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Commencement address by Eleanor Beardsley
Commencement Address Furman University Eleanor Beardsley May 11, 2019 Good evening President Davis, Board of Trustees, Academic Administrators, Faculty, and fellow Furman graduates! I’m so proud and honored to be here. It’s hard to...
Continue ReadingCommencement exercises moved to Timmons Arena; students will march down the mall
The commencement ceremony will be broadcast live here. Due to inclement weather and the forecast for rain, commencement exercises scheduled for Paladin Stadium at 7:30 p.m. tonight will take place in Timmons Arena. Students will...
Continue ReadingFrom track meets to National Guard drills: Baran’s unexpected journey
Carlen Baran’s family was more than a little surprised when she told them she had joined ROTC. “It was a complete shock to everyone in my family,” she said, noting that among her extended family,...
Continue ReadingA season to still remember
During the 2018-19 basketball season, the Furman men’s team set a school record for total victories (25) and became the first team in the 106-year history of the program to be ranked in the Associated...
Continue ReadingJohn W. Parks IV ’93 receives Distinguished Teacher Award
John W. Parks IV, a 1993 Furman University music alumnus, has received Florida State University’s 2019 Distinguished Teacher Award. Parks is only the third College of Music faculty member to receive FSU's most prestigious honor...
Continue ReadingMusic by the Lake Summer Concert Series runs May 23-Aug. 1
As Director of Bands Leslie W. Hicken enters retirement at Furman University, he will continue to lead the Music by the Lake Summer Concert Series, which begins Thursday, May 23, at 7:30 p.m. at the...
Continue Reading‘Get out there and make the world a better place for all of us’
Furman University music graduate Mary-Mitchell Campbell (class of 1996) had encouraging words for students of the University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA) when she gave the commencement keynote at Stevens Center in...
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 ReadingFormer Furman football coach Jimmy Satterfield passes away
Jimmy Satterfield, head coach of Furman's 1988 NCAA I-AA (FCS) National Championship football team and a member of both Furman and South Carolina Athletic Halls of Fame, passed away on May 6 following a brief...
Continue ReadingProtecting LGBTQ students in SC
South Carolina lawmakers have discussed the need for such education reforms as additional expenditures and an increase in the starting pay for teachers. In an op-ed for The Greenville News, Furman Education Professor Scott Henderson...
Continue ReadingFurman names recipients of Diversity and Inclusion Awards
Furman University’s Diversity and Inclusion Committee has announced the recipients of its Meritorious Diversity and Inclusion Awards. The awards are given to a current Furman faculty member, staff member and student. The recipients have demonstrated...
Continue ReadingMeet the Furman sophomore providing scholarships for high school students
Sophomore JohnPaul Sleiman believes in the power of debate. “It builds friendships, and it also builds creativity,” he said. As the architect of the Paladin Invitational, now in its third year, Sleiman, a physics and...
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