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Furman presents awards at Bell Tower Ball

Furman University presented a number of major awards at its annual Bell Tower Ball Saturday, Feb. 24. The event, which took place at the TD Convention Center, celebrated the accomplishments of members of the Furman community,...

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Statement supporting rights of high school students

Statement from Furman Admissions Office: Furman University supports the rights of high school students—and others—to participate in peaceful forms of protest and to exercise our constitutional freedom of expression. Participation in such events will not...

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Public Montessori schools on the rise across South Carolina

For states looking to adopt the Montessori model for public schools, they need look no further than South Carolina. Having adopted the approach early on, South Carolina now has more public Montessori schools than any...

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Quantifiable data and outcomes assessment

In an opinion piece for The New York Times, Molly Worthen, a professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, writes that more “university administrators want campuswide, quantifiable data that reveal what skills...

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Professor uses deep-sea core research to work with students

Being tossed about by 115 mph winds and 60-foot waves aboard a research vessel didn't deter Kristen St. John from pursuing a career in geological sciences. The Furman Class of 1992 international relations/political science major-turned-geology...

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Stories of the Mountain State

Sara Pearce of the Greenville Journal speaks with Furman English professor Laura Leigh Morris, who has published a collection of short stories about life in West Virginia, Jaws of Life: Stories. A self-described "dark writer,"...

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Alum joins board of new app

Tyler Droll, a 2013 Furman graduate and a co-founder of Yik Yak, has joined the board of directors for Relevnt, an app that connects users with local news sources. Droll co-founded Yik Yak, a social-networking...

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Furman Singers cap off tour with two concerts in Daniel Chapel

The Furman Singers will begin and end their spring tour in Greenville singing for the worship services at Westminster Presbyterian Church, Sunday, March 4, at 9 and 11 a.m., and presenting two concerts on campus...

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Women and the investing gap

Melissa Cullens, a 2004 Furman graduate, is chief design officer at Ellevest, a digital investing platform for women. She and other members of the company are featured on the cover of the March 2018 issue...

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Nominated for U.S. attorney

President Donald Trump has nominated Furman graduate Thomas Cullen ’00 to become U.S. attorney for the Western District of Virginia. U.S. Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine of Virginia called Cullen experienced and capable, and...

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It’s just different

How are women faring in the field of sports information these days, especially the Moms who have to coordinate carpools and dinners around their busy sports schedules? Julie Paré, assistant sports information director at Furman, explains...

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Greenville club welcomes newcomers, teaches Olympic sport

The 2022 Winter Olympics may boast a few curling competitors from the Upstate thanks to Furman Biology professor Alison Roark, president of the Palmetto Curling Club (PCC). She became associated with the group through a...

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