Furman University Alum, Jonathan Newton (class of 2001), and professional library leader and advocate was honored at the South Carolina Library Association(SCLA) 2019 Conference with the Intellectual Freedom Award. Nominated by peers and colleagues from around the state, Jonathan was Continue reading Furman Alum Given SC Library Association Award
The newly updated Furman Student Newspapers Collection is now online. The collection includes scans of the print newspapers from 1916 through April 2018. A huge thank you to the Digital Collections Center staff and student assistants who made this collection a Continue reading Slacks Allowed in JBD on Saturdays
Are you planning to attend Homecoming? If so, visit the Furman University Libraries’ tent on the Furman Mall. We would love to see alumni, and especially library student assistant alums, on Saturday, October 20th from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Furman’s Continue reading Homecoming Tent and Open House
What are some of the most frequently requested materials in Special Collections and Archives? University Course Catalogs The University Archives maintains a complete run of catalogs for Furman University, which contain descriptions of all courses offered at Furman from 1852 to Continue reading Frequently Requested Materials
J. Martin England was born in the mill town of Seneca, South Carolina in 1901. He received degrees from Furman University in 1924, and from Crozer Theological Seminary, Pennsylvania. England received an Honorary Doctorate in Divinity from Furman University in Continue reading A Missionary in Burma
An Evening with Thomas Rain Crowe ’72 Poet, essayist, boat-rocker, translator, publisher, environmentalist, musician, sustainability advocate and owner and editor of New Native Press in Cullowhee, N.C., Thomas Rain Crowe (Furman Class of 1972) will speak on campus Wednesday, October Continue reading An Evening with Thomas Rain Crowe ’72
Are you planning to attend Homecoming? If so, visit the Furman University Library’s tent on the mall in front of Furman Hall. We would love to see alumni, and especially library student assistant alums, on Saturday, November 5th from 11:00 AM Continue reading Homecoming Tent and Open House
We are Furman: Alumni Collections in Special Collections and Archives 2nd Floor James B. Duke Library Furman University July-December 2016 Students, past and present, are what the university is all about. Students will forever fill a role—whether they are current students or Continue reading Alumni Collections
Are you planning to attend Homecoming? If so…COME……BACK TO THE LIBRARY! We would love to see alumni, and especially library student assistant alums, on Saturday, October 24th from 10am to Noon on the front porch of the James B. Duke Continue reading Homecoming: Back to the Library!
Clint Dempsey, the captain of the United States Men’s National Team and a former Furman men’s soccer standout, scored just 29 seconds into the match and the U.S. grabbed all three points on a late John Anthony Brooks tally in Continue reading Furman’s Dempsey Scores