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In July, Furman hired a new Director of University Police with prior experience working in a university setting to replace longtime director Bob Miller, who retired at the end of June.

Last week, about 775 student from around the country and around the world made their way to Greenville to begin their Furman education.

After a disappointing 3-8 season last year, Furman football is looking to bounce back strong in its third season under Bruce Fowler. The Paladins open the season on the road against Gardner-Webb. They will also travel to LSU and Georgia Southern, clearly the toughest away games this year.

Welcome to all of the members of the Furman family — new and returning students, parents, faculty, staff, administrators, coaches — as a new academic year in the life of Furman University begins. As in nearly all beginnings, there are things familiar and unchanged and things unfamiliar but full of opportunity.

John Mayer’s new album “Paradise Valley” pleases the ear with a variety of instruments and an updated jazz and southern rock sound, reminiscent of early rock bands such as the Eagles, the Allman Brothers, and John Mellencamp.

When Rod Smolla announced his retirement this spring, Carl Kohrt received what he referred to as “the famous phone call” asking him to step in as president. As Kohrt remembers it, the first thing he did was call his wife.

A tragedy hit the Furman community this summer when recent graduate Eric Weigel passed away in a kayaking accident on Wednesday, June 5.

Furman University as a liberal arts institution purports to embody liberal education - as pluralistic and holistic training of students to think critically. “Let a thousand flowers bloom” – a liberal arts institution must be a marketplace of ideas, of all ideas, to justify its theoretical commitment to liberal education.

On April 18, Furman was annexed into the city of Travelers Rest, though the university has retained its Greenville address.