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Are the NCAA’s APR scores fair?

Monique Ositelu, a 2011 Furman graduate and senior policy analyst with the Education Policy program at New America, has written an opinion piece for “Diverse: Issues in Higher Education” about the NCAA and its Academic...

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Furman mourns death of longtime professor, administrator John Crabtree

John H. Crabtree, a longtime English professor and former vice president for academic affairs and dean at Furman University, died June 26 at age 93. A memorial service will be held Tuesday, July 9 at...

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Riding to the top

Cyclist Brendan Rhim, who graduated from Furman this spring with a degree in health sciences, has won the 2019 Tour de Beauce in Quebec, Canada after an outstanding performance on the race’s final day. While...

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Researchers uncover local history through Max Heller’s papers in Special Collections

Two Greenville natives are digging into their hometown’s history this summer, and Max Heller’s papers, held in Furman’s Special Collections and Archives, will be central to their work. Andrew Baker, a Ph.D. candidate at Auburn...

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Greenville’s ‘signature university’

A statement was made recently in a Greenville News story about how the city needs to “attract a signature institution, such as a university, downtown to anchor the district and create a collaborative hub of...

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New study shows Furman’s economic impact on Upstate more than $297 million

Furman University’s annual economic impact on Greenville County and the surrounding Upstate counties is more than $297 million, according to a new study conducted by the university’s Department of Economics. Furman’s economic contribution to Greenville...

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The Economic Contribution of Furman University to Greenville County and the Surrounding Area

  The Economic Contribution of Furman University to Greenville County and Surrounding Area   Introduction Furman University is a private four-year residential liberal arts institution located in Greenville, South Carolina. Its core mission is the...

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Emerging Public Leaders win awards for service projects

High school students participating in the Riley Institute at Furman’s® Emerging Public Leaders (EPL) program have been working over the past year to create service projects across the state. After presenting their projects to a...

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Health sciences professors advance guidelines for preventing injury, death

Furman University Health Sciences professors Tony Caterisano, Matt Feigenbaum and Ben Snyder contributed to a set of national guidelines aimed at preventing injuries and deaths related to college sports training. Their paper, written with other...

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Basking in Obama’s ‘afterglow’ could burn Biden

According to an article appearing in The Washington Times, the Democratic base still holds enormous goodwill toward former President Barack Obama. But some early state voters say Obama failed to deliver on many of his...

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President Trump and evangelical politics

Furman Politics and International Affairs Professor Jim Guth was quoted in an article in The New York Times about how Jerry Falwell Jr., chancellor of one of the nation’s largest Christian colleges, came to support...

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Why Furman’s Campus Is Good for Your Health

Elizabeth Holt, assistant professor of health sciences, and John Quinn, associate professor of biology, have co-authored a ground-breaking study showing that college students who are frequently active in outdoor green spaces feel less stress and...

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