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‘Carry on and be strong’

Furman is more than a place. It's a community – a community held together by a common bond of purpose, resilience and strength in the face of adversity. As students enter a second week of...

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Teaching in the time of COVID-19

The Furman community is much more than a physical location. Click below for a special message from our faculty and coaches: Before the COVID-19 pandemic began wreaking havoc in higher education across the United States,...

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A video message from President Davis

Furman University President Elizabeth Davis sent a video message to the Furman community today, March 30, thanking students, faculty, staff and alumni for their cooperation and offers of support during the COVID-19 pandemic. For updates...

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Career guidance and graduate studies offer graduating seniors new options

A lot has changed for students in the past few weeks, and many of their post-graduation plans may have been affected. Furman can help. Advisers in the Malone Center for Career Engagement are online and...

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Social distancing as an act of love.

The global pandemic of the coronavirus (COVID-19) has called into question everything our culture has taught us about how we space ourselves in relation to other people. By now, we're all familiar with the concept...

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Artist Minute: Miranda Barnett

Miranda Barnett's final appearances in The Warehouse Theatre's "Hedwig and the Angry Inch" were cancelled due to the coronavirus threat. The Greenville actor and Furman University alumna was featured in UpstateBizSC's "Artist Minute," a short...

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You can’t compromise with racism

Furman University is mentioned in article appearing in Diverse: Issues in Higher Education about symbols that pay homage to slave owners and Confederate war heroes on college campuses. The authors point to Furman and about...

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Furman recognizes graduates of Women’s Leadership Institute

The Women’s Leadership Institute (WLI) of Furman University recently recognized the following Class of 2020 graduates: Nenna Akpaete-Culliver, Michelin North America Rafaela Baranzano, Fitesa Emily Baulig, Goodwill Industries of Upstate/Midlands, SC Amie Blankenship, LS3P Lauren...

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Furman Libraries acquires unique music collection

Two new collections of microtonal music – music played with tones that exist in the spaces between notes like C and C sharp or E and F – have a new home at Furman University....

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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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