Furman News

Friday was Nancy Rosenwald's last day at the Best Small Library in America 2009.

Trustees at Furman University have approved the hiring of the school's next president.

Furman University's new president comes to the job with a vested interest in the quality of its programs.

FURMAN UNIVERSITY HONORED BY DHEC AS LEADER IN SUSTAINABILITY EFFORTS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE GREENVILLE, S.C.-Furman University recently won the 'Spare the Air' award from the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control in recognition of the school's positive impact on the state's environment.

FURMAN'S DAVID SHI JOINS PRESIDENTS'TRUST AS ADVOCATE FOR LIBERAL ARTS EDUCATION GREENVILLE, S.C.-Furman University president David Shi is among 82 college and university presidents and chancellors joining together as the Presidents' Trust to make the case for the value of liberal arts education in the 21st century.

When the economy improves, University of South Carolina president Harris Pastides will ask the General Assembly for more money for the university, he said Monday.

There's only so much information one museum exhibit can hold. So what happens to the rest? The behind-the-scenes info, the photos, the stories? In the case of the "Weaving Our Survival: Upcountry Stories of WWII," the new exhibit at the Upcountry History Museum, the information that wouldn't fit in the exhibit become a book.

FURMAN UNIVERSITY'S MARK BRITT COORDINATING 'TUBACHRISTMAS' 2009 Two concerts set for Dec.

REGISTRATION FOR WINTER TERM CLASSES IN OSHER LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTE AT FURMAN UNIVERSITY TO BEGIN NOV.

In the fall of 2003, the community of Greenville was in a healing process after the trauma surrounding the removal the flag from the Statehouse and was facing the angst of the MLK holiday for Greenville County employees.

PENDLETON - An Upstate economic development organization said Friday the region's best opportunities for new jobs and higher wages lie with four industries, and a retooled marketing approach is needed to become "laser-focused" on attracting those industries.

Fluor Corp.'s Greenville employees are quietly marking a milestone - 75 years in South Carolina with fingerprints all over the world.

For many years, The Greenville News annually recapped each year's major local events on Dec.

Furman University is moving forward with a pledge to make the campus 'carbon neutral' in time for its bicentennial in 2026.

The relationship between the Upstate and China may soon get a lot closer. In a partnership with Converse and Wofford colleges and Clemson and Furman universities, Presbyterian College was officially awarded a Confucius Institute by the Chinese government in a dedication ceremony Friday at the Clinton school.

Two South Carolina liberal arts colleges, Wofford College and Furman University, appear on Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine's list of best private college values.

Published: Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at 5:16 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at 5:16 p.m. Wofford College once again has been cited by Kiplinger Personal Finance magazine as one of America's best values in higher education, it was announced today.

FURMAN UNIVERSITY NAMES JANA GRIMES ASSISTANT VP FOR HUMAN RESOURCES GREENVILLE, S.C.-Furman University has named Jana Grimes assistant vice president for human resources.

FURMAN UNIVERSITY ROTC BATTALION TO LEAD VETERANS DAY OBSERVANCE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE GREENVILLE, S.C.-Furman University will honor those who served or lost their lives in the military during Veterans Day ceremonies on Wednesday, Nov.

Furman University will bore dozens of wells hundreds of feet into the ground using $2.5 million in federal stimulus money in order to help jump-start new energy exploration and heat and cool its own dormitory buildings using magma-heated water.