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French Professor Marianne Bessy receives SCICU award
Marianne Bessy, associate professor of French in the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures at Furman University, has been awarded a 2017 Excellence in Teaching Award from the South Carolina Independent Colleges & Universities (SCICU)...
Continue ReadingFound sculpture
On Saturday morning, April 1, visiting artist Mark Grote meets a group of students in the sculpture studio for a seminar on creating sculptures from found objects. Tables are littered with everyday items and bric-a-brac...
Continue ReadingFurman part of newly designated academic health center
Greenville Health System was not only named an academic health center this week; it joined with partners Clemson University, Furman University and the University of South Carolina to announce a unique “clinical university model” that...
Continue ReadingWhere there is a will, there is a way
It could be argued that Maj. Gen. Chris Ballard's career path was a direct result of his desire to graduate from Furman University. At the conclusion of his freshman year at Furman, his parents set him down for...
Continue ReadingAddressing the empathy gap
The rancorous 2016 election and this year’s transition to a new presidential administration makes one thing clear: We are suffering from a national shortage of empathy. In an op-ed published in University Business magazine, Furman...
Continue ReadingIndiana University’s Aurelian Craiutu speaks April 5
Indiana University Bloomington Professor of Political Science Aurelian Craiutu will speak on the campus of Furman University Wednesday, April 5, at 5 p.m. in Johns Hall 101. His talk, “Moderation: A Virtue for Our Times,”...
Continue ReadingPaladins in the struggle
University of North Alabama Assistant Professor of History Ansley Quiros ’08 will present “Paladins in the Struggle: Lived Theology and Civil Rights in Americus, Ga., 1942-1965.” The event, part of Furman’s Cultural Life Program, will...
Continue ReadingPlastic China
Chinese independent documentary director Wang Jiuliang will discuss his new film, Plastic China, April 4 at Patrick Lecture Hall. The film, first screened at the Sundance Film Festival in January, tells the story of an...
Continue ReadingFailing forward: a theory of learning
President and Chief Executive Officer of Public Education Partners Ansel Sanders ’09 gave senior education majors at Furman University last week a call to action. He encouraged them to look for the right-sized challenges and...
Continue ReadingMaking a difference in Africa
Furman alum and Hall of Fame golfer Betsy King ’77 has devoted her post-golf career to building wells for children and families living in extreme poverty in Africa. The work is done through her foundation,...
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