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Furman University’s Mission, Vision and Values
The following message was sent to Furman students, faculty, staff, trustees and friends on January 25, 2021. Dear Campus Community, Reflection exists at the core of The Furman Advantage – and, really, all that we...
Continue Reading‘We Grew Up at Furman’
Someone had called security. The reason for the concern? A teenage girl had shown up with her mother, her voice teacher, high school principal, and a member of the Black fraternity Omega Psi Phi. The...
Continue Reading‘I had a purpose for being there’
The secret treat was sometimes grits, sometimes salmon croquettes. [caption id="attachment_48729" align="alignright" width="300"] Rawn Harbor '71.[/caption] Whatever the special offering, the Black dining hall employees who gave it to Rawn Harbor ’71 did so with...
Continue ReadingEducation department blogs land on list of most read in 2020
Pieces written by Furman Associate Professor of Education Katie Kelly and adjunct education instructor Marie Havran M’12 landed on the International Literacy Association’s list of The Top 10 Most Read Literacy Now Blog Posts of...
Continue ReadingKim Jackson ’06 becomes Georgia’s first openly gay state senator
The nation’s eyes turned to Kim Jackson ’06 on Nov. 3 when she became Georgia’s first openly gay state senator. Now that she represents District 41, however, Jackson hopes to redirect that gaze to people...
Continue ReadingMartin Rooney ’93 dives into fiction with his 11th book
Despite authoring 10 books on his way to becoming an internationally known athletic coach and professional speaker, Martin Rooney ’93 wouldn’t have described himself as a writer. That changed after book No. 11, “Coach to...
Continue Reading2020: The Year in Review
Amid the challenges, 2020 also brought us countless moments of joy, discovery and community – from learning and gathering virtually to getting out the vote to giving back. While students realized The Furman Advantage in...
Continue ReadingPaper leads to research partnership for biology professor Pamela Hanson
Mark Bazett, director of preclinical development at Bold Therapeutics, didn’t have a problem when he learned that Furman Professor of Biology Pamela Hanson intended to use undergraduates to help with research on his company’s anti-cancer...
Continue ReadingEnvironmental historian Hayden Smith ’95 publishes first book
“Carolina’s Golden Fields: Inland Rice Cultivation in the South Carolina Lowcountry, 1670-1860” (Cambridge 2020) is the first book written by Hayden Smith ’95, and it wouldn’t exist without dirt. It's possible the same could also...
Continue ReadingGiving Tuesday raised a record-breaking $353,552
The Furman community came together on December 1 to celebrate the university's eighth annual Giving Tuesday event. In total, 842 alumni, students, parents and friends gave a record-breaking $353,552 to more than a dozen funds...
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