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How to end the reading war and serve the literacy needs of all

[caption id="attachment_45479" align="alignright" width="300"] Thomas' book is published by Information Age Publishing.[/caption] Education Professor Paul L. Thomas has written a new book, "How to End the Reading War and Serve the Literacy Needs of All...

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Furman wins national Don Clifton Strengths for Students Award

Furman’s Kim Keefer relied on tenacity and grit to complete a grueling two-week Outward Bound excursion in Colorado during her grad school years. Now she’s using those same traits to help students at Furman University...

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States with fewest coronavirus restrictions

Kelsey Hample, Furman University Robert E. Hughes Assistant Professor of Economics, is part of a panel of experts interviewed for an article appearing on WalletHub. She addresses how to safely reopen economies due to COVID-19...

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Having coronavirus nightmares? Here’s what you can do

In an article appearing in The Washington Post, Erin Wamsley, associate professor of psychology at Furman University, explains why our dreams might be more vivid and memorable during the time of COVID-19. She says we...

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Zoom into learning with OLLI at Furman

The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Furman University has announced its slate of summer classes. Conducted for the first time ever via Zoom, the four-week sessions run June 2-26. Registration is available online or by...

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Ahmaud Arbery and the resilience of black protest

Amid a sea of protests supporting or denouncing the reopening of businesses shuttered due to COVID-19, protests of a different kind erupted in Brunswick, Georgia, and beyond. Masked protesters gathered to decry the murder of...

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Six graduates awarded Fulbright grants

Six members of Furman University's class of 2020 have received Fulbright U.S. Student Program grants from the U.S. Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. This is the most Fulbright recipients Furman...

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Ahmaud Arbery holds us accountable

As a graduate student and before he enrolled in law school, 1994 Furman University alumnus Jim Barger, Jr. spent nearly two years in the briny marshlands of coastal Georgia where he studied and documented African...

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Srinivasan brings Furman to the forefront

On the heels of winning the Division I PING Women's Golf Coaches Association National Player of the Year, Furman University's Natalie Srinivasan '20 has won the 2020 Golfweek ANNIKA Award, which recognizes the nation's most...

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Eye for an eye

Will Crooks, a 2014 Furman University accounting graduate turned photographer, is featured in TOWN magazine's arts issue. "Eye for an Eye," by Angie Thompson is a photo essay on area artists and their work, with...

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