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Timeline chronicles pivotal moments in LGBTQIA+ history
Jeffrey Makala of Special Collections leads effort to document significant moments in LGBTQIA+ history at Furman. The timeline spans five decades.
Continue ReadingLegacy honor societies combine ranks, elect new members
Quaternion and Senior Order merge to form QSO. Selection to the society is one of the highest honors bestowed upon Furman students.
Continue ReadingClearly Furman campaign garners media attention
Furman's Clearly Furman campaign marks the university's most ambitious drive in its nearly 200-year history. Several news outlets pick up the story.
Continue Reading‘When Wise Women Lead,’ advocacy and action follow
Debra Hammond, executive director of the University Student Union at California State University, Northridge, shared lessons from more than 40 years of leadership.
Continue ReadingUpstate student works to start relief effort for Turkey earthquake victims
Local TV station visits campus and speaks with Deniz Sariaslan '25 and the Center for Inclusive Communities' Alex Akulli about ways to help those impacted by the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria.
Continue Reading‘I Feel You, Man’ offers frank discussion of mental health challenges
The CLP event during Black History Month was meant to spread awareness of the unique social, emotional and generational experiences of Black men at Furman.
Continue ReadingBlack History Month 2023 at Furman
Sponsored by the Center for Inclusive Communities (CIC) and several other campus organizations, the schedule includes discussions of history, justice and mental health; film, theater and music performances; a skate party, games and other social...
Continue ReadingJoseph Vaughn Day celebrates courage, purpose and resilience
The annual celebration commemorates the legacy of Furman’s first Black undergraduate.
Continue ReadingMLK Day of Service finds Dins serving the community
Martin Luther King Jr. Day is meant to be “A Day On, Not a Day Off.” Furman students understood the assignment.
Continue ReadingBest-selling education author Eddie R. Cole to speak at MLK Breakfast
For his talk, Cole will draw from his book, “The Campus Color Line: College Presidents and the Struggle for Black Freedom.”
Continue ReadingGlobal threads weave through FUISA Fashion Show
The Furman University International Students Association presented the annual FUISA International Student Fashion Show in McAlister Auditorium on Nov. 15.
Continue ReadingStudent battles invisible crisis for Native American women
Chloe Sanderson ’24 is working to raise awareness about missing and murdered indigenous people.
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