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Riley Institute announces Wilkins award winners

Rep. Jay Lucas (R-Darlington), South Carolina Speaker of the House, and Bill Barnet, former mayor of Spartanburg, have been chosen as recipients of the Riley Institute’s annual David H. Wilkins awards recognizing outstanding legislative and...

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Students recognized for scholarship in political science

The Political Science Department recently presented the following 2013-2014 student awards, from left: Katherine Martin and Katie Lowery, The Henry P. Jones Medal in Political Science; Alison Bressler, Shane Farmer and Maddison Hall, Political Science Faculty Award;...

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Sterling LEGO team visits Furman

Sterling School’s LEGO League team, the Hyperbolics, visited the Furman Psychology Department last week. This extraordinary group of 10 Greenville County elementary school students have been working together to tackle the perplexing challenge of behavioral change....

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CBS News Host Bob Schieffer to speak at Riley Institute event

Bob Schieffer, Emmy Award-winning reporter and host of CBS News “Face the Nation,” will be the keynote speaker at the Riley Institute at Furman’s 10th annual David H. Wilkins awards dinner to be held in...

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Game on

  If you want to buy stock that rests on the future of a soccer team—or any other type of sports team—Furman junior Andrew Kaonga soon will have a game available for you. Although Kaonga...

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Breaking tech’s glass ceiling

It’s no exaggeration to say most computer science majors are men. Contrary to some misogynistic beliefs, however, it’s not because they’re actually better at computer science than women. But they often do think they’re better—than...

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Scholarship creates new opportunities for philosophy students

Sarah Worth ’92 can give a lot of concrete reasons why you should major in philosophy. Philosophy majors score the highest on the verbal and analytical writing sections of the Graduate Record Examinations (GRE). Only...

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Award-winning leap into the wild

For years, Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge has been a lightning rod for controversy, pitting environmentalists against proponents of drilling for oil. Is the refuge a barren wasteland or a fragile ecosystem? Joni Tevis wanted...

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Tracking down the heroes

Furman graduate Ted Haddock and his wife, Kellie, were featured on NBC’s Today Show on Thanksgiving morning. The piece was about Kellie’s “Thank You Project,” a mission to track down and thank all of the...

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Furman joins #GivingTuesday campaign Dec. 2

You’ve heard of Black Friday and Cyber Monday -- now there is Giving Tuesday. On December 2, 2014, Furman University will be joining the 3rd annual worldwide giving campaign. Last year, Furman raised $18,000 to...

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