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Degrees awarded to 671 students at Saturday’s virtual graduation
On Saturday, May 9, Furman University President Elizabeth Davis conferred degrees on 671 students virtually in a video to graduates. [caption id="attachment_45212" align="alignright" width="210"] A screenshot taken during the Emily Scott Robinson's live Instagram show...
Continue ReadingTour on hold, Emily Scott Robinson ’09 remains thankful for recent success
Critically acclaimed singer-songwriter Emily Scott Robinson ’09 will perform a live concert through Furman's official Instagram page beginning at 3 p.m. on Saturday, May 9, in honor of the Furman class of 2020. "I am...
Continue ReadingJeremy Cass to serve as dean of faculty
Professor of Spanish and former Associate Academic Dean Jeremy Cass has been named dean of faculty. He started the position on May 1. Cass, who joined the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures in 2004,...
Continue ReadingA beautiful day in the neighborhood
Furman University alumna Alise Alexander '16 pens an article about forgotten neighborhood traditions in "Public Discourse," the journal of the Witherspoon Institute. Despite the cloud of COVID-19, Alexander sees a silver lining - neighbors, who...
Continue ReadingSharing from a distance
We all have stories to share from the pandemic, about people we miss or things we wouldn’t otherwise be doing. [caption id="attachment_44862" align="alignright" width="400"] Jay Davis '21 shared her thoughts about being home during the...
Continue ReadingLa familia assists Spanish learners
Adaptability, creativity and resilience are hallmarks of a semester upended by a pandemic, and nowhere are those traits more evident than in Spanish 215, a conversation and composition class taught by Angélica Lozano-Alonso, professor of...
Continue ReadingRemote reflection
The disruption much of the world is experiencing right now from the COVID-19 pandemic could be the best opportunity many people have to pause and reflect. “Sometimes we forget to slow down,” says Rolyn Rollins,...
Continue Reading‘Carry on and be strong’
Furman is more than a place. It's a community – a community held together by a common bond of purpose, resilience and strength in the face of adversity. As students enter a second week of...
Continue ReadingTeaching in the time of COVID-19
The Furman community is much more than a physical location. Click below for a special message from our faculty and coaches: Before the COVID-19 pandemic began wreaking havoc in higher education across the United States,...
Continue ReadingLeanne Joyce ’22 brings passion for young hospital patients to Furman
Leanne Joyce ’22 thought a life-threatening congenital heart defect had taken her choices away forever. Then she remembered the kindness of a stranger, which gave a scared 12-year-old girl the strength and inspiration to make what...
Continue ReadingFall 2019 Dean’s List
Here are the students who made the Dean’s List for the 2019 fall term. The honor is awarded to full-time undergraduates who earn a grade point average of at least 3.4 during the semester. The...
Continue ReadingSam Ybarra ’22 awarded first place in Furman’s venture pitch competition
An intense process that started in November with 80 students vying for a chance to take part in Furman University's first annual Paladin Pitch competition culminated Saturday, Feb. 22, with a first-place win by Sam...
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