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Eyes and hearts opened, voices raised amid national BLM movement

Furman Women’s Basketball Coach Jackie Carson '00 could not remain silent after the death of George Floyd on May 25. In an emotional letter on social media, she wondered how much longer she could wait to...

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A doubleheader at the Met

For any opera singer, one performance can be enough to put a strain on her vocal cords. But what about performing two major roles in the same day? Betsy Bishop, a 1989 graduate of the Furman music...

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Alumnus fights to keep his company alive amid unprecedented pandemic

In 2019, Archetype Brewing opened a second location in Asheville, North Carolina. That’s no small feat in a place known as “Beer City USA,” and the expansion represented the boldest step yet taken as a...

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Today is Dins Day 2020!

The Furman community is showing its colors today for the university’s sixth annual Dins Day, a 24-hour celebration of Paladin pride and philanthropy. Started in 2015, Dins Day encourages Furman students, alumni, parents and friends...

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Maegan Azar receives a 2020 Excellence in Teaching Award

Furman Associate Professor of Acting & Directing Maegan Azar has received a 2020 Excellence in Teaching Award from the South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities Inc. (SCICU). The awards are given annually to a faculty...

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Furman University Honored with CASE Awards

Furman University Communications has earned two CASE Circle of Excellence Awards in recognition of the office’s work to support the university’s initiatives – a gold for the 2019 President’s Report and a bronze for a...

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Students, alumni, parents and friends join together for Dins Day on June 16

Furman University students, alumni, parents and friends will join together Tuesday, June 16, to kick off the sixth annual Dins Day, a 24-hour celebration of Paladin pride and philanthropy. After a date change due to...

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Furman to offer summer Virtual Academy for high school students

This summer, high school students across the country have the opportunity to participate in Furman University’s new Virtual Academy Certificate Program. Facilitated by Furman faculty and leading practitioners, the online program combines stimulating course work,...

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Cothran Center launches virtual book club

The registration deadline to join the Cothran Center for Vocational Reflection in reading "The Power of Meaning: Finding Fulfillment in a World Obsessed With Happiness" by Emily Esfahani Smith is Wednesday, May 27. The book...

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Taylor Griffin ’22 awarded prestigious Army internship

Taylor Griffin ’22 may be an incredibly driven rising star in the Army’s Reserve Officer Training Program (ROTC) at Furman, but she’s also only human. “I’ve become a night owl. It’s hard to wake up...

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