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Professor Andersen receives Fulbright to teach in Croatia
Furman Earth and Environmental Sciences professor Brannon Andersen has been awarded a Fulbright Scholarship for teaching and research at the University of Zadar in Croatia during the 2014-15 academic year. Through the grant, Dr. Andersen will...
Continue ReadingThe Underdog King of World Cup Soccer
Going into this summer’s World Cup in Brazil, the U.S. national team is more popular than ever. Why is that? Here’s one theory: America loves playing the underdog. It’s perhaps fitting, then, that the man...
Continue ReadingFurman honors alumni, inducts new members to Benefactors Circle
In mid-May, Furman’s trustees and boards and councils converged on campus for the annual Leadership Summit Weekend. In addition to regular meetings, key volunteers and donors gather for the presentation of the year’s four alumni...
Continue ReadingA new twist on the food truck
This sleek Airstream, aptly named The Bullet, isn't just a kitchen on wheels, it's an incubator for business. Furman alumnus Chase Fisher ’09 and his partners are piloting a new food truck project in Montgomery,...
Continue ReadingKirby named director of Center for Corporate and Professional Development
Victoria Kirby has been named Director of the university's Center for Corporate and Professional Development. A Furman graduate, Kirby was a co-founder and managing principal for a leading network integration company in the southeastern United States,...
Continue ReadingA new twist on the food truck
This sleek Airstream, aptly named The Bullet, isn't just a kitchen on wheels, it's an incubator for business. Furman alumnus Chase Fisher ’09 and his partners are piloting a new food truck project in Montgomery,...
Continue ReadingRemembering the Normandy Invasion
Hours before the first Allied troops stormed the beaches of Normandy, Herb Crews was already well behind enemy lines. As crew chief of a C-47 military transport aircraft, Crews was assigned to drop 28 paratroopers...
Continue ReadingProfessor Nelsen reappointed as SCETV Commission chairman
South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley has reappointed Furman political science professor Brent Nelsen to serve as chairman of the South Carolina Educational Television Commission. He has served as chairman since 2011, and his new, six-year...
Continue ReadingRiley Institute celebrates 10 years of DLI
More than 80 business, education and community leaders gathered at Michelin North America Monday morning to help the Riley Institute at Furman celebrate the 10-year anniversary of its highly successful Diversity Leaders Initiative (DLI) program. The...
Continue ReadingDLI Anniversary Celebration
The Diversity Leadership Initiative, part of Furman University’s Riley Institute, celebrated 10 years of achievement and unveiled Unite South Carolina, a magazine that looks at 10 of those successes, at a breakfast hosted by Michelin North...
Continue ReadingVontsolos ’15 wins Adam Smith Prize for economics
Emily Vontsolos, a rising senior at Furman University, won the 2014 Adam Smith prize, awarded for the best economics paper submitted each year. The award was presented at the Economics Department’s end-of-year picnic recently, said...
Continue ReadingClass of 2014 leaves record-breaking legacy
When the Class of 2014 walked across the stage this May, they had plenty to be proud of. But this year, graduates carried with them a unique achievement—they set the record for participation in Furman...
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