a new Furman research project demonstrates that cutting-edge technology has its place on the pasture. Andrew Freeland ’21 is...
Continue ReadingInterfaith Scholar program teaches students to be leaders
The Rev. Kate Taber, associate chaplain for Furman, is working to expand students’ opportunities to explore and discuss spiritual differences. “I really want to create a campus that has students with these life experiences and...
Continue ReadingAdvocacy, policy draw Flores to Capitol Hill
Kenia Flores ’20 got the feeling every time she walked into work at the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C. “It’s a feeling of awe and passion and inspiration,” she said. Flores recently completed...
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