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Water Walk helps bring potable water to rural Guatemala

For Water Walk 2015, more than 700 Furman students, faculty, staff and local residents will carry water around Furman Lake from 1-5 p.m. Saturday, March 28 as part of an effort to raise $100,000 to...

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FUEL Furman brings student-driven projects to life

The average college student is full of “what ifs” and “I wish.” Part of the journey of exploration and self- discovery is fraught with these kinds of ultimate questions. While the world is full of...

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By the work of their hands

In his now famous commencement address at Stanford University, Steve Jobs said, “You’ve got to find what you love . . . the only way to do great work is to love what you do.”...

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Furman presents Chinese Environmental Film Festival

Seven filmmakers from China and across the United States will converge at Furman University February 26-28 for the University’s first Chinese Environmental Film Festival. The festival will feature three days of experimental, documentary, and feature...

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Public media in a post-television era

Despite changes in technology, public media’s mission remains the same—to produce and deliver quality content and bring more people to the table, improving the civic life of the country, according to three women who are...

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Riley Institute names new staff

The Riley Institute at Furman University has named new staff members for its Center for Education Policy and Leadership. Dr. Tracy Waters has joined the institute as assistant research director, Dr. David Fleming as senior...

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Furman 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...

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Riley Institute hosts “Women in Public Media”

Women lead our state’s and the nation’s most prominent public media organizations. Four women at the top tell how their leadership is shaping the future of public media in a two-evening symposium 7-8 p.m., Monday,...

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Students represent the U.S. at APEC conference

Meeting international students, political, and corporate leaders and learning about a rapidly globalizing world are just some of the benefits four Furman University seniors received from their trip to the APEC conference in Beijing, China, this...

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Riley announces 19th class of Upstate DLI fellows

Forty-five leaders from the Upstate have been selected to participate in the Riley Institute at Furman’s Diversity Leaders Initiative (DLI). They will join more than 1,400 Riley Fellows from across the state. As part of...

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Riley Institute to co-host law, sports symposium in Charleston

Panels of sports scholars and practitioners will examine the role of law in the world of sports in a Friday, Jan. 30 conference that is drawing participants from across the country. The day-long symposium, “Under...

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President of Agua del Pueblo speaks at Furman

Growing up with 10 other brothers in rural Guatemala, Victor Racancój learned firsthand the challenges of making a living and simply surviving. His parents worked hard as subsistence farmers, but each day was a struggle....

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