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Dins Day raises more than $1.3 million

Furman University celebrated its third annual Dins Day on Tuesday, April 25, and, once again, the event turned out to be a huge success. University officials said the 24-hour celebration generated 1,932 individual gifts totaling...

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Campus facility summer improvements: what to expect for fall 2017

Parts of campus will have a new look when students return in the fall.  Here are some major projects that will be completed over the summer. Milford Mall conversion This loop will be converted from...

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An answer to the shortage of high school guidance counselors

High school counselors fill an essential role in helping students achieve their college dreams. But when too few counselors are on hand, low-income students in particular suffer. That’s why the J. Marion Sims Foundation and...

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A life of miracles

Reflecting back on nearly a century of memories, Trude Heller describes her life as one “full of miracles.” She remembers the early years growing up as an only child in Vienna, Austria. She liked school....

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Newsboys in Concert April 29

The Grammy®-nominated and platinum-selling band Newsboys will be in concert Saturday, April 29, at 6 p.m. in Timmons Arena on the Furman University campus. Doors open at 5 p.m. Tickets are available at the Timmons...

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Today is Dins Day!

[caption id="attachment_31652" align="alignright" width="542"] Dins Day helps raise money for the university and its students.[/caption] Furman University is reaching out to its alumni, parents and friends from around the world today as the school celebrates...

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Three Furman seniors receive Fulbright grants

Three 2017 Furman University graduating seniors have received Fulbright U.S. Student Program grants from the U.S. Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. The seniors are among over 1,900 U.S. citizens...

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U.S. must talk to North Korea

Furman Politics and International Affairs professor Akan Malici warns of dire consequences for the U.S. and the world if cooler heads don't prevail with respect to North Korea. As guest columnist for The Greenville News,...

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Power of the internship

More and more colleges and universities are embracing the idea of engaged learning and encouraging their students to pursue internships during the summer and throughout the academic year. In a column for the Greenville Journal, Furman...

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Furman completes $1.7M solar farm

Furman University is inching closer to reducing its carbon footprint. April 25 marks the day the university will connect more than 2,000 photovoltaic solar panels to the electrical grid that promise to reduce the university’s electricity expenditures by up...

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Modern Languages & Literatures collaborates with Hispanic Alliance

The Furman Department of Modern Languages and Literatures (MLL) has established the Hispanic Alliance - Furman University Fellowship (HA-FU), a collaborative effort with Greenville’s Hispanic Alliance whose mission is to enrich the quality of life...

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BMW Charity Pro-Am golf tournament announces celebrities list

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, former Major League Baseball players Chipper Jones and Paul O’Neill, and actor Carmine Giovinazzo are among the celebrities who will visit Greenville to play in the 2017 BMW Charity...

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