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What makes Furman University one of the nation's leading liberal arts and sciences colleges? We believe it's our personalized academic path. Our educational model creates a four-year pathway for students, combining learning with real-world experiences and self-discovery. That's...
Continue ReadingHenderson and Thomas Contribute to New Book
Education Professors Scott Henderson, Ph.D., and Paul Thomas, Ed.D., have contributed chapters to a new book, Teaching Comics Through Multiple Lenses: Critical Perspectives (Routledge). [caption id="attachment_26657" align="alignright" width="333"] Henderson and Thomas contribute to "Teaching Comics"[/caption]...
Continue ReadingGolf and Clean Water
Furman graduate and LPGA Tour Hall of Fame member Betsy King attended a golf tournament in Cape Cod recently to mingle with the players and talk about a charitable project dear to her heart. King,...
Continue ReadingAn expedition in learning
It’s not easy building a school from scratch. Working with a committed group of community leaders, educators and volunteers, that’s exactly what Rodney Johnson ’03 has been able to do. After graduating from Furman, Johnson’s...
Continue ReadingThe Campus Laboratory
Education is the key element behind many of Furman’s green initiatives, which includes everything from the new $1.6 solar farm to the elliptical machines that help power the Physical Activities Center. Wes Dripps, Associate Professor...
Continue ReadingBeauty and the Books
Furman’s beautiful campus has been well documented, and now the Travel Channel has listed the university as one of its 10 favorite “resort-like campuses” in America. The Travel Channel blog, “Roam,” noted that campus “grounds...
Continue ReadingCelebrating the New School Year
Approximately 1,200 faculty, staff, students and members of the Greenville community came together in McAlister Auditorium Thursday as Furman University officially celebrated the beginning of the 2016-17 school year with fall convocation. [caption id="attachment_26412" align="alignright"...
Continue ReadingSpeaking About Stigma, Stress and Fear
Furman education professor Paul Thomas has been very open with his colleagues and administrators about his struggles with anxiety, which includes a fear of flying. He talked about some of those fears and how they are...
Continue ReadingYeah, That Leo Mazzone
Leo Mazzone was the pitching coach for the Atlanta Braves from 1990-2005, when the Braves won one World Series, five National League pennants and 14 division titles. He coached Tom Glavine, Greg Maddux and John...
Continue ReadingFurman to Build $1.7 Million Solar Facility
Furman University has announced plans to install a major solar facility along Poinsett Highway near the campus, a $1.7 million project that will significantly reduce the university’s energy costs and bring its solar power production...
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