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2020: The Year in Review
Amid the challenges, 2020 also brought us countless moments of joy, discovery and community – from learning and gathering virtually to getting out the vote to giving back. While students realized The Furman Advantage in...
Continue ReadingEnvironmental historian Hayden Smith ’95 publishes first book
“Carolina’s Golden Fields: Inland Rice Cultivation in the South Carolina Lowcountry, 1670-1860” (Cambridge 2020) is the first book written by Hayden Smith ’95, and it wouldn’t exist without dirt. It's possible the same could also...
Continue ReadingGeek out over Christmas films
The holiday season brings a full slate of must-see movies, among them, "A Christmas Story," "White Christmas," and "It's a Wonderful Life." The Upcountry History Museum - Furman University was featured in The New York...
Continue ReadingMembers of the class of 2020 receive Furman’s highest honors
Congratulations to these members of the Furman class of 2020, who received the university's highest honors: Scholarship Cup Awards Catherine Lippert Catherine Lippert discovered her major fairly late in her time at Furman and immersed...
Continue ReadingCampus will resume normal operations Friday, Oct. 30
Update: Campus will resume normal operations on Friday, Oct. 30. --- The Furman University campus will remain closed through today, Oct. 29, following Tropical Storm Zeta. All FurmanFlex classes will continue remotely for the entire...
Continue ReadingAll classes remote for Thursday, Oct. 29; campus closed until noon
Furman University will be closed until noon on Thursday, October 29, due to expected high winds from Hurricane Zeta as it passes over our area as a tropical storm Thursday morning. All FurmanFlex classes will...
Continue ReadingBack in the Game – Scenes from Homecoming 2020
It's safe to say Homecoming 2020 was a homecoming like no other in Furman's history, but while the activities looked a little different students, faculty and staff worked together to organize a robust schedule of...
Continue ReadingAlumni Gordon and Sarah Herring donate $6.1 million to music department
Gordon Herring '65 and Sarah Herring '66 have pledged a gift of $6.1 million to the Furman Department of Music. Through the donation, the Herrings have established the Herring Music Chair Endowment and the Herring...
Continue ReadingFurman Board of Trustees approves faculty promotions & tenure, adds members
During its spring meeting in May, the Furman University Board of Trustees approved promotions or tenure or both for 14 faculty members and granted emeritus status to eight professors who retired this summer. The board...
Continue ReadingFurman trustee Yendelela Neely Holston ’03 honored nationally for fostering legal talent
[caption id="attachment_47333" align="alignright" width="400"] Yendelela Neely Holston, a 2003 Furman graduate and board secretary of the Furman Board of Trustees.[/caption] Yendelela Neely Holston, a 2003 Furman graduate and board secretary of the Furman Board of...
Continue ReadingWork begins on Joseph Vaughn Plaza
Furman University will break ground next week on the Joseph Vaughn Plaza, which will be home to a statue honoring Furman’s first Black undergraduate student and establish a place for reflection and celebration of those...
Continue ReadingHistory Department presents ‘Race and Ethnicity in America: Past and Present’
Before she entered Furman, Asha Marie ’22 had already carved out a niche for racial equality and activism. Marie, who has lived most of her life in Greenville, South Carolina, was behind the petition to...
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