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Furman Board of Trustees approves faculty promotions and tenure

The Furman University Board of Trustees approved promotions and tenure for a number of faculty members during its spring meeting in May. All recommendations for promotion and tenure are effective Aug. 1, 2025.

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Brian Edwards selected to lead Furman Marketing and Communications

Edwards currently leads communications and brand management at Robert Morris University outside Pittsburgh.

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Casey’s book about purses reviewed in Foreword and Library Journal

Professor of History and Director of the Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program Kathleen B. Casey unpacks the critical role purses, bags and sacks played in American history. Her new book, "The Things She Carried,"...

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Local news organizations cover demo of Blackwell Hall

Several TV stations including WYFF News4, WSPA 7News and FOX Carolina aired stories about the demolition of Blackwell Hall, which first opened in 1967. Greenville Journal also ran a story. News sources turned to Furman's...

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Demolition of Furman’s Blackwell Hall begins

The 58-year-old residence hall housed 10,000 students over the years. It will be replaced with recreational areas and green spaces.

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Summer chemistry research fuels curiosity

Alexander Underwood ’26 has been doing lab research with Professor Gary Guillet since his first year at Furman University, and is one of 240 Furman students working as summer research fellows.

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Two Furman students explore economics in UChicago summer program

The research summer institute, held at the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C., offers an immersive economics research opportunity.

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Advantage Scholars get first experience as Paladins

Advantage Scholars have received a named scholarship to Furman. They took workshops and visited community organizations around Greenville.

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Public health research opens doors for public health student

His work will produce a research paper and may help steer public policy and health outcomes in Greenville, South Carolina.

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OLLI wins mention in GVLtoday, again

Furman's hometown of Greenville, South Carolina, is for both the young and the young at heart. Furman's Osher Lifelong Learning Institute gets a repeat shoutout from GVLtoday in "10+ activities for retired locals in Greenville."

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Rhett Bryson featured in The Linking Ring

The International Brotherhood of Magicians features the one and only Rhett Bryson in its official publication. Bryson has served more than 50 years as a Furman faculty member in the Department of Theatre Arts.

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The Innovation Academy: Furman’s launchpad for high school entrepreneurs

The Hill Institute’s innovation camp gave high school students the unique chance to develop and pitch a business with help from industry experts.

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