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Furman partners with Freeman Foundation to offer internships in Asia

Until this year, Austin Saggus ’18 had never traveled farther than the East Coast. All that changed when, as part of a new May Experience course at Furman, Saggus boarded a plane and flew 10,000...

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What’s the ideal mix of online and face-to-face classes?

In a new study by Furman Education professor Temi Bidjerano and University of Albany associate provost for online learning Peter Shea, the researchers look at 30 New York community colleges to determine how many online...

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Furman presents conference on climate change Nov. 8-9

Furman University will present a conference on climate change Wednesday, Nov. 8 and Thursday, Nov. 9 from 7-8:30 p.m. in Shaw Hall of Younts Conference Center on campus. [caption id="attachment_34853" align="alignright" width="232"] Charles Bolden, Photo...

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Lyric Theatre stages “A Celebration of Rodgers and Hammerstein” Nov. 14

Furman University Lyric Theatre will present a theatre scene recital Tuesday, Nov. 14 at 8 p.m. in McAlister Auditorium on campus. “A Celebration of Rodgers and Hammerstein” is free and open to the public and...

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Furman Band Extravaganza Nov. 10

Furman University’s Marching Band, The Paladin Regiment, will present its annual Band Extravaganza concert Friday, Nov. 10 at 8 p.m. in McAlister Auditorium. The concert, part of Furman’s Cultural Life Program, is open to the...

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Making career development a priority

Furman is one of several schools mentioned in a Chronicle of Higher Education article about liberal arts colleges that are starting or expanding programs to get students to think about their career goals, both early...

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Riley Institute announces winner of Dick and Tunky Riley WhatWorksSC Award

Make Summer Count, a program of Public Education Partners in Greenville that combats summer learning loss, has won the 2017 Dick and Tunky Riley WhatWorksSC Award for Excellence. The Riley Institute at Furman University and...

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Paintings by Nishiki Sugawara-Beda on display Nov. 20-Dec. 12

Paintings by Nishiki Sugawara-Beda will be on display Nov. 20-Dec. 12 in Thompson Gallery, Roe Art Building, on the campus of Furman University. The artist will present a talk during a reception Wednesday, Nov. 29,...

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You can go home again

The weather was perfect and the Paladin football team did exactly what it was supposed to do as more than 3,000 Furman alums returned to campus this past weekend for Homecoming. In addition to a...

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Innovators are transforming S.C. schools

Former South Carolina Governor Richard Riley praises the state for its progress in public education. From New Tech schools along the I-95 corridor to self-paced learning and other innovations, Riley enumerates the wealth of programs...

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Theatre presents musical “If/Then” by Kitt and Yorkey

Furman University Theatre will present the musical If/Then Nov. 8-11 and Nov. 15-18 at 8 p.m., with matinee performances Nov. 12 and Nov. 19 at 3 p.m. All performances take place in The Playhouse on...

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New SAT, but same old problems

Too often, SAT scores are equated with school quality. But Furman Education professor Paul Thomas says scores have more to do with socioeconomics. The new SAT, which aims to narrow score gaps along race, social...

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