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Dins Day – April 28, 2015
Furman University will team up with alumni, parents and friends from around the world on Tuesday, April 28 to celebrate all things Furman. April 28 is the last day of classes for students and “Dins...
Continue ReadingIt’s never too late to get degree
Bob Anderson had built a 15-year career in IT support as a contractor for Ford Motor Company, but what he really wanted to do was teach science. So he turned to Greenville Technical College, where...
Continue ReadingTiger conservation discussed at lecture
Elephants, tigers and rhinoceroses are the some of the key animals in the Asia food web. So what happens when one of these animals disappears altogether? An April 21 Conservation Lecture Series on tigers sought...
Continue ReadingHarold Warlick Commencement Address 2015
Harold Warlick Commencement Address Furman University May 9, 2015 “Higher Encouragements” President Elizabeth Davis, Furman University Graduating Class of 2015, supporters and family members, distinguished faculty, and valued administrators and Trustees, I thank you. I...
Continue ReadingCallie Robertson Commencement Speech 2015
Callie Robertson Furman University Student Commencement Speech May 9, 2015 During my college admissions process, I really considered myself quite the catch. In high school, I made great grades, excelled in leadership roles, and grew...
Continue ReadingFurman to hold spring commencement May 9
Harold C. Warlick, Jr., a 1968 Furman graduate and former dean of the chapel and religion professor at High Point University, will serve as commencement speaker when the school holds its graduation exercises Saturday, May...
Continue Reading“Dins Day” a success
Furman teamed up with alumni, parents and friends from around the world on April 28 to celebrate all things Furman and raise nearly $828,000 in gifts and pledges from 1,543 donors. April 28 was the...
Continue ReadingFurman professors awarded research grants
Furman University professors Christopher W. Blackwell, Ph.D., (Classics) and Jeanine Stratton, Ph.D., (Business & Accounting) have been awarded Faculty Research Grants through The Furman Standard program. The grants are valued at $3,000 annually over three...
Continue ReadingFurman listed among top “green colleges”
Furman is listed in the new 2015 edition of The Princeton Review Guide to 353 Green Colleges, a guidebook providing information about the most environmentally responsible “green colleges.” The newest edition of the guidebook profiles...
Continue ReadingClarke to join Paladins
Aidan Clarke, a standout member of the Staples Rugby Team (Westport, CT), has accepted a rugby scholarship and will enroll at Furman in the fall. Clarke, son of Ron and Susan Clarke, began playing rugby...
Continue ReadingPaul Thomas publishes new book
Furman education professor Paul Thomas has published "Beware the Roadbuilders: Literature as Resistance" (Garn Press). Said Kevin Welner, director of the National Education Policy Center, “Literature, Thomas shows us, can and should be a source...
Continue ReadingMarks of leadership
Elizabeth Davis has been cracking gender ceilings for a long time, so recognition as Furman’s first female president doesn’t really resonate with her. “I understand the significance, but I don’t think in terms of ‘first...
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