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Growing interest in economics
Academics, clubs, study broad programs, small class sizes. Furman had everything Emily Hunter was looking for. What she hadn’t decided on when she arrived at Furman was a major. “I dabbled in just about everything...
Continue ReadingBringing relief to food deserts
A growing number of Greenville’s community gardens are now in underserved neighborhoods where food deserts, or areas with limited access to healthy food, persist. But vacant lots are also plentiful, and by reclaiming them as...
Continue ReadingBringing relief to food deserts
A growing number of Greenville’s community gardens are now in underserved neighborhoods where food deserts, or areas with limited access to healthy food, persist. But vacant lots are also plentiful, and by reclaiming them as...
Continue ReadingFurman’s fabulous Fulbrights
Furman University has had four students named 2013-14 Fulbright Scholars, which places the university among the nation’s top producers of students who participate in the U.S. government’s flagship international educational exchange program. According to the...
Continue ReadingFurman accepting nominations for women leaders program
Furman’s Center for Corporate and Professional Development is accepting nominations for “Connections: Women Leaders of the Upstate,” a program designed for women who have either demonstrated leadership abilities or who’ve been identified as possessing potential...
Continue ReadingOLLI announces new leadership program for senior adults
The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at Furman announces the formation of Senior Leaders Greenville, a program designed for senior adults to get involved and become voices for the rapidly growing number of seniors in...
Continue ReadingBridging the gap between faith and reason
Bridging the gap between religion and science proves to be a challenge in a time when technological and scientific advancements leave little room for faith and spirituality, but according to author and renowned Kabbalah scholar...
Continue ReadingMore leading sedentary life, professor says
According to a recent study by the World Health Organization the top two risks for mortality in the world are high blood pressure and tobacco use. High blood pressure is responsible 13 percent of deaths...
Continue ReadingSpend an evening “In a Town Near Faith”
On Saturday, Nov. 9 as part of Furman’s homecoming festivities, the Theatre Arts department will sponsor the reading of a new play by alum Randall David Cook, “In a Town Near Faith.” The reading, which...
Continue ReadingFurman Symphonic Winds in concert Nov. 15
Furman Symphonic Winds will present its fall concert Friday, Nov. 15 at 8 p.m. in McAlister Auditorium. The concert is open to the public, and is part of Furman’s Cultural Life Program. Conducted by Furman music professor...
Continue ReadingPlayhouse to host reading of “In a Town Near Faith”
On Saturday, Nov. 9 as part of Furman’s homecoming festivities, the Theatre Arts department will sponsor the reading of a new play by alum Randall David Cook, “In a Town Near Faith.” The reading, which is...
Continue ReadingRandall David Cook follows his passion
Randall David Cook, a 1991 Furman graduate and playwright who is on campus this fall as a Duke Endowment Artist-in-Residence, has been hard at work on a new play, “Pomp and Circumstance,” that will have...
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