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School Tools Turns Seven
[caption id="attachment_33289" align="alignright" width="227"] School Tools Impact[/caption] Seven years ago, Furman University first partnered with the United Way of Greenville County to provide elementary and middle school students with supplies to begin the school year....
Continue ReadingFurman professor, students study land use in Upstate
In collaboration with Upstate Forever and with support from Pacolet Milliken Enterprises, Furman University faculty and students have helped develop a detailed map to identify the region’s most environmentally sensitive lands in regards to water...
Continue ReadingBMW Charity Pro-Am announces charity contributions
Officials with the BMW Charity Pro-Am presented by SYNNEX Corporation have announced that this year’s golf tournament raised $631,495 for 14 Upstate charities. The popular Web.com Tour event has raised a total $12.7 million dollars...
Continue ReadingOne of the South’s best
According to the 2017 Forbes rankings, Furman University is listed among the “Top 25 Colleges in the South.” Furman, which was ranked No. 16, is the only South Carolina school to make the just-released list....
Continue ReadingEfforts of community partners recognized with state award
Greenville County has won the 2017 Barrett Lawrimore Memorial Regional Cooperation Award for an innovative partnership in creating imap, an interactive community tool that maps essential human services within the County. The award, given by...
Continue ReadingFurman to hold summer commencement Aug. 12
Kate Kaup, the James B. Duke Professor of Asian Studies and Politics and International Affairs at Furman University, will serve as speaker when Furman holds its summer commencement exercises Saturday, Aug. 12 at 4 p.m....
Continue ReadingShaping the future of solar
If lab work takes classroom theory and applies it, then a conference takes lab work and places it firmly in the real world. Two Furman students traveled to Oxford this month and experienced that real-world...
Continue ReadingFurman listed in Princeton Review’s “Best Colleges” guide
Furman University is one of the nation’s best institutions for undergraduate education, according to the 2018 edition of The Princeton Review’s college guide, The Best 382 Colleges. [caption id="attachment_33095" align="alignright" width="300"] The guide is available...
Continue ReadingDebt: Another big congressional battle on the horizon
In anticipation of the Congressional Budget Office's report on the country’s debt ceiling, "Marketplace" correspondent Adriene Hill talks to Furman University economics professor Jason Jones. Jones offers his take on the Treasury Department's "extraordinary measures"...
Continue ReadingMindfulness and the stress of waiting
Furman University psychology graduate (Class of 2002) Kate Sweeny has found that mindfulness, an active focus on the present moment, is an effective way to deal with the stress related to uncertain waiting periods, be...
Continue ReadingFootball program receives $1 million gift
An anonymous donor has given Furman University a $1 million gift to support the Paladins’ football program and honor the legacy of former head football coach Bobby Johnson. In addition to establishing a $1 million...
Continue ReadingFuson, Nantz and Ramsey named to new positions at Riley Institute
The Riley Institute at Furman University is growing its diversity and critical issues programs. To that end, the Institute has appointed three staff members to new positions. [caption id="attachment_32964" align="alignright" width="232"] Jill Fuson[/caption] Jill Fuson...
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