All Latest News
Music by the Lake celebrates 50 years
"There’s a little something for everyone,” says Furman University Professor of Music Leslie W. Hicken about the Music by the Lake Summer Concert Series. He spoke to Chris Worthy who contributed an article about the...
Continue ReadingOverturning Roe v. Wade would send issue back to states
With President Donald Trump's nomination of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, speculation swirls around the prospect of overturning Roe v. Wade, the 1973 landmark decision handed down by the United States Supreme Court on the issue...
Continue ReadingSgt. Holliday sings anthem
Class of 2004 Furman University piano performance major Stacey Holliday appeared front and center at the 2018 T-Mobile Home Run Derby in Washington D.C. July 16 when she performed an a cappella rendition of "The Star-Spangled...
Continue ReadingKrissy Gear ’21 represents U.S. at U20 World Championships
Furman University freshman Kristlin (Krissy) Gear '21 represented her country in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World U20 Championships in Finland. After qualifying for finals with a time of 10:09...
Continue ReadingLiteracy Corner: A custom approach to literacy training
Furman Associate Professor of Education Katie Kelly wants to make a dent in the over 4,000 South Carolina students that may have to repeat the third grade next school year because they fall short of...
Continue ReadingCommunity service will help a Greer teen pay for college
Incoming Furman University freshman Abigail Smith is getting a head start on her academic career and helping her community at the same time. Smith, a Greer resident who plans to study biology in the fall,...
Continue ReadingFurman employs ‘lambscaping’ team to maintain solar farm
Local sheep farmer Steve Wood hesitated before coming to Furman with his idea of offering his sheep to help maintain hard-to-reach areas under solar panels at the university's six-acre solar farm. In a piece by...
Continue ReadingTenors Byrd ’20 and Toverud ’19 shine at national competition
After impressive performances at both state and regional National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) competitions held earlier this year, two Furman University vocalists won the opportunity to compete on the national stage. Bergsvein Toverud...
Continue ReadingEducation innovation leader Ambrose named president, CEO of KnowledgeWorks
1983 Furman University sociology alumnus Charles (Chuck) Ambrose has been appointed president and CEO of KnowledgeWorks, a nonprofit education advocacy organization in Cincinnati, Ohio. Ambrose, who joins the organization Sept. 1, previously served eight years as president of...
Continue ReadingGrants from SC INBRE support biomedical research on campus
Three Furman University Department of Biology faculty have each received research grants of $72,000 from the South Carolina IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence (SC INBRE) program for the 2018-2019 fiscal year. Biology professors Adi...
Continue Reading- « Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 155
- 156
- 157
- 158
- 159
- …
- 244
- Next Page »