{"id":6467,"date":"2017-02-18T20:12:38","date_gmt":"2017-02-19T01:12:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/2017\/02\/24\/silver-named-director-of-bridges-to-a-brighter-future\/"},"modified":"2022-11-06T20:24:52","modified_gmt":"2022-11-07T01:24:52","slug":"silver-named-director-of-bridges-to-a-brighter-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/silver-named-director-of-bridges-to-a-brighter-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Silver named director of Bridges to a Brighter Future"},"content":{"rendered":"

Carolyn Silver has been named director of Furman\u2019s college access and success program, Bridges to a Brighter Future. Her appointment begins March 1.<\/p>\n

Silver brings more than a decade of experience in higher education and nonprofit management to the role. After starting her career in corporate communications in Greenville, she transitioned to Clemson University, serving as a writer\/editor for University Advancement and Student Affairs.<\/p>\n

She also served as faculty at Clemson, teaching undergraduate communications and graduate student affairs, and at Tri-County Tech teaching English and writing. She was most<\/p>\n

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Carolyn Silver<\/p><\/div>\n

recently employed by the University of North Carolina at Charlotte to design and manage a professional internship program available to the campus\u2019s 23,000 undergraduates. Her work at UNCC also included career counseling, teaching writing, and revamping the University Honors College first-year curriculum.<\/p>\n

After earning her Ph.D. at Clemson University in 2011, Silver worked with community leaders in Spartanburg to create a 501(c)(3) to increase educational attainment across the county. During that time she led efforts to raise $1 million, create connections among county public high schools and colleges, and institute the first annual Spartanburg College Fair.<\/p>\n

Throughout her career, Silver has remained active with leadership programs and student service organizations. She regularly presents and publishes her research on collegiate academic success and career preparedness.<\/p>\n

Silver holds a bachelor\u2019s in communications from James Madison University, a master\u2019s in professional communications from Clemson, and a Ph.D. in educational leadership from Clemson.<\/p>\n

For more information, contact Brad Bechtold, executive director, Furman University Continuing Education, 864-294-3136, or brad.bechtold@furman.edu<\/a>. Learn more about Bridges to a Brighter Future<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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