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Nomination process opens for the 2018 Jim Smart Award

The Cothran Center for Vocational Reflection has opened the nomination process for the 2018 James H. “Jim” Smart Award for Fostering Vocational Exploration & Reflection. The Jim Smart Award is designed to encourage vocational exploration and...

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Classes canceled Thursday and Friday in preparation for Florence, but university to remain open

Furman University has canceled classes and all required student activities for Thursday and Friday, Sept. 13-14, in preparation for Hurricane Florence, which is expected to impact the Greenville area this weekend. While day and evening...

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Furman monitoring Florence; regular schedule expected

Posted: Tuesday, Sept. 11 at 12:45 p.m. Furman University is monitoring the forecast for Hurricane Florence and will provide regular updates at this site about how the storm could impact the university and Greenville area....

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Furman rises in 2019 U.S. News rankings

Furman University is ranked No. 51 among the 229 schools listed in the category of “National Liberal Arts Colleges” in the annual rankings released today by U.S. News & World Report. Furman moved up two...

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Immigration series concludes with session about upcoming election

Peter Hart and Whit Ayres—two of the top public opinion analysts in the United States, will speak Thursday, Sept. 13, 6:30-8 p.m. in Shaw Hall of the Melvin and Dollie Younts Conference Center on the...

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Furman Department of Music presents Sound Quality Series

The Furman University Department of Music has announced its Sound Quality Series for the 2018-2019 season. Opening the series is the Franz Liszt Festival concert Thursday, Oct. 11, at 8 p.m. in McAlister Auditorium. [caption...

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A summer peppered with experience

For years, members of the Furman women’s golf team have dreamed of walking in the footsteps of former LPGA star and current television golf analyst Dottie Pepper ’87. But nobody has done it quite so...

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Mentoring program boosts Furman students

David Ellison, a 1972 Furman graduate and a longtime member of the Furman Board of Trustees, speaks with Greenville Business Magazine about how the university is striving to provide an array of experiential learning opportunities...

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Ranked among the best

Furman is ranked among the best American colleges and universities—and the highest among South Carolina schools—in the 2018 rankings released by The Wall Street Journal and Times Higher Education. Furman ranked No. 151 out of...

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Furman freshman’s documentary shares story of Civil Air Patrol

Furman University freshman Matthew Weir of Fountain Inn, South Carolina has been making films since 2011. His most recent film was chosen for the All American High School Film Festival and the organization’s Teen Indie Awards. The...

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On a roll: Karen Buchmueller and the National Science Foundation

If you’re looking for tips on how to write winning grant proposals, just ask Karen Buchmueller. In the space of a year, the Furman University associate professor of chemistry has served as principal or co-principal...

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The power of three

Their conversation began in the halls of Furman University almost 20 years ago. Now, Joe Waters ’05 (history), Brandon Hinman ’03 (philosophy) and Grady Powell ’03 (economics) have intertwined their professional lives to work for...

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