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Susan Shi to speak on “What Really Matters” March 31
Susan Shi, the former First Lady at Furman and a current member of the school’s Board of Trustees, will speak on “What Really Matters?” Tuesday, March 31 at 7 p.m. in Furman’s Daniel Chapel. Her...
Continue ReadingBuilding on a legacy of courage and compassion
What is next for Furman? For almost 190 years, through good times and bad, the university has routinely asked itself that question. As Furman’s newest president, Dr. Elizabeth Davis realizes that question hasn’t lost its...
Continue ReadingRussia in the Time of Putin
It has been a year since President Vladimir Putin reclaimed Crimea as a part of Russia, which has led to a raft of economic sanctions against the nation and heightened tensions across Europe and the...
Continue ReadingLooking back at World War I
World War I was one of the deadliest conflicts in human history. Furman professor Carolyn Day will examine how the missing and the dead were treated during and after World War I as well as...
Continue ReadingBeyond the campus walls and into the community
Furman President Elizabeth Davis used her inaugural address on March 19 to lay out her vision for the university to step further beyond its campus walls and into the community. It's time to rethink what...
Continue ReadingPresident Davis looks forward
The formal inauguration in March of Furman President Elizabeth Davis’ comes after nine months on the job in which she has devoted much time to listening and learning about the university and the community that...
Continue ReadingEconomics, ideas and interests
The role of ideas in political economics helps explain why a vested interest of an elite class is not always the explanation for issues such as the dual-track reforms in China in the 1970s...
Continue ReadingWater Walk helps bring potable water to rural Guatemala
For Water Walk 2015, more than 700 Furman students, faculty, staff and local residents will carry water around Furman Lake from 1-5 p.m. Saturday, March 28 as part of an effort to raise $100,000 to...
Continue ReadingBuilding ‘a community of experts’
Quantifying the importance of a school’s engagement with its surrounding community can be difficult from a numbers standpoint. Not, however, from a common sense and moral one, according to Nancy Cantor, Ph.D., Chancellor of Rutgers...
Continue ReadingFaculty examine Furman’s role in the community
From community volunteerism and internships to educational outreach and research collaborations, Furman impacts the Greenville community through a myriad of endeavors. Those connections are rewarding, enriching and sometimes prickly. But they are all important, according...
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