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Safe and Free?

Hundreds of students and community members gathered for two nights, April 10 and 11, to hear the insights of ten distinguished Furman alumni speaking on their personal experiences in working to balance national security and...

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Furman’s first Faculty Scholarship Reception

On Feb. 24, the Furman Libraries and the Office of the Provost hosted the university’s first Faculty Scholarship Reception to recognize and celebrate the scholarly publications and creative works of Furman faculty members. The reception,...

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South Carolina’s first College Advising Corps established at Furman

Thanks to a total of $2.2 million in funding from public and private partners, it was announced today that the first College Advising Corps (CAC) in South Carolina will be established at Furman University. The...

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Welcome to Phi Beta Kappa

GREENVILLE, S.C.—Sixty-six Furman University students have been elected to the school’s chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, the nation’s oldest and most prestigious academic society. The newest members were inducted during a special initiation ceremony and...

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Furman Engaged! 2017 is one of the largest ever

When Robert Cushing ’20 sat down at the piano Tuesday at Daniel Recital Hall, it was an extra special moment, the climax of a semester-long effort. Cushing was one of four student composers, including Jay...

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Focus on food

Call Celia Castellano ’19 a pioneer. At least as far as the food sustainability on campus goes. Castellano is Furman’s first Bon Appétit Sustainability Foods Fellow, and is working with the university’s new food service...

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Furman Rugby has its day on SC House Floor

[caption id="attachment_31412" align="alignright" width="245"] Seniors (left to right) Patrick Musau, Miles Lerner, Jeff Tonge, Adam Miller and Ryan Conlogue.[/caption] What do the 2017 Furman Rugby Team and the Clemson Football Team have in common? Both...

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High Noon: “Media in the Age of Trump”

What’s it like for a journalist covering national politics when President Donald Trump has called the media the “enemy of the American people” and Chief White House strategist Stephen Bannon has described the press as...

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Moving and learning work well together

You just completed your seventh year of studies at Legacy Charter School, where you have worked to incorporate daily physical activity into the learning environment. Tell us more about what you’re doing at the school...

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Back home again

Armed with an undergraduate degree from Furman and a master’s degree in education from Harvard University, Ben Saul ’13 is an intervention teacher at Tanglewood Middle School in Greenville, working with students who have fallen...

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