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Furman moves up in WSJ/THE rankings
Furman University moved up 13 spots in the Best Colleges 2021 rankings released this week by The Wall Street Journal and Times Higher Education. The rankings place Furman as the top college or university in...
Continue ReadingFurman monitoring Sally; will update campus as needed
Update, Thursday, Sept. 17, 10:50 a.m. The Greenville area is now expecting lower amounts of rainfall at 3-4 inches, according to the latest information from the National Weather Service. Most of the rainfall will occur today...
Continue ReadingFurman awarded Diversity & Inclusion Grant by Associated Colleges of the South
Furman has been awarded a collaborative Diversity and Inclusion Grant by the Associated Colleges of the South (ACS), marking a significant step toward the university’s goal of creating an inclusive campus environment. “It's super exciting,...
Continue ReadingWho will be LGBTQ Nation’s Up & Coming Politician of the Year?
Furman University history alumna Kimberly Jackson '06 has been nominated by LGBTQ Nation as an "Up and Coming Politician of the Year." Rev. Jackson is seeking a bid to become Georgia's first LGBTQ state senator....
Continue ReadingForward Into Light: a gallery
On Aug. 26, 2020, Furman paid tribute to the 100th anniversary of women winning the right to vote by participating in the national "Forward Into Light" celebration. Furman photographer Jeremy Fleming was there to capture...
Continue ReadingPurple, gold lights shine on landmarks, honor women’s voting rights
As the nation celebrated the 100th anniversary of women winning the right to vote, buildings and landmarks became beacons of purple, gold and white, the colors of the women's suffrage movement. The in the Aug....
Continue ReadingHow the suffrage movement unfolded in Greenville
Furman Distinguished University Public Historian and Scholar Courtney Tollison '99 writes an opinion piece for The Greenville News. She chronicles South Carolina's role in the women's suffrage movement, for which Greenville’s contributions began in 1890,...
Continue ReadingForward Into Light: Greenville celebrates centennial of women’s right to vote
It took roughly 70 years and risk of arrest, imprisonment and other harms to self and family among many early suffragists. But ratification of the 19th Amendment giving women the right to vote finally came...
Continue ReadingCelebrating a basic and treasured right
Like many other celebrations during the coronavirus pandemic, events commemorating the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution have gone by the wayside. But Furman’s Distinguished University Public Historian and Scholar Courtney Tollison and...
Continue ReadingA message from Furman University President Elizabeth Davis
Furman University || President’s Welcome, Fall 2020 from Furman University on Vimeo. Editor's note: President Davis sent the following message to Furman’s students, faculty and staff today, the first day of classes: Dear Furman...
Continue ReadingMayor White: COVID-19, police accountability slow Confederate monument plans
Three years after expressing support for supplemental signage that would provide historical context for the Confederate monument in Springwood Cemetery, Greenville Mayor Knox White says different city council priorities have taken the front burner. As...
Continue ReadingFurman KA alumni seek to break ties with Robert E. Lee
The Kappa Alpha Order has for 100 years acknowledged Confederate general Robert E. Lee as its "spiritual founder." Eighty-four alumni of Furman's Iota Chapter have signed a letter aimed at severing ties with Lee, who...
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