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Furman University prepared Alice Williams ’15 for life in Asia. And now, life in Asia is preparing her for anything. Williams is serving with the Peace Corps in Timor-Leste. The country was formed in 2002,...
Continue ReadingJohn Templeton Foundation awards $231,000 grant to Epright and Harden ’03
A $231,000 grant from the John Templeton Foundation has been awarded to Furman University philosophy professor Carmela Epright, and 2003 Furman psychology graduate Paige Harden, now an associate professor of psychology at the University of...
Continue ReadingShucker Fellows attend Disney’s Youth Education Series
When Kim Keefer, director of Furman’s Shucker Center for Leadership Development, decided in the fall of 2015 it was time to replace the five-day Outward Bound Wilderness Leadership Program Shucker Fellows had long attended, Disney’s...
Continue ReadingFurman Listed Among 200 Colleges “That Pay You Back”
Furman University is among the colleges and universities featured in the 2017 edition of The Princeton Review’s Colleges That Pay You Back: The 200 Schools That Give You the Best Bang for Your Tuition Buck....
Continue ReadingThe right place at the right time
When Furman announced it's new strategic vision in October—The Furman Advantage, an ambitious effort to transform the student experience and address critical community issues, some likely asked how such an experience would defined. It dawned on me that...
Continue ReadingRiley Institute Co-Sponsors Symposium on Immigration
Immigration attorneys, practitioners and scholars will examine major issues related to immigration policy at a day-long symposium hosted by the Charleston Law Review of the Charleston School of Law and the Riley Institute at Furman...
Continue ReadingHacking Homelessness
Every night of the year, people in St. Louis, Missouri, look for places to sleep. For some, their search may mean walking miles, upon arriving only to find a shelter is full. At times, those...
Continue ReadingLending a Helping Hand
More than 300 Furman students participated in service projects around the community as part of the university’s MLK Day of Service on Jan. 16. WYFF-TV was there to report on the students’ efforts.
Continue ReadingFurman Announces Fall Semester Dean’s List
Here are the students who made the Dean’s List for the 2016 fall term. The honor is awarded to full-time undergraduates who earn a grade point average of at least 3.4 during the university’s fall...
Continue ReadingMLK Day of Service
[caption id="attachment_29143" align="alignright" width="300"] The day of service began at the Trone Student Center.[/caption] Furman University was officially closed Monday, Jan. 16 in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, but it wasn’t a day...
Continue ReadingFurman ranks among nation’s best liberal arts colleges
According to the Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education US College Rankings, Furman is ranked among the top 50 liberal arts colleges in the nation. The university is listed at No. 45 to be precise, and...
Continue ReadingUniversity Offers Seniors Special Workshop on Personal Finances
Whether it’s learning to manage a budget, minimize debt or develop a long-range investment strategy, every Furman University senior will have the opportunity to master the fundamentals of financial literacy by the time they graduate...
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