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‘The secret’s out’: Former Clemson, Furman football players share why they’ve made the Upstate home
Rick Spruill of Greenville Journal reaches out to former Clemson and Furman University football players to understand lessons learned from the game and why they call the Upstate home. On the Furman side, Spruill speaks...
Continue ReadingTigers, Gamecocks, Bulldogs and Paladins: How they came to be
In an article appearing in Greenville Journal, writer Jeannie Putnam spoke to Furman University's Jeffrey Makala to understand the evolution of mascots at the university. Makala, special collections librarian and university archivist, explained the many...
Continue ReadingMore than 85% of Furman University students fully vaccinated as semester begins
The Post and Courier covered move-in day for the class of 2025 at Furman University where the vaccination rate as of Aug. 16 was 86% among students, greater than 90% for faculty, and north of...
Continue ReadingPHOTO GALLERY: Welcome, students!
Students moved in this week, surrounded by family, friends and Orientation Team members, in preparation for the beginning of the school year on Tuesday. About 850 students arrived early or were here for Summer Session 2,...
Continue Reading$1 million gift will fuel football program’s growth under Clay Hendrix
Just weeks before Furman kicks off its 2021 season, an anonymous donor has made a $1 million gift to the football program. It is the third $1 million gift made to the football program since...
Continue ReadingJuneteenth is an opportunity to reflect
President Elizabeth Davis sent the message below to the campus community on Friday, June 18, 2021. Dear Campus Community, The first time I heard about Juneteenth I was a first-year student in college at Baylor...
Continue ReadingBetsy King
World Golf Hall of Famer Betsy King, a 1977 Furman University alumna, has built a remarkable reputation both on and off the golf course. In 2007, the two-time U.S. Women's Open champion founded Golf Fore...
Continue Reading2021 Senior Spotlight
Congratulations to the class of 2021! Meet a few of this year's graduating seniors in the 2021 Senior Spotlight. These students' diverse engaged learning experiences and plans for the future offer a snapshot of the...
Continue ReadingFreshman runs first and last leg of relay, team sets a school record
Her performance won't count for the record books, but Beth Donnelly, a freshman cross country athlete at Furman University, still won praise from her coach Rita Gary, and recognition in Canadian Running magazine. In the...
Continue ReadingMarsh taps new public entity practice head
Furman University Board of Trustees member Kevin Bryant '85 has accepted a new post at Marsh, a global insurance broker and risk advisor. A political science alumnus who minored in business administration and played on...
Continue ReadingWhy aren’t more female coaches in charge of pro teams?
Sarah Lorge Butler, writer and editor for Runner's World, examines the dearth of female coaches for professional running teams in the wake of two high-profile jobs that recently went to men. In roughly two dozen...
Continue ReadingSammy Clough ’20 jumps into education and coaching with both feet
He didn’t have teaching or coaching experience. But Sammy Clough ’20, a communication studies graduate, landed a position doing both at Augusta Christian Schools in Georgia in the same year COVID-19 upended just about every...
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