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Greenville’s Best and Brightest 35 and Under

Celebrating "rising stars" in the business community, Greenville Business Magazine has published its annual Best & Brightest 35 and Under issue. Now in its 27th year of the special issue, the magazine again includes a...

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New Millennium Fellows tackle United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

Nine Furman University students have been selected for the Millennium Fellowship, a program of the United Nations Academic Impact and Millennium Campus Network. Launched in 2018, the Millennium Fellowship convenes, challenges and celebrates undergraduate student leadership...

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And the winners are … two Furman students

In Charleston, South Carolina, an artisan weaves blades of dried sweetgrass into a beautiful basket, discussing the craft that enslaved people from West Africa brought to the Lowcountry plantations and that the Gullah community preserved...

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America’s Best Colleges for Student Voting

Furman University has made Washington Monthly's list of "Best Colleges for Student Voting." The 205 colleges and universities that earned the honor must meet five criteria, including submission of an ALL IN action plan. ALL...

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Furman climbs in US News ranking; voted ‘most innovative’ 5th straight year

For the fifth consecutive year, Furman University is one of the “Most Innovative Schools” among national liberal arts colleges and universities, according to the U.S. News & World Report “Best Colleges” rankings released today. Furman...

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Hispanic Heritage Month 2021 Events

Hispanic Heritage Month 2021 CALENDAR OF EVENTS   Wednesday, September 15 ¡Cenar y Celebrar! Trone Student Center Front Patio 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. Friday, September 17 CIC Drop-In: Celebrating HHM Trone Student Center 205 12...

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Furman’s green goals gain gold from STARS

[caption id="attachment_52186" align="alignleft" width="200"] The Gold STARS medal from AASHE[/caption] For the third time in a row, Furman University has earned a Sustainable Tracking, Assessment and Rating System (STARS) Gold rating from the Association for...

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FURMAN ANNOUNCES $3M IN RENOVATIONS TO BASKETBALL FACILITIES

Furman Athletics is excited to announce that construction is underway to significantly renovate and expand programming space in Timmons Arena for Paladin men’s and women’s basketball. Funded entirely by donor support through a $3 million...

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Why has COVID and the response to COVID become so political?

The political incentives today push politicians to make every national issue a wedge that further pushes American citizens to one camp or another, Brent Nelsen, professor of politics and international affairs at Furman University, writes...

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Furman Theatre announces 2021-22 season

Furman University Department of Theatre Arts has announced its 2021-2022 season including a musical, two plays and a new works festival. All events are open to the public and take place in various venues on...

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Celebrating 30 Years of Giving with His Largest Gift to Date

The extra effort to know students and meet them where they are can inspire them long after they leave campus. Lee Alexander ’84 is proof of that. Alexander, the midday host on Earth FM/WRTH radio,...

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Can progressives be convinced that genetics matters?

Kathryn Paige Harden's book, "The Genetic Lottery: Why DNA Matters for Social Equality," will drop September 21. Ahead of its release, Gideon Lewis-Kraus, staff writer for The New Yorker, offers an in-depth look at what...

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