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Counselor Travel
Every fall, our admission counselors hit the road to meet with prospective students and their families. Our counselors attend college fairs, host admission receptions, and have one-on-one conversations with you. To find out when...
Continue ReadingFSO presents concert Oct. 17
The Furman Symphony Orchestra will present its first concert of the season Friday, Oct. 17 at 8 p.m. in McAlister Auditorium on campus. Part of the Furman Music Department’s Sound Quality Concert Series, the performance...
Continue ReadingFurman women’s golf heating up in fall
Furman women's golf has gotten back its swagger. The Paladins have won two fall tournaments: the Golfweek Program Challenge on Pawleys Island and the Lady Paladin Invitational at the Furman Golf Dlub, snagging a couple...
Continue ReadingPreserving the voices of change
Dave Dennis was there. He rode on the first Freedom Bus from Montgomery, Ala. to Jackson, Miss. in 1961 as part of an attempt to desegregate the interstate bus system. He worked alongside Dr. Bob...
Continue ReadingFormer presidential staffer Levin to speak Oct. 9
Former presidential and congressional staffer Dr. Yuval Levin will speak on the Furman University campus Thursday, Oct. 9 at 5 p.m. in Johns Hall 101. Dr. Levin’s talk, "Like the Leaves of Sybil: Burke and Tocqueville...
Continue ReadingFall Festival of Choral Music features concert Oct. 18
The Furman Fall Festival of Choral Music will close with a concert on Saturday, Oct. 18 at 3 p.m. in McAlister Auditorium on campus. The concert is free and open to the public. For the festival, singers...
Continue ReadingArt by Furman alum Gieseking on display
Works by 2009 Furman alumna Rebecca Gieseking will be on display Oct. 6-25 in Thompson Gallery of the Roe Art Building on campus. Thompson Gallery hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday through Friday, and 9...
Continue ReadingThe precarious road to economic recovery
The economy is improving, but it is not improving as well as it could, said Tom Smythe, Ph.D., an associate professor of business and accounting at Furman University. Smythe spoke Wednesday at High Noon at...
Continue ReadingFurman names new alumni board members
The Furman University Alumni Office has named five new members to its board. The members are Joe Brewer, Deborah Carico, David Feild, Scott Graves, and Becky Sigmund. The purpose of the Alumni Board is to provide...
Continue ReadingKartikeya Singh ’07 marches for climate change policy
Throughout his college career, Kartikeya Singh ’07 marched to the beat of a different drummer. Taking on an Individualized Curriculum Program at Furman, he pursued a major in Ecology and Sustainable Development. Now Singh, founder...
Continue ReadingNurturing the heart and the mind
They called her Namatovu. When she first arrived in Uganda, Elisa Edmondson ’15 was called Madam Elisa. Within only a few weeks, her students renamed her "Namatovu" in honor of her compassionate and motherly ways....
Continue ReadingThe best seat in the house
The task seemed simple. Create the perfect chair. But when you’re interning for a company that has designed chairs for Royal Albert Hall and other majestic performance venues around the world, the pressure is on....
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