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Photo Gallery: Homecoming 2021
Although it ended with East Tennessee State University Buccaneers outscoring the Furman Paladins 17-30, the hundreds of students, alumni and community members who visited campus for Homecoming Oct. 22-24 would have to call the weekend...
Continue ReadingPhoto Gallery: Fifth annual Fiesta Hispana caps off Hispanic Heritage Month
Furman celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, and last Friday’s Fiesta Hispana on the Trone Student Center patio was the perfect closer. Sponsored by the Hispanic Organization for Latinx Awareness (HOLA)...
Continue ReadingIs there life beyond Earth? Amy Williams ’07 seeks answers
Does life exist elsewhere in the universe? It’s a question as old as time. And Amy Williams ’07 is trying to find the answer through her work with NASA’s Mars rover project. “I have always...
Continue ReadingStudents soar in ‘Wings of the City’ Instagram challenge
When Furman Spanish Professor Angélica Lozano-Alonso asked her students to participate in the #WingsoftheCityGVL Instagram photo challenge, she no doubt would’ve been thrilled with a single winner from her class. Turns out her students swept...
Continue ReadingCourtney Clarke ’17 finds dual calling in veterans affairs and children in need
[caption id="attachment_52385" align="alignleft" width="350"] Courtney Clarke '17[/caption] On the surface, her pharmacy career and volunteer work seem unconnected. But for Courtney Clarke ’17, life is about seeing needs and stepping up. In both the veteran...
Continue ReadingRise Against Hunger sends care packages from Furman with love
On Sept. 1, the Heller Service Corps partnered with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes in Timmons Arena to benefit the Rise Against Hunger program. Students – including quarterback Hamp Sisson ’22 – packed approximately 45,000...
Continue ReadingTim Hanks named Fellow of the American Chemical Society
Furman University’s Tim Hanks, chair and professor of the Department of Chemistry, has been named a fellow of the American Chemical Society (ACS). Hanks and 2020 ACS Fellow George Shields, professor of chemistry, will be...
Continue Reading‘How did we get here?’: StraightTalk series examines structural racism
Each year since 2011, The Riley Institute and the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Furman – joined recently by South Carolina ETV – have collaborated to present a public discussion of timely issues for the...
Continue ReadingAre some people born lucky? A UT psychologist argues inequality’s genetic roots
[caption id="attachment_51502" align="alignright" width="329"] Harden's book is available September 2021.[/caption] Kathryn Paige Harden, a 2003 Furman University psychology alumna, has written a new book, "The Genetic Lottery: Why DNA Matters for Social Equality" (Princeton University...
Continue ReadingShi Institute earns international acclaim from UN program
For more than a decade, Furman’s Community Conservation Corps has been making a local impact, improving the lives of hundreds of residents. Now, that local impact has spread globally with recognition from the United Nations...
Continue ReadingStudents study race, COVID-19 in tweets
For more stories about student research, click here. For their Research and Evaluation in Health Sciences class in the fall of 2020, Samantha Norton ’23 and Imaya Virani ’22 wanted to know if they could...
Continue Reading‘Lead bold and thrilling lives’ – Furman celebrates Commencement for the class of 2021
View a gallery of photos from commencement Read commencement speech by Angela Walker Franklin '81 Read commencement speech by Jacqueline Elizabeth Faustin '21 2021 student and faculty awards 2021 Senior Spotlights View the archived livestream...
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