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Check out the Lakeside Summer Concert Series

Furman's Music by the Lake Summer Concert Series, a Greenville tradition since 1968, opened Thursday, May 28, at 7:30 p.m. in the university’s amphitheater. Celebrating the “Sounds of Summer,” the Lakeside Concert Band, under the...

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OLLI accepting applications for Senior Leaders Greenville

The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at Furman is accepting applications for Senior Leaders Greenville through July 1. Launched in 2013, Senior Leaders Greenville is a program designed for adults 55 and up to build awareness...

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An educated state

[caption id="attachment_18062" align="alignright" width="365"] Furman instructor Paul Batson named SC commissioner for public technical colleges[/caption] When Paul Batson began teaching in the Furman Undergraduate Evening Studies (UES) program, he was younger than most of his...

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South African Trankle to be a Paladin

Thomas Trankle, an 8-man from Cornwall College (Pretoria, South Africa), has accepted a Furman Rugby Scholarship and will enroll in August. Trankle, 6’4 and 235 pounds, is a two-year starter for Cornwall and has been...

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Kirkland to join Paladins

Pierce Kirkland, a flanker and co-captain of the Memorial High School (Houston, TX) Rugby Team, has accepted a Furman Rugby Scholarship and has committed to attend Furman. Kirkland, the son of Robert Kirkland of Houston,...

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Turner to join Paladins

Andrew Turner, a resident of Muscat, Oman who began playing rugby in third grade, will attend Furman University next year and has committed to joining the Furman rugby team. Turner, who attended the 2014 Furman...

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Women’s Leadership Institute graduates 33

Furman University’s Center for Corporate and Professional Development has announced that 33 members of its inaugural class of the Women’s Leadership Institute have graduated.

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The man behind Furman’s track resurgence

Chris Borch, a 1978 Furman graduate, earned a spot on the Paladin cross country team as a walk-on in 1974. It was tradition back then for each runner to receive a pair of blue Onitsuka...

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Dr. Blumenfield receives Fulbright to study in China

Tami Blumenfield, an assistant professor of Asian Studies, has been selected for a Fulbright Scholar Grant to conduct research in China during the 2015-16 academic year. Dr. Blumenfield will work with the Na communities of...

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Book by professor Kolb wins top award

A recently published book by Furman sociology professor Kenneth H. Kolb has received a major award from the American Sociological Association. Moral Wages: The Emotional Dilemmas of Victim Advocacy and Counseling has been honored with...

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