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Emily Schuck to lead enrollment at Furman
Emily Schuck has been named vice president for enrollment management at Furman University following a national search. Schuck, who is currently the assistant vice president for enrollment management at Marietta College in Marietta, Ohio, will...
Continue ReadingRavenel Curry pledges $10 million gift for Furman’s Timmons Arena renovation
The gift is the largest in Furman Athletics history and will be the cornerstone of a $40 million project, funded primarily by donations, to make Timmons a premier venue among mid-major universities in the nation.
Continue ReadingFor graduates, Summer Commencement marked ‘the beginning of a lifetime of learning’
More than three dozen students were eligible to receive degrees during the Davis Chapel ceremony, including many in graduate programs that ended in the summer term.
Continue ReadingAdvantage Scholars begin building their Furman families
The Riley Institute’s Advantage Scholars Summer Program brought together dozens of incoming Furman first-year students who are recipients of Duke, Hollingsworth, Townes and Vaughn scholarships to spend a few days on campus in July getting...
Continue ReadingSummer Research Fellow probes philosophy of dark comedy
Catherine Davis ’24 loves Mr. Meeseeks, a “little adorable creature that you can summon to achieve one task in life, and then he can vanish forever,” explained the philosophy major. But in the universe of...
Continue ReadingRoe v Wade ruling by Supreme Court affects more than abortion rights
In the days following the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, we asked Furman faculty members about the moment. They weighed in with expert perspectives representing government and politics (including Constitutional law and...
Continue ReadingPride is personal and political for alumnus Tensley
Brandon Tensley '12, a national political writer for CNN Politics, has covered LGBTQ issues as a journalist for years. He recently wrote about ways people can learn more about Pride, so we asked him to...
Continue ReadingThe silencing of LGBTQ voices in U.S. public schools
In a piece he wrote for Shuddhashar's education issue, A. Scott Henderson, the William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Education at Furman University, describes the ways in which conservative political groups in the U.S. have...
Continue ReadingMayX Snapshot: Modern minds examine an ancient discipline
This week, we’re highlighting courses from May Experience – a chance for students to explore topics beyond the typical academic year. COURSE: Yoga in America INSTRUCTOR: Diane Boyd, associate dean of faculty development and executive...
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