Vincent Harris of Upstate Business Journal (a publication of Community Journals) writes about Greenville, South Carolina, and its growing reputation for attracting venture capital firms. One such firm is North Carolina-based Flywheel Coworking. The company…
Solving the ‘expert blind spot’
Ben Haywood kept a Rubik’s Cube in his fridge at home for six weeks during the 2020 winter break. You can imagine it sitting there, between a jar of pickles and the OJ. Haywood, assistant…
Expect college wait lists to be obnoxiously long…
With COVID-19, the models admissions officers traditionally use to predict the number of students who will enroll at their universities are less reliable. Factors like whether international students will make it to campus, the status…
Dottie Pepper’s ‘Letters to a Future Champion’ a…
Dottie Pepper’s book chronicles her time with PGA professional and course architect George Pulver Sr. Two-time LPGA major champion and Furman alumna Dottie Pepper ’87 kept tips, advice and letters from her mentor George Pulver Sr.…
Three families, three gifts, untold impact
The reasons people give are as varied as the individuals making the gifts. Some make financial commitments to Furman to remember a loved one. Some give to advance a program or major of study. Still…
Another cyber wake-up call, but Florida is up…
In a piece that appeared in Florida Politics, 1966 Furman alumnus J. Michael “Mike” McConnell describes the increased threat to public services that comes with a dependence on information technology. The executive director of the…
Janet D. Kwami wins 2021 SCICU Excellence in…
Janet D. Kwami, associate professor of communication studies, is Furman’s 2021 SCICU Excellence in Teaching Award recipient. Each year, the South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities (SCICU) recognizes and celebrates outstanding professors through the Excellence…
Fall 2020 Dean’s List
Here are the students who made the Dean’s List for the 2020 fall term. The honor is awarded to full-time undergraduates who earn a grade point average of at least 3.4 during the semester. The…
The girl with two names
For 15 years, Fatima Quintana, a freshman at Furman University, thought her name was Fatima Claire Taylor. She also thought her guardians, Michael and Charlotte Taylor, were her legal adoptive parents. But all that changed…