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Better Together

In a column in Greenville Business Magazine, President Davis highlights many of the ways Furman has worked closely with partners in the Greenville community to make the city more vibrant, from a new partnership with...

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Greenville Business Magazine announces ‘Best and Brightest’

The Greenville Business Magazine's 2019 Best & Brightest 35 and Under is presented by Furman University and sponsored by Cherry Bekaert. The Best & Brightest will be honored at an awards ceremony on Tuesday, Sept....

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In praise of Furman’s hometown

Greenville, South Carolina, the home of Furman University, wins praise from Forbes magazine via Trip Advisor. Described as having one of the top downtowns, Greenville gets a glowing endorsement for its one-of-a-kind 'floating' suspension bridge,...

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Painting the town with kindness

“If you think of artists, they’re really edgy, they have piercings and tattoos and I’m rolling in with Lilly Pulitzer and I just didn’t think that I fit in. What’s crazy is that what makes...

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Former white nationalist Derek Black to speak at StraightTalk Series

Derek Black was a white nationalist to the core and an active advocate for its ideology, his identity shaped from birth by living in a world where white people are the true victims of racism...

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Furman Monitoring Dorian; Regular Schedule Expected

***Update Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2019, 5 p.m. Hurricane Dorian is still expected to have minimal impact on the Furman University campus and Greenville area, according to the National Weather Service. For tomorrow, when Hurricane Dorian is...

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MayX and OLLI students bridge the decades

On the first day of class, Lorraine DeJong, associate professor of education, asked the students enrolled in her "Intergenerational Learning with Seniors" May Experience course to draw a picture of a 75-year-old. One student's drawing...

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Furman wins gold for being green

Furman University has once again ranked among the top-10 baccalaureate universities for sustainability and has tied for second among all universities for sustainability research, according to the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher...

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Music department hosts Dave Pietro Quintet in concert Sept. 13

The Furman Department of Music will host the Dave Pietro Quintet Friday, Sept. 13, at 8 p.m. in Daniel Recital Hall on campus. The jazz concert is open to the public and is sponsored by...

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Furman boosts preparedness with trauma kits

Furman University Police Chief John Milby stresses that the odds of anyone ever having to use the trauma kits that the police department began installing this summer are slim. However, slim is not the same...

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Furman celebrates start of 2019-20 academic year with opening Convocation

Once a homeless high school dropout, LaDavia Drummond Just ’02 today possesses four college degrees and is a Fulbright Scholar teaching pharmacology to second-year medical students at Uganda Christian University School in Kampala, Uganda. That...

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Furman is certified StormReady by National Weather Service

Furman has been certified as StormReady by the National Weather Service. Furman is the only institution of higher education in the Upstate to achieve the certification and one of only two universities in the Western...

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