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Redefining the Triple Threat: Performance, Education, Production

Between 1,000 and 1,200 guests from across the state will join renowned educators and Broadway stars on Furman's campus Nov. 5-8 for the South Carolina Theatre Association’s annual convention. Keynote speakers will include Broadway veteran...

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Holocaust survivor Robbie Waisman to speak at Furman Nov. 9

Robbie Waisman, a Holocaust survivor who was liberated from the Buchenwald Concentration Camp by American forces in April of 1945, will speak on the Furman campus Monday, Nov. 9 at 7 p.m. in Younts Conference...

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Beats and balances

  Vincent Izzo ’16 doesn't just hear music, he sees it. "I experience music in colors and shapes. I see it happening” he said. Izzo, who is a double major in accounting and music, possesses...

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Inside Africa

They’ve already won the most important game of their lives, but most Americans didn’t even know they were playing. There are a myriad of reasons sociology professor Kristy Maher, Ph.D., has been directing Furman’s Africa...

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Furman recognized for number of bachelor’s degrees awarded in physics

You don’t need to understand the dry friction equation to figure out why you don’t know many physics majors: There just aren’t very many to know. According to American Institute of Physics’ calculations, 7,526 people...

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Furman to host Debate Watch Wednesday night, Oct. 28

Furman will host a Debate Watch on campus Wednesday night in conjunction with the Republican presidential debate taking place in Colorado. The watch, which begins at 8 p.m. in Patrick Lecture Hall of the Townes...

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Kirby Funt ’16 spends summer in Shanghai developing marketing strategy for MeWe

For her first assignment as a summer intern, Kirby Funt was tasked with designing the main interface for a medical company’s online consulting platform. While she hadn’t designed a website before, Funt was willing to...

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NIH awards Furman $1.3 million in funding to support biomedical research

Furman will use $1.3 million in new funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to provide resources for students and faculty engaged in biomedical research, K-12 outreach and science infrastructure. The funding is part of...

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President Davis is featured guest on “Carolina Business Review”

Furman President Elizabeth Davis will be the featured guest on the newest edition of “Carolina Business Review,” a television program which airs on 22 PBS stations in North and South Carolina. The half-hour program, which focuses...

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Duke Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience Elizabeth Marsh speaks October 27

[caption id="attachment_19567" align="alignright" width="214"] Duke University Associate Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience Elizabeth Marsh[/caption] Duke University Associate Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience Elizabeth Marsh will speak at 4:30 p.m. October 27 at Johns Hall 101...

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