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Students learn queer history in San Francisco

The MayX Queer Histories course gave students the opportunity to explore unique archives of the people and movements that helped shape LGBTQIA+ communities worldwide.

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MayX Snapshot: How animals – human and otherwise – shape society

A May Experience course introduces students to an emerging academic field studying how we relate to animals – and what that tells us about ourselves.

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University of Saint Francis taps Furman alumnus to serve as interim president

Lance Richey '88 has managed the day-to-day operations of the university since the previous president announced a decision to step down.

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Furman’s Carolyn Day provides coronation color

Day, associate professor of history, provides details for FOX Carolina about the coronation of King Charles III.

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Alumnus is bringing communities – and generations – together

Ezra Hall ’19 went from volunteer adopted grandson to director of philanthropy and engagement at The Woodlands at Furman, and now he’s working to strengthen the ties that bind his former school to his current...

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Commencement address by Tomiko Brown-Nagin ’92

Furman University Commencement Address Tomiko Brown-Nagin ’92 May 6, 2023   Good evening! Thank you, President Davis, trustees, honorees, faculty and administrators, families, friends and most of all, graduates of the Class of 2023! It...

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Isaiah Ives ’23 makes some ‘noise’

For nearly half his life, Isaiah Ives was going blind, a condition that enhanced his passion for sound. Artificial lenses now allow him to see and more fervently pursue his love for making noise. FOX...

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Furman earns No. 12 spot for ‘making an impact’ in Princeton Review’s ‘Best Value Colleges’

Furman is listed among the top 20 private schools "making an impact" in The Princeton Review's 2023 "Best Value Colleges" guide.

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Legacy honor societies combine ranks, elect new members

Quaternion and Senior Order merge to form QSO. Selection to the society is one of the highest honors bestowed upon Furman students.

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Tomiko Brown-Nagin ’92 will address Class of 2023 at Commencement

An award-winning legal historian and an expert in constitutional law and education law and policy, Brown-Nagin is the dean of Harvard University’s Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study.

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Four Furman alumni honored in ’40 Under 40′ list

Several Furman alumni appear in GSA Business Report's list of "40 Under 40" professionals.

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Faculty and staff Showcase Furman expertise

The countdown to the launch of Clearly Furman continued Saturday on Furman’s campus with Furman Showcase.

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