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Relieving the tax burden

Sydney Tanner ’20 looks forward to the time of year most people dread – tax season. For the third year in a row, Tanner is volunteering with Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA), a free tax...

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Leanne Joyce ’22 brings passion for young hospital patients to Furman

Leanne Joyce ’22 thought a life-threatening congenital heart defect had taken her choices away forever. Then she remembered the kindness of a stranger, which gave a scared 12-year-old girl the strength and inspiration to make what...

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Furman likes all its numbers heading into postseason

Furman Head Coach Bob Richey has high hopes for the Paladins as they head into postseason play in Asheville this weekend. The 25-6 team has won 10 of its last 11 matchups, stepping into the...

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March Madness: How to spice up the first four games in Dayton

In a college basketball season where a team can look terrific one night and abysmal the next, the job of the NCAA Tournament selection committee has never been more difficult, says Forbes magazine contributor Brian...

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Griffin Mills ’21 honored as Newman Civic Fellow

Griffin Mills ’21 has been named a Newman Civic Fellow by Campus Compact, a Boston-based nonprofit working to advance the public purposes of higher education. Mills, from Sayville, New York, is majoring in sustainability and...

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Coronavirus updates

As of March 6, all upcoming Furman-sponsored international study trips have been canceled through May. No Furman students are currently studying in countries with a CDC Level 3 travel advisory, and no programs the students...

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History Major Puts Her Business Experience to Work

When Jess Foster ’20 withdrew from Furman University in 2011 due to health reasons, she didn’t know if she would ever return. During her recovery, she began freelance writing to earn some money and get...

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Fall 2019 Dean’s List

Here are the students who made the Dean’s List for the 2019 fall term. The honor is awarded to full-time undergraduates who earn a grade point average of at least 3.4 during the semester. The...

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Keys to Biden’s success in SC

For Furman University Politics and International Affairs Professor Danielle Vinson '89, the margin of Joe Biden's decisive victory in the South Carolina primary was jaw-dropping. In a Spartanburg Herald-Journal article, Vinson credits Biden's win to...

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Education department hosts panel on diversity in teaching

It wasn’t until Shira Brown ’09 had nearly completed her master’s degree that something occurred to her. “I realized from my kindergarten year through college, being a black female, I had never had a black...

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New podcast focused on innovation in the Furman community launches this week

There are more than 700,000 active podcasts in the world, but none are focused on innovation and entrepreneurial thinking in the Furman community. With the launch of the Class E Podcast Tuesday, March 3, however, that won't...

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Democratic candidates: Spare us the hypocrisy on criminal justice

The last two Democratic debates were exercises in hypocrisy, Teresa Cosby, associate professor of politics and international affairs, wrote in an op-ed in the Charleston Post and Courier. Tom, Pete, Amy, Joe and most of...

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