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What 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 ReadingArt-in-progress by Glen Miller on display
An ongoing drawing exhibition by Furman art professor Glen Miller will be on display Feb. 19-March 20 in Thompson Gallery of the Roe Art Building on the Furman University campus. Thompson Gallery hours are 9...
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 ReadingVisualizing Emancipation
The concept seems counterintuitive at first, the reduction of the profoundly individual experience of slaves gaining freedom to bits of data on a digital map. But is it? Alex Lange ’17 doesn’t think so. As...
Continue ReadingFifty years after
Fifty years ago, on February 2, 1965, Joseph Allen Vaughn took his seat in a classroom at Furman University. In the process, he became the first African-American undergraduate to attend the university. His enrollment changed...
Continue ReadingRiley 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,...
Continue ReadingFuel Furman Launches
When it comes to raising funds that support Furman students, every dollar counts. FUEL Furman is a crowd-funding platform organized by the Office of Annual Giving and the Student Government Association that gives our alumni...
Continue ReadingFSO presents Concerto Concert Feb. 13
The Furman Symphony Orchestra will present a concert Friday, Feb. 13 at 8 p.m. in McAlister Auditorium on the Furman University campus. A CLP event, the “Concerto Concert” is a biennial event showcasing Furman's finest...
Continue ReadingRiley Institute names Midlands DLI Fellows
Forty leaders from the Midlands 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...
Continue ReadingPauper Players to stage “Shrek The Musical” Feb. 6-8
Furman University Pauper Players will present “Shrek The Musical” Friday and Saturday, Feb. 6-7 at 8 p.m., and Sunday, Feb. 8 at 3 p.m. in McAlister Auditorium on campus. The production is open to the...
Continue ReadingStudents 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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