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Hugh Floyd to guest conduct at Carnegie Hall
Hugh Floyd, director of the Furman Singers, will be making his Carnegie Hall debut as a guest conductor when he directs the National Festival Chorus Monday, Feb. 27. The chorus includes students from Florida, Minnesota...
Continue Reading“The Homeless Dialogues” opens Friday
FEBRUARY 23, 2012 by Mackenzie Fanaro '14, Contributing Writer When students visit Furman for the first time, they typically remember the beauty of the campus, the charm of downtown Greenville or a conversation they had with...
Continue ReadingPresident Smolla talks about affirmative action in higher education
Twenty-five years have passed between the U.S. Supreme Court decisions upholding the right of colleges to consider race and ethnicity in admissions. But the Supreme Court has decided to return to the issue of affirmative...
Continue ReadingOrganization raising money to construct schoolhouse in Uganda
FEBRUARY 22, 2012 by Erikah Haavie, Contributing Writer 7,613 miles: The approximate distance between Greenville, S.C., and Kampala, Uganda. 3 miles: The approximate distance each Furman University student needs to cycle to get there. With...
Continue ReadingFurman and Upcountry History Museum join forces
FEBRUARY 28 , 2012 by Vince Moore, Media Relations Furman and the Upcountry History Museum have entered into a new partnership that will unite the intellectual and cultural resources of both institutions to advance the...
Continue ReadingA genuine Thomas Gainsborough?
MARCH 8, 2012 by Erikah Haavie, Media Relations Is the painting, “Portrait of Lady Impey,” that hangs above the fireplace in the Furman president's home painted by renowned English portrait and landscape artist Thomas Gainsborough?...
Continue ReadingClimate change and ear covering
FEBRUARY 20, 2012 by Daniel Smith '14, Contributing Writer Do you remember when your parents used to tell you to cover your ears? Whether they did it to use profane language, mute the loud whirring...
Continue ReadingPat McNeely discusses new book on C-SPAN
Journalist Pat Gantt McNeely, a 1960 Furman graduate, recently co-wrote a book, Knights of the Quill: Confederate Correspondents and Their Civil War Reporting. An interview with her about the book appeared on C-SPAN’s BookTV. McNeely is...
Continue ReadingScott Jarrett’s tale of two cities (and three jobs)
For nearly eight years, 1997 Furman graduate Scott Jarrett has shuttled between Charlotte, N.C., and Boston sharing his musical gifts. In the past two weeks, he guest-conducted a Miami group in a Bach masterwork and...
Continue ReadingArt by Blazina on display in Thompson Gallery
Mixed media art by Jen Blazina will be on display Feb. 24 through March 23 in Furman University’s Roe Art Building, Thompson Gallery. The exhibit, A Collection, is free and open to the public. Originally...
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