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Big gains and tragic setbacks

Harvard professor and Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Henry Louis Gates, Jr., was on campus Monday to present a program titled “Black America Since MLK.” The Greenville News was there to cover his talk. "To paraphrase Dickens,...

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Top colleges and grateful grads

In the 2017 Forbes listings of “America’s Top Colleges,” Furman is ranked No. 96 among all colleges and universities in the U.S.  The university was also ranked 99th in the category of “Grateful Grads Index:...

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Furman awarded $1.3 million NSF grant to expand student/faculty research

[caption id="attachment_34211" align="alignright" width="431"] In addition to providing more research opportunities for students, the $1.3 million grant will be used to purchase new equipment and research tools.[/caption] Furman University has been awarded a $1.3 million,...

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Coach Hendrix, Paladins get first victory at Colgate

After losing its first two contests on the final plays of each game and then falling to 0-3 after a loss to ACC member North Carolina State, the Furman football team was more than ready...

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Furman makes “Top 50” in Princeton Review’s “Green Colleges” guide

Furman University is listed among the “Top 50 Green Colleges” in the most recent edition of The Princeton Review’s Guide to 375 Green Colleges. Furman is ranked No. 36 in the 2017 edition of the...

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A magical, musical year in Leipzig

Furman University had always been in the back of Logan Campbell’s mind. Worried about how he would pay for college, he started his undergraduate studies at a large public university, but it simply wasn’t a...

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Residency celebrates the beauty, grace & potency of words and music

The voice faculty of Furman University will host internationally acclaimed soprano Jill Feldman and Italian collaborative pianist and coach Marta Cencini in a residency that celebrates the beauty, grace and potency of words and music....

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Hartness Organ Series presents Katelyn Emerson Oct. 5

The 2017-18 Hartness Organ Series presents a recital by young American virtuoso Katelyn Emerson Thursday, Oct. 5 at 8 p.m. in the Charles E. Daniel Memorial Chapel on the Furman University campus. The recital is...

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A perfect fit at Furman

Margo Vanover Porter caught up with Furman associate vice president for finance Amy Blackwell in an article appearing in Business Officer magazine. Blackwell, a 26-year veteran with Furman, speaks about salaries, tuition, strategic plannning, The...

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Student advocate, model mentor

In Business Officer magazine, Mary Lou Merkt speaks with Marta Perez Drake about both sides of the mentor/mentee relationship, her role with Furman as vice president of finance and administration, the importance of student engagement,...

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‘In necessity all things are common’: Christian ethics and DACA

"Few Christians question the responsibility of governments to guard their borders against criminals and terrorists," writes Furman Religion professor David Fink in The Greenville News. In an opinion piece he pens about the decision to...

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A new pathway in the liberal arts

Furman President Elizabeth Davis is quoted in a Sept. 12 article in The Chronicle of Higher Education that looks at how liberal arts colleges are repositioning themselves in the higher education market. The article notes the university...

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