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Furman alums receive principal appointments

Three Furman alumni and one Furman graduate student have received promotions to principalships in Greenville County Schools. All three appointments are effective July 1, 2016. Brian Williams, assistant principal at Varennes Elementary School in Anderson District...

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The Key Test

[caption id="attachment_25032" align="alignright" width="300"] Wren High School Principal Nichole Boseman '02[/caption] Professor Harris Heath held a hefty set of keys in his hand. "What if," he said, "one day those school keys were unexpectedly put on...

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Willimon ’11 selected as new Pickens High principal

[caption id="attachment_25087" align="alignright" width="199"] Pickens High School Principal Corey Willimon ’11[/caption] The Blue Flame will be led by one of its own alumni in the coming school year. Corey Willimon ’11, who is a Pickens...

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Professors awarded USDA grant to study local agroforestry, animal production

Three Furman University professors will study how agroforestry systems improve agricultural sustainability at area farms with a $135,000 grant received from the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) organization, part of the United States Department...

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Furman awards Postgraduate Diplomas in Corporate Sustainability

[caption id="attachment_25249" align="alignright" width="600"] Furman awards 18 Postgraduate Diplomas in Corporate Sustainability[/caption] The Center for Corporate and Professional Development at Furman University recently recognized the following Class of 2016 recipients of the Postgraduate Diploma in...

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Furman UES awards first certificate in accounting

[caption id="attachment_25016" align="alignright" width="244"] Kelly Hildebrandt[/caption] Furman University Undergraduate Evening Studies (UES) has awarded its first Postbaccalaureate Certificate in Accounting. It was conferred upon Kelly Hildebrandt of Greer in May this year. The certificate is...

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Channeling Margaret Court

Lauren Kline ’13 thought her days of significant tennis matches were likely over after she completed her All-Southern Conference career at Furman.  But she recently found herself on the court with actor and comedian Steve...

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Laughs and Equality

A veteran of 30 years of stand-up comedy, Furman alum Jim David ’76 returns to his hometown of Asheville, N.C., June 23 for a one-night only show, "Stand Up for Equality (and Show Tunes!)." David...

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It Was a Very Good Year

Furman University's 2015-16 athletic year proved to be its best in over a decade as evidenced by the school's 92nd place finish among 294 NCAA Division I qualifying schools in Learfield Sports' Director's Cup competition...

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Riley Institute and OLLI spotlight higher education in summer lecture series

The Riley Institute at Furman and the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) will present the closing session of their three-part series, “Education for Life: Working together to fulfill the promise of education,” Tuesday, June 21,...

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The Guide for Un-Tourists

Furman alum Marian White ’09 and her husband moved to Delray Beach, Florida in 2015.  A short time later, she wrote a guide book for those who want to learn more about the area.  The book,...

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Riley Institute names Emerging Public Leaders

The Riley Institute at Furman University has announced its 2016-17 class of Emerging Public Leaders (EPL). Launched in 2002 by the Riley Institute, EPL is an intensive, statewide service-oriented leadership program for rising high school...

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