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Furman receives $6 million bequest from estate of alumnus Thomas Farmer
Furman University President Elizabeth Davis announced today that the university has received a $6 million bequest from the estate of the late Thomas Farmer, a 1950 graduate who was among Furman’s most ardent supporters. Farmer,...
Continue ReadingNews briefs and honors from around campus
Furman University students, faculty, trustees and partners continue to receive honors and make news throughout the academic world and beyond. Here are some recent accomplishments: Furman has awarded physics and chemistry major Elizabeth Garcia-Ponte (Greer,...
Continue ReadingJason Cassidy receives Jim Smart Award
Furman University Associate Vice President for Student Life and Dean of Students Jason Cassidy has been named winner of the James H. Smart Award by Furman’s Cothran Center for Vocational Reflection. Presented annually to a...
Continue ReadingLowcountry leaders become Riley Fellows
Forty leaders from the Lowcountry and surrounding area have completed the Riley Institute at Furman’s Diversity Leaders Initiative (DLI). DLI class members are identified through a rigorous process including a nomination, application and interview. Individuals...
Continue ReadingS.C. House Speaker Jay Lucas to give address at Wilkins Awards Dinner
South Carolina House Speaker Jay Lucas will offer remarks on principled leadership Tuesday, Jan. 8, at a Columbia dinner honoring the recipients of the David H. Wilkins Awards for Excellence in Legislative and Civic Leadership....
Continue ReadingMoore, Pierce represent Furman on All-SoCon Faculty and Staff Team
Furman Director of News and Media Relations Vince Moore, who has been a member of the University Communications office since 1982, and Professor of Health Sciences William J. "Bill" Pierce, who joined the Furman faculty...
Continue ReadingInternship With A Mentorship
Furman’s Washington Internship Program got an update this year–a personal touch. The program, created in the late 1970s, places students in internships for 30 to 35 hours a week. They fill the rest of their...
Continue ReadingSC independent colleges working to keep tuition affordable
During the Dec. 7 Campus Legislative Coordinators Kickoff in Columbia, South Carolina, House Representative Chandra Dillard (D-Greenville) urged advocates of independent colleges and universities to prioritize student needs for the upcoming session of the General...
Continue ReadingOvercoming legal barriers
At 18, Ben Waddell needed his parents, and they needed a legal lifeline. That is when Greenville’s Medical Legal Partnership (MLP) stepped in to help out. The MLP, created in 2016 through a partnership with...
Continue ReadingDecatur chooses Andrea Arnold as new city manager
Andrea Arnold, a 1993 Furman University political science/urban studies graduate, has been named city manager of Decatur, Georgia, a suburb of Atlanta. Arnold has worked for the city exactly 21 years (hired in Nov. 1997) and...
Continue ReadingFurman is ballin’
There are only nine undefeated men’s basketball teams in the country, and one of them is right here in Greenville. GVL Today reminds its readers about Furman’s 10-0 record and No. 23 national ranking.
Continue ReadingExtra miler
Alex Hunter, the starting point guard for the Furman Paladin men’s basketball team, is the subject of a feature in The News & Observer in Raleigh, North Carolina. Hunter, a sophomore who has helped Furman...
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