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Greenville: The new boomtown for active adults
More than 2,600 students who attend Furman University call Greenville, South Carolina, home - at least until they graduate, and they may likely stay on indefinitely. Census data show that Greenville is the choice of...
Continue ReadingShould Greenville County Schools start a public Montessori program?
During a Greenville County Schools board meeting, members broached the topic of offering a public Montessori school option. While South Carolina has 47 public Montessori programs, the ones in Greenville County exist only in private...
Continue ReadingElizabeth Palmer ’21 named ‘Woman of the Year’ by Make-a-Wish South Carolina
When Elizabeth Palmer ’21 was asked to be an honoree for the W.I.S.H. (Women Inspiring Strength and Hope) Society of Make-A-Wish South Carolina, she was overjoyed. Then, as the weight of the honor sunk in,...
Continue ReadingHow ‘Slingshot’ will find March upsets, Cinderellas and underdogs
How do you take down a giant? With a slingshot, of course. Peter Keating and his colleague Jordan Brenner have analyzed NCAA Tournament upsets for more than a decade with their ESPN.com series Giant Killers....
Continue ReadingAppalachian Bear Rescue welcomes new cub, ‘Furman Bear’
It's unbearably cute. WBIR 10News out of Townsend, Tennessee, reports on the latest cub rescue for Appalachian Bear Rescue. Found in South Carolina and weighing in at just over a pound, the six-week-old cub is...
Continue ReadingAmerica needs history and civics education to promote unity
In the wake of the storming of the U.S. Capitol Jan. 6, and amid a climate of political polarization in the country, six former U.S. education secretaries get behind an education initiative aimed at restoring...
Continue ReadingExpect college wait lists to be obnoxiously long this year
With COVID-19, the models admissions officers traditionally use to predict the number of students who will enroll at their universities are less reliable. Factors like whether international students will make it to campus, the status...
Continue ReadingDottie Pepper’s ‘Letters to a Future Champion’ a compelling tribute to her golf mentor
[caption id="attachment_49412" align="alignright" width="384"] Dottie Pepper's book chronicles her time with PGA professional and course architect George Pulver Sr.[/caption] Two-time LPGA major champion and Furman alumna Dottie Pepper '87 kept tips, advice and letters from...
Continue ReadingThree families, three gifts, untold impact
The reasons people give are as varied as the individuals making the gifts. Some make financial commitments to Furman to remember a loved one. Some give to advance a program or major of study. Still...
Continue ReadingAnother cyber wake-up call, but Florida is up early
In a piece that appeared in Florida Politics, 1966 Furman alumnus J. Michael "Mike" McConnell describes the increased threat to public services that comes with a dependence on information technology. The executive director of the...
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