Jan
25
FMU’s Tom Roop left an endearing legacy
The Francis Marion University community is in mourning over the loss of Dr. Tom Roop, one of the great figures in the university’s 47-year history. Roop, a professor of biology at FMU from 1972-2004, passed away at his home on January 14. He’ll be honored on campus this Saturday, Jan. 21. A visitation with family [...]
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Dec
09
New Healthcare Admin degree flourishing at FMU
New academic programs typically require a crawl-walk-run phase as they ramp up and become a full-fledged major. Francis Marion University’s new Healthcare Administration major isn’t typical. The inaugural graduating class, which marched Saturday in FMU’s Fall 2016 commencement, boasts 27 students. That’s third most in any major among the more than 300 graduates at this [...]
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May
29
FMU once again recognized as a “Great College to Work For”
Francis Marion University once again has been recognized as a Great Colleges to Work For® Honor Roll School by The Chronicle of Higher Education, the leading journal of university and college life.
May
28
May
28
FMU recognizes outstanding staff service
Nor again is there anyone who loves or pursues or desires to obtain pain of itself but because occasionally circumstances.
May
27
Jan
26
FMU Professor Emeritus Publishes Sixth Book
Dr. John Britton, long-time member of the Francis Marion University Department of History and now Professor Emeritus, had his sixth book recently published. Cables, Crises, and the Press: The Geopolitics of the New International Information System in the Americas, 1866-1903, has been published by the University of New Mexico Press.