Helping elephants, guiding puppets: Graduates continue their education in Asia

The basics of moving nearly 10,000 miles away are simple: pack breathable clothing, get vaccinations. It’s the other steps – mentally preparing to embrace a very different way of life – that call for more...

The problem of human trafficking

For many, human trafficking, slavery and bondage are the plague of a by-gone era. But in many countries, these activities thrive. In fact, about 27 million people worldwide live a life of debt bondage, sex...

Dolan collects MVP honors

Engaged learning powers recent grads’ next steps

We checked back in with recent graduates to see how their engaged learning experiences (which we featured in recent years in the lead-up to Furman Engaged) led them to their current paths: Jordan Harris ’20...

Grace Hopper

Furman computer science department chair Kevin Treu, Ph.D., doesn’t need a program analyzing three years’ worth of information to know whether or not the The Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing (GHC) is worth his...

“The Apprentice” Star Kwame Jackson to Speak Oct. 30

The art of seeing

When you look at something, do you really see it? That’s the question that Assistant Professor of Art History Sarah Archino posed to 10 Furman students who went with her to New York City in...

Guitarist Steve Watson carves niche in jazz world

While the 80s was not known for impeccable fashion smarts, the era earned a respectable place in the annals of television history. "The A-Team," "Hill Street Blues," "Magnum, P.I.", "The Greatest American Hero," and "Quantum...

MayX is a hit!

Furman trio wins ‘Best Article of the Year’ award

An article co-authored by Furman First Gentleman Charles Davis, Department of Art Chair Ross McClain and Furman Innovation and Entrepreneurship Executive Director Anthony Herrera has been named the winner of Institute of Management Accountants’ Lybrand...