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New students seek ‘gap year’ programs

There's an association for just about everything - even for students interested in taking a year off before, during or after their undergraduate experience. The Gap Year Association says 40,000 deferrals are requested in the...

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Campus dining will be very different

When Furman students return to campus August 18, a set of procedures and practices will be deployed for maintaining the health and safety of the entire campus community. Becky Vuksta, director of auxiliary services at...

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Furman responds to Black alumni petition

In the aftermath of the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and other Black Americans, people of color who are members of the Furman family have shared horrific and painful stories about explicit...

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On the front lines of Florida’s fight against Burmese pythons

Though he received far more screen time, wildlife biologist Matthew McCollister ’05 knew the star of the April 20 episode of ABC’s “Rock the Park” would be the Burmese pythons he helped hosts Jack Steward...

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Anna Morgan’s ‘goofball’ approach is good for golf game

As an incoming freshman on the Furman University Women's Golf team in fall 2019, Anna Morgan '23 of Spartanburg could have played it safe while getting to know her teammates. But the quiet, reserved approach...

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Second Summer Business and Entrepreneurship Boot Camp graduates 42

The prospect of teaching 62% more participants with 100% less in-person interaction had Anthony Herrera feeling a bit of trepidation when the 2020 Live Virtual Summer Business and Entrepreneurship Boot Camp began on June 8....

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Committed to First-Generation College Students

Furman was elected to join NASPA’s Center for First-generation Student Success’ inaugural cohort of First Scholars Network institutions for advancing the outcomes of first-generation students through improving both first-generation student success initiatives and institution-wide approaches....

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In the heat of battle against COVID-19

[caption id="attachment_45499" align="alignright" width="400"] Sue Shugart '88 with colleagues on the night shift at KershawHealth. The hospital had one of South Carolina's first two COVID-19 patients, and the town of Camden became the first area...

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The harsh reality of racism

"Racism has become so inherent in our system that it has become normalized," Qwameek Bethea '21, president of Furman's chapter of the NAACP, wrote in an op-ed published online June 28 by The Greenville News....

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Maya Pack ’96 takes helm at SC Institute of Medicine and Public Health

Furman University alumna Maya Pack, a 1996 sociology and Spanish graduate, has been appointed executive director of the South Carolina Institute of Medicine and Public Health. Her post began on July 1. Among other roles...

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Fight to combat racism is far from over

Editor’s Note: We regret the use of the phrase “companion piece” in an earlier version of this story. We regularly post on our website and in social media commentary or media mentions of Furman faculty,...

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Furman has a role in addressing racism

Editor’s Note: We regret the use of the phrase “companion piece” in an earlier version of this story. We regularly post on our website and in social media commentary or media mentions of Furman faculty,...

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