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Alumni 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 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 ReadingUpstate universities opt for virtual homecomings
Allison McCann Foy '05, executive director of alumni and parent engagement at Furman University, admits that preparing for the first-ever COVID-19 imposed homecoming has been “different,” but the meaning of the tradition hasn't changed at...
Continue ReadingFurman 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 ReadingTwo worlds intertwine, opera singer and pharmacy tech
Jennifer Wiggins, a 2014 Furman University voice graduate, said she had her "arias ready to go" when COVID-19 lockdowns began. The two-season chorus member of Opera Carolina was set to audition for a year-long program...
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 ReadingCOVID-19 and the gig economy: Three opera stars press onward
Soprano Alicia Russell was set to debut at Chicago’s Lyric Opera in “Blue,” a timely modern work about police brutality, when everything changed for her and other artists. COVID-19 has scrubbed performing arts calendars for...
Continue ReadingFurman Focused website provides guidance for fall return
In preparation for returning to in-person instruction for the Fall 2020 semester, Furman University announced today a new website, Furman Focused: Fall 2020, that lists policies and procedures put in place to increase safety and...
Continue ReadingFurman responds to Black alumni petition
In the aftermath of the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and other Black Americans, people of color who are members of the Furman family have shared horrific and painful stories about explicit...
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