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A voice of change, a voice of America
Furman senior Sulaiman Ahmad is one of 20 people from across the nation who have been selected to participate in Voices of Change, Voices of America, a unique leadership program that seeks to connect and...
Continue ReadingFurman on Main opens in downtown Greenville bookstore
Furman University officials announced today that the university will partner with M. Judson Booksellers on Main Street in Greenville, expanding its presence downtown and further connecting with its roots. Furman on Main will have its...
Continue ReadingShucker Center receives grant from Triad Foundation
Furman University has received a $25,000 grant from the Triad Foundation of Ithaca, New York to support the University’s Shucker Center for Leadership Development. This latest gift marks the foundation’s fourth to the Shucker Center,...
Continue ReadingA synthesis of math and science
Two Furman seniors were honored this summer for their work in mathematics, but the road there wasn’t just about equations. They applied math to a biology problem and employed computer modeling to test their theories...
Continue ReadingTwo Furman juniors named Metropolitan Fellows
The Furman Metropolitan Fellowship (FMF) program announced today that Furman juniors Quincy Mix and Rachel Simon will be headed to New York City in the summer of 2018 to participate in one of the university’s...
Continue ReadingFurman partners with Freeman Foundation to offer internships in Asia
Until this year, Austin Saggus ’18 had never traveled farther than the East Coast. All that changed when, as part of a new May Experience course at Furman, Saggus boarded a plane and flew 10,000...
Continue ReadingMaking career development a priority
Furman is one of several schools mentioned in a Chronicle of Higher Education article about liberal arts colleges that are starting or expanding programs to get students to think about their career goals, both early...
Continue ReadingAttention students: Furman Connections happens Nov. 9
There aren't too many places you can find upwards of 300 Furman students, alumni, parents, faculty and employers in the same room. But Thursday, Nov. 9 at 5-6:30 p.m., the Watkins Room in Trone Student...
Continue ReadingFurman professor receives Mentor of Year award from CUR
Brannon Andersen, professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Furman University, has received the 2017 Geosciences Undergraduate Research Mentor Award from the Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR). The award is given annually to an individual...
Continue ReadingAn examination of the liberal arts
Do liberal arts colleges have an image problem? They are often perceived as being elite and irrelevant, but the best of them excel in areas such as student engagement and critical thinking. Times Higher Education...
Continue ReadingThe Furman-Gallup and The Duke Endowment study
Furman University will partner with global analytics firm Gallup to study more deeply the impact of the university’s undergraduate experience and measure the effectiveness of its signature approach to education, The Furman Advantage, thanks to...
Continue ReadingA challenge to think differently
Every Friday afternoon from 2:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m., a group of about 15 students get together in Johns Hall for an end-of-the-week chat. Some are politics and international affairs majors. Others are majoring in math or...
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