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…
‘The Time is Now’ – Two alumni present…
The organizers of the 10th Annual African American Children and Families Conference say the relevance of the event has never been greater. Hosted by the College of Education at the University of Northern Iowa, the…
Joseph Vaughn statue unveiling scheduled April 16
Furman University President Elizabeth Davis sent the message below to the campus community on Tuesday, March 2. Dear Campus Community, We are pleased to announce that a new date and time have been selected for…
3D model conveys course concepts to visually impaired…
Everyone agrees the doughnut is fundamental. But Fatima Quintana ’24 couldn’t see it, couldn’t make sense of the circular chart and the material written on and around it. So the Student Office for Accessibility Resources…
Education in a pandemic
Traditional school field trips are on hold across the Upstate of South Carolina due to COVID-19 restrictions, but not the Zoom kind. Furman University Head Coach Doug Allison, through his wife’s affiliation with Greenville Middle…
How to teach professors humility? Hand them a…
Part of the mission of the Faculty Development Center at Furman University is to engender creativity and empathy among faculty members. Ben Haywood, assistant director of the FDC, and a Dennison University professor came up…
For your DINformation!
Men’s Basketball Watch Party! Cheer on the Paladins from Timmons Arena as they finish their regular season at Wofford, this Saturday, Feb. 27, at 7 p.m. For additional details, including instructions for reserving your ticket,…
Hands off
Doug Meyer-Cuno ’85 is a ForbesBooks author. Ever wonder if you’re a micromanager? Doug Meyer-Cuno, a 1985 Furman University graduate, has a new book that helps diagnose the managerial malady and steer leaders toward recovery…
Taking inequities to heart
Jason Williams ’09, a pediatric cardiologist, is completing an advanced non-invasive cardiac imaging fellowship this year. Many studies have shown that Black children in the United States born with congenital heart defects have worse survival…