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Op-Ed: Including Hispanic youth
Furman University sophomore Eboni Johnson wrote an op-ed in the Greenville Journal in which the sociology and Spanish major advances the importance of a multicultural approach to education. With nearly 16 percent of Greenville's elementary...
Continue ReadingFurman listed in 2020 Princeton Review’s ‘Best Colleges’ guide
Furman University has once again been selected for inclusion in the newest edition of The Princeton Review’s college guide, “The Best 385 Colleges.” Among the featured lists the publication cited as being especially important to...
Continue ReadingM.O. Owens ’33, Furman’s oldest known alumnus, dies at 105
[caption id="attachment_39522" align="alignright" width="283"] A sculpture of Owens greets K-12 students at Gaston Christian School's Worship and Fine Arts Center. Owens attended the 2018 dedication.[/caption] Hand raised aloft, a smiling bronze sculpture of Milum Oswell...
Continue ReadingUniversity announces 2019 spring term Dean’s List
Here are the students who made the Dean’s List for the 2019 spring term. The honor is awarded to full-time undergraduates who earn a grade point average of at least 3.4 during the university’s fall...
Continue ReadingBen Gamble ’19 publishes his first novel
If anyone would know Ben Gamble ’19 was writing a book, you’d think it would be the person teaching his creative writing class. But Assistant Professor of English Laura Morris was as surprised as anyone...
Continue ReadingFulbright grants awarded to three graduating seniors
Three 2019 Furman University graduating seniors have received Fulbright U.S. Student Program grants from the U.S. Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. [caption id="attachment_38673" align="alignright" width="248"] Abby Harwell[/caption] The seniors...
Continue ReadingStudents serving students
Along with the springtime bloom of flowers and trees at Furman, comes a new crop of students who will take the reins for elected posts in the Student Government Association (SGA). The mission for these...
Continue ReadingToday is Furman Engaged!
Whether it’s presenting historical research from the early Ming Dynasty, examining democracy during the Trump era or reflecting on internships in law and lobbying, Furman students will be showcasing the best of their work and...
Continue ReadingStudents receive top academic awards
It’s that time of year again when Furman students are recognized for their hard work and accomplishments. On April 1, more than 80 awards were conferred on over 100 students representing disciplines from mathematics and...
Continue ReadingFurman alum studies what listeners perceive as ‘gay speech’
Travis Evans-Sago ’09 knew as soon as he started speaking in McEachern Lecture Hall many people in the audience would rightly conclude he’s gay. How they were able to do that was the subject of...
Continue ReadingFurman student named 2019 Newman Civic Fellow
Whitney Maness, a Furman University junior from Rock Hill, has been named a 2019 Newman Civic Fellow by Campus Compact, a Boston-based non-profit organization working to advance civic engagement in higher education. Maness is one...
Continue ReadingEvans-Sago: ‘Do You Hear ‘Gay’?’
Furman University alumnus Travis Evans-Sago will speak on the Furman campus Thursday, March 14, at 4:30 p.m. in McEachern Lecture Hall of Furman Hall. His talk, “Do You Hear ‘Gay’?” is free and open to...
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