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Furman professors publish book about James Baldwin
Furman University education professors Scott Henderson and Paul Thomas have published a new book about James Baldwin, one of America’s most celebrated writers. James Baldwin: Challenging Authors (Sense Publishers) is the fifth volume in the...
Continue ReadingAndersen receives Fulbright Scholarship
Furman University Earth and Environmental Sciences professor Brannon Andersen, Ph.D., 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,...
Continue ReadingGetting down to business
Furman University students pursuing managerial careers will have a new option for graduate school under a partnership established recently with the Wake Forest University School of Business. The Wake Forest-Furman Honors Program will provide Furman...
Continue ReadingFurman professors publish new book in teaching series
Furman education professors Scott Henderson and Paul Thomas have published a new book about James Baldwin, one of America’s most celebrated writers. James Baldwin: Challenging Authors (Sense Publishers) is the fifth volume in the “Critical Literacy Teaching...
Continue ReadingPowers receives SCICU Excellence in Teaching Award
Alicia Powers, Associate Professor of Health Sciences at Furman University, has been awarded a 2014 Excellence in Teaching Award from the South Carolina Independent Colleges & Universities (SCICU) organization. SCICU annually recognizes one faculty member...
Continue ReadingFurman seniors receive Fulbrights to teach in Germany
Two Furman University seniors will spend the 2014-15 academic year teaching in Germany after receiving English Teaching Assistantships from the Fulbright U.S. Student Program. The Fulbright recipients, who will begin their teaching assignments in Germany...
Continue ReadingWroblewski ’16 receives State Department scholarship
Karlee Wroblewski, a Furman University sophomore from Somerset, Wis., has been awarded a Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) from the U.S. Department of State to undergo intensive study of the Chinese language. Wroblewski, who will spend eight...
Continue ReadingNew members join Furman Board of Trustees
These new trustees will join the Furman board July 1, 2014: John Donald Anderson—Anderson, 1966 Furman graduate, is president and owner of Pinnacle Institute of Cosmetology, an accredited cosmetology school located in Charlotte, N.C. Prior...
Continue ReadingStudying the geology of landslides
Mountaintops across the Upstate are at risk from landslides, and local geologists warn that if a landslide occurred in certain high-risk spots, it could wipe out mountain homes and endanger lives. Several professors in Furman’s...
Continue ReadingFurman student to host Twitter Q&A for physically disabled
Furman student Luke Christie, who serves as National Youth Chairman for the Muscular Dystrophy Association, will host a live Twitter Q&A Tuesday, April 29 to offer advice about navigating college and professional life with a...
Continue ReadingLearning to “run with it”
The only complaint Furman art department chair Ross McClain has with his excellent students is that they’re such excellent students. “They’ve been taking tests and they’ve been jumping those hurdles, and they finally get here...
Continue ReadingThe little film that couldn’t
Described by the filmmakers as a semi-autobiographical showbiz comedy, Cinema Purgatorio is about a group of no-name filmmakers who try to win a regional film festival and attract the attention of actor Bill Murray. Written...
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