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Furman’s Shaniece Criss, Kerry Sease headline ‘The Wellness Files’ live podcast

Clinical trials are meant to improve health outcomes for all patients. But a lack of representation by women and minorities skews the results. Shaniece Criss and Kerry Sease join Kari Beal of FOX Carolina's "The...

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Furman faculty, alumni pay tribute to Judy Bainbridge

The late Judy Bainbridge was an English professor at Furman for 30 years. The "definitive chronicler of Greenville's history" also wrote more than 500 articles for The Greenville News. Hear from faculty, alumni and the...

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Finland-native Sisu Siitonen ’30 explores new paths at Furman

Siitonen had the opportunity to meet Finnish President Alexander Stubb '92 H'17 during his recent visit to Furman University alongside Gen. Joshua Rudd '93 for a conversation at McAlister Auditorium.

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Furman’s Ben Thompson ’27 offers op-ed about a little-understood funding tool for nonprofits

In The Post and Courier, Furman senior Ben Thompson extols the wisdom of using donor-advised funds for philanthropic purposes. He participated in The Riley Institute's RISE internship program where he studied the charitable giving sphere.

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A Season Like No Other

Furman Athletics reached new heights for the 2025-2026 season with an historic championship sweep that included taking home the Southern Conference's Commissioner's Cup and the Germann Cup.

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WYFF, FOX Carolina highlight program that builds connections between incarcerated parents and their children

Fellows of The Riley Institute's Diversity Leaders Initiative create a program that enables parents to include their voices on recordable storybooks for their children. Local TV stations visit a Spartanburg correctional facility where connections are...

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Remembering Judith Bainbridge, 1936-2026

Bainbridge began at Furman in 1976 and was instrumental in the academic lives of generations of Paladins before her retirement in 2007. She passed away on Sept. 18, 2026, at the age of 89.

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Hanaa Khan ’28 writes opinion piece about penny sales tax

As a Riley Institute intern, Kahn '28 gets a front row seat for understanding the inner workings of city management. She writes an opinion piece in The Greenville News in favor of the penny sales...

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Furman earns national recognition in 2027 college rankings

Recent rankings from U.S. News & World Report, Niche, The Princeton Review and TIME highlight Furman’s standing nationally, among liberal arts institutions and across South Carolina.

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World leadership that began at Furman

Alexander Stubb ’93 H’17, president of the Republic of Finland, and Gen. Joshua Rudd ’93, director of the NSA, returned to Furman for a day of advice, insight and celebration.

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Local and global news outlets cover Stubb, Rudd talk at Furman

A capacity crowd welcomed Finnish President Alexander Stubb and Gen. Joshua Rudd in an event presented by the Tocqueville Center in partnership with The Riley Institute and Furman ROTC.

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Danielle Vinson talks about AI and the campaign trail

With no laws governing the use of AI in political campaigns, Vinson says it's up to the candidates, the media and the public to determine what is tolerable and what is not in political messaging....

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