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$1.05 million gift supports sustainability on campus and beyond

James A. Lanier, Jr. ’79 and Mary Anne Anderson Lanier ’79 have committed $1.05 million to invest in Furman University’s Shi Center for Sustainability, Furman President Elizabeth Davis announced today. The Laniers’ commitment will directly...

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Furman heads downtown this weekend in support of Artisphere

Artists from all over the country will gather in downtown Greenville May 11 to kick off the 14th annual Artisphere event. Among more than 130 visual artists, the festival will host 13 exhibits, including an...

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Furman Trustee Yendelela Neely Holston receives Community Champion Award

Yendelela Neely Holston, a 2003 Furman graduate and a member of the university’s Board of Trustees, was honored with the Community Champion Award at the annual Corporate Counsel Awards in Atlanta May 9. The award...

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2018 Senior Spotlight

Our Senior Spotlights illuminate - from the lab to the links, the classroom to the stage, study away to activism - the unique journeys that lead to graduation.

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Lakeside Concert Series celebrates 50th anniversary

Furman University’s Music by the Lake Summer Concert Series celebrates its 50th anniversary this summer. A Greenville tradition since 1968, the series begins Thursday, May 24 at 7:30 p.m. in the university’s amphitheater. Opening the...

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Awards presented to Riley Institute’s Emerging Public Leaders

The Richard W. Riley Institute at Furman University has announced winners of its service project competition for high school seniors participating in the institute’s Emerging Public Leaders (EPL) program. The EPL students for 2017-18 receiving...

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Graduate honors for May 5, 2018 commencement

  Graduate Honors Furman University Commencement May 5, 2018   Name Program Honors Hannah Marie Barton Bachelor of Arts Cum Laude Sarina Anne Basile Bachelor of Arts Cum Laude Erica Nicole Blake Bachelor of Arts...

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Furman bids farewell to class of 2018

List of graduates with honors Check out Senior Spotlight [caption id="attachment_36207" align="alignright" width="371"] Furman held a baccalaureate service for the graduating seniors earlier Saturday.[/caption] Furman University awarded 623 undergraduate and master’s degrees and presented its...

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Student commencement speech by Lexie Harvey

  Student Commencement Speech Lexie Harvey May 5, 2018 One morning this year, I was walking to class when a friend called me to inform me she had lice. I immediately started scratching my head,...

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Furman faculty publish new anthology of South Carolina poetry

A new anthology of South Carolina poetry edited by Furman University faculty members is now available. [caption id="attachment_36010" align="alignright" width="300"] "Archive" is published by The Ninety-Six Press and is edited by Furman faculty members Gil...

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Human rights lawyer David Tolbert ’79, visiting scholar at Duke

Human rights lawyer and 1979 Furman University history alumnus David Tolbert is a visiting scholar at Duke University's Sanford School of Public Policy. Tolbert, who has been at Duke since February, temporarily stepped away from his...

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Proving Our Promise, a letter from President Davis

Furman-Gallup study will ensure The Furman Advantage delivers. By President Elizabeth Davis EDITOR’S NOTE: This letter originally appeared in the Spring 2018 issue of Furman Magazine. We made a promise and we plan to keep...

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