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MayX Snapshot: How animals – human and otherwise – shape society

A May Experience course introduces students to an emerging academic field studying how we relate to animals – and what that tells us about ourselves.

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Family and culture connect classics professor to Korea

Eunice Kim sees AAPI Heritage Month as a chance to reflect on “the many identities that make up the AAPI community.”

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Art professor’s work reflects his Asian American experience

During AAPI Heritage Month, Kevin Kao, the son of Taiwanese immigrants, encourages students to explore identity, perception and duality.

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Phenomenal phenocam: Capturing effects of climate change

Looming 351 feet high atop Paladin Stadium is a camera that records changes in tree canopy over time. The images from Furman become part of a trove of data showing seasonal variations of diverse ecosystems...

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Furman’s Carolyn Day provides coronation color

Day, associate professor of history, provides details for FOX Carolina about the coronation of King Charles III.

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Alumnus is bringing communities – and generations – together

Ezra Hall ’19 went from volunteer adopted grandson to director of philanthropy and engagement at The Woodlands at Furman, and now he’s working to strengthen the ties that bind his former school to his current...

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Commencement address by Tomiko Brown-Nagin ’92

Furman University Commencement Address Tomiko Brown-Nagin ’92 May 6, 2023   Good evening! Thank you, President Davis, trustees, honorees, faculty and administrators, families, friends and most of all, graduates of the Class of 2023! It...

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Commencement launches Class of 2023 on next pathway

More than 500 students received Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Music, Bachelor of Science, Master of Arts, Master of Science and Education Specialist degrees during the 2023 Commencement ceremony.

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Furman earns No. 12 spot for ‘making an impact’ in Princeton Review’s ‘Best Value Colleges’

Furman is listed among the top 20 private schools "making an impact" in The Princeton Review's 2023 "Best Value Colleges" guide.

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Andrew Womack receives Early Career Fellowship in China Studies

Through the Luce/ACLS fellowship, Womack will further his research on the Tao River Archaeological Project at Stanford University and in Gansu Province, China.

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Vance Fowler awarded Goldwater Scholarship

Working in George Shields' lab, Fowler uses computer simulations to predict the formation mechanism of aerosols in the atmosphere. The research aims to improve our understanding of global warming.

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Clearly Furman campaign garners media attention

Furman's Clearly Furman campaign marks the university's most ambitious drive in its nearly 200-year history. Several news outlets pick up the story.

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