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How to rebuild U.S. economy in a post-pandemic world
Kailash Khandke, an economics professor at Furman University, has written an opinion piece in The Greenville News about how economies can rebound from the pandemic. Citing severe shortfalls in federal, state and local tax coffers,...
Continue ReadingCan’t stop the FUNC
While Furman’s campus closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic has caused many student clubs and organizations to be less active for the remainder of the semester, there are some that have adapted to the new...
Continue ReadingFurman Implements Furloughs, Discontinues Baseball and Men’s Lacrosse
In an effort to address the unprecedented financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, Furman University on Monday announced that it would cut the salaries of the president and senior administrators, implement furloughs and budget reductions...
Continue ReadingWorking at the medical front
In April, Ben Daxon ’05 had jumped fully into the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City, where life had been upended, when he wrote a hopeful post on his Facebook page: “Day...
Continue ReadingHealth intern helps company pivot to meet pandemic demand
When the employees of Greenville-based Humimic Medical brainstormed ways the company could be competitive and relevant during the COVID-19 pandemic, Furman University senior Heath Hawkins was in the middle of the discussion. Within hours, Humimic,...
Continue ReadingAlumna pens healing words in recovery from COVID-19
Anna Downs ’16 became ill with COVID-19 in March, about two months away from graduating medical school at the University of Louisville School of Medicine. She’s still recovering, but being a health care professional struck...
Continue ReadingAn act of love expressed in the grocery aisles
In a March 21 op-ed for the Greenville News, John McArthur, associate professor of communication studies wrote that social distancing is an act of love. That notion brought comfort to SELF writer Colleen Stinchcombe, who...
Continue ReadingSharing from a distance
We all have stories to share from the pandemic, about people we miss or things we wouldn’t otherwise be doing. [caption id="attachment_44862" align="alignright" width="400"] Jay Davis '21 shared her thoughts about being home during the...
Continue ReadingLa familia assists Spanish learners
Adaptability, creativity and resilience are hallmarks of a semester upended by a pandemic, and nowhere are those traits more evident than in Spanish 215, a conversation and composition class taught by Angélica Lozano-Alonso, professor of...
Continue ReadingFurman Reopens Applications
Furman University has re-opened applications for admission to allow prospective students additional time to apply for the 2020-21 academic year. The university announced Wednesday, April 22, that submissions are open through the Common Application and Coalition Application....
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