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Clearly 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.

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Furman Engaged invites us to explore new places, topics, questions and cultures

Where can you sample Kazakh piroshki, listen to a podcast about student athletes and explore the socio-political and historical context of French architecture? At the 15th annual campus-wide celebration of engaged learning, known as Furman...

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Furman elevates talent development, launches Center for Innovative Leadership

Under the direction of Garrett Stern, the CIL aims to support mature and growing businesses in the Upstate.

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Furman to build inclusivity, belonging in STEM fields as part of $8.6 million HHMI grant

Within its cohort, Furman will share the grant with 14 other institutions across the nation who will collaborate to make STEM curricula more accessible and inclusive.

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Greenville County organizations receive $1.5 million grant to address health inequities

A coalition of three nonprofit organizations and two universities aim to curtail health inequities in Greenville County. Furman's Institute for the Advancement of Community Health and Clemson lead research to uncover harmful policies and practices.

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Malone Center for Career Engagement hosts data analytics event

Furman faculty, students, staff and administrators and major Upstate employers convene at Furman 101 to talk about big data and job options in the field. The Malone Center for Career Engagement hosted the event Tuesday,...

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Greenville Best and Brightest

Many of Greenville Business Magazine's "Best and Brightest" have ties to Furman University.

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Furman named a Best Value College for 2022 by The Princeton Review

Furman University has been named a Best Value College for 2022 by The Princeton Review based on data from its surveys of administrators at about 650 colleges in 2021-2022. The company also factored in data...

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Pathways course approved to guide students through The Furman Advantage

Furman University faculty have voted to make Pathways, a two-year program central to The Furman Advantage, a graduation requirement for all students starting in Fall 2022. Pathways is a one-credit class each semester for first-...

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Students shine at Furman Engaged 2022

The 14th annual Furman Engaged took us from the stage to the field and from the lab to the community – and countless other places – as 700 students presented and reflected on their engaged...

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Sharpest tool in a doctor’s toolkit

Furman University alumnus Kirby Mitchell '90 (economics) unpacks the benefits of medical legal partnerships in an article he co-authored for SC Lawyer. In 2016, a collaboration between South Carolina Legal Services, Prisma Health and Furman...

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Education as a bridge to the future

In a piece she contributed to Greenville Business Magazine, Elizabeth Davis, president of Furman University, lays out what it takes to ensure the Upstate region "continues to grow and progress in ways that are robust...

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