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Jhanay Williams ’14 was wrestling with a life-changing decision as she approached graduation from Furman last year. On one side, there was the safe place to purse her master’s degree: New York University, located in...
Continue ReadingFurman holds inauguration ceremony for President Elizabeth Davis
Elizabeth Davis, Ph.D., was formally installed as Furman’s 12th president during an inaugural ceremony Thursday, March 19 in McAlister Auditorium. During the ceremony, the Furman Board of Trustees formally installed Dr. Davis and conferred upon...
Continue ReadingFurman receives $500,000 gift to support Poverty Studies
Furman officials announced today that a Furman trustee and his wife have made a $500,000 gift that will create an endowment to support the university’s popular and innovative Poverty Studies program. The gift comes from...
Continue ReadingWhat is Yik Yak? A very popular app
Yik Yak, a mobile, anonymous social network with apps for Android and iOS, launched in November 2013 and has been a huge hit on college campuses ever since. “You can think of it as a...
Continue ReadingMore praise for Furman’s beauty
Furman is listed among the “30 Most Beautiful College Campuses in the South,” according to an article on “The Best Colleges” website. The university was ranked No. 4 on the list, which featured schools that...
Continue ReadingFurman listed among “Colleges That Pay You Back”
Furman is listed among the nation’s top 200 schools that provide students with an outstanding combination of academics, affordability and career prospects, according to a new book published by The Princeton Review. The university is...
Continue ReadingPutting words to work
Imagine the scene: Natural light pouring into an open, industrial-modern room, muscular metal beams soothed by aged wood. There are desks, many of them, where English major after English major type away, crafting words for...
Continue ReadingEngaged Living program honored for collaborative initaitive
Furman University’s Engaged Living Program has won the “Outstanding Collaborative Initiative Award” from the Commission for Admissions, Orientation and First-Year Experience of ACPA-College Student Educators-International. The award is presented to recognize an outstanding collaborative initiative...
Continue ReadingAn overnighter in the lab
Margaret McCurry ’18 donned a comfy pair of pajamas and settled in for the night. Other than her 13 hair “accessories,” she looked like a typical college freshman getting ready for bed. It’s 11 p.m....
Continue ReadingZTA becomes Furman’s eighth sorority
With less than 3,000 students, the words “too many” and “Furman” aren’t often found in the same sentence. So remember this day, both for its rarity and its fleeting status: Furman has too many women...
Continue ReadingCheck out fall Dean’s List
See who made the Dean’s List for the 2014 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 and spring semesters....
Continue ReadingMusic and mentorship
Ann Shoemaker ’02 was 12 when she first saw the love of her life. She had a 12-year-old’s reaction. “I had no idea what (a bassoon) was,” she said. “My elementary school band teacher showed...
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