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Giving Tuesday raised a record-breaking $353,552

The Furman community came together on December 1 to celebrate the university's eighth annual Giving Tuesday event. In total, 842 alumni, students, parents and friends gave a record-breaking $353,552 to more than a dozen funds...

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Art department presents ‘Matthew Baumgardner: Grids and Glyphs’

An exhibition celebrating the life and work of visual artist Matthew C. Baumgardner (1955-2018) will be presented by the Furman University Department of Art Jan. 19-Feb. 19 in Thompson Gallery of the Roe Art Building....

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Members of the class of 2020 receive Furman’s highest honors

Congratulations to these members of the Furman class of 2020, who received the university's highest honors: Scholarship Cup Awards Catherine Lippert Catherine Lippert discovered her major fairly late in her time at Furman and immersed...

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Mike ’72 and Sondra Hogan pledge gift of $500,000 to men’s golf

Mike Hogan ’72 and his wife, Sondra, have pledged an estate gift of $500,000 to the Furman men’s golf scholarship endowment, bringing the program closer to being fully funded. Hogan, who played from the 1969...

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New growth: Last major phase of tree replacement begins Nov. 30

Story update, Nov. 10, 2020: The sixth and final phase of replacing aging trees along the front of the Furman University campus will begin Nov. 30, 2020. Crews will remove the 50 to 60-year-old oaks...

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Furman Lake restoration project slated to begin later this month

If left to its own devices Furman Lake would quietly disappear, fading back into the two streams that created it when they were dammed in the 1950s. That's why Furman is set to embark on...

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‘Night of Lament for Racial Reconciliation’ rescheduled for Nov. 5

A “Night of Lament for Racial Reconciliation,” organized and hosted by the Furman University chapter of the International Justice Mission and the Furman University Gospel Ensemble (FUGE), originally scheduled for Oct. 29 but postponed because...

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Furman trustee Yendelela Neely Holston ’03 honored nationally for fostering legal talent

[caption id="attachment_47333" align="alignright" width="400"] Yendelela Neely Holston, a 2003 Furman graduate and board secretary of the Furman Board of Trustees.[/caption] Yendelela Neely Holston, a 2003 Furman graduate and board secretary of the Furman Board of...

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History Department presents ‘Race and Ethnicity in America: Past and Present’

Before she entered Furman, Asha Marie ’22 had already carved out a niche for racial equality and activism. Marie, who has lived most of her life in Greenville, South Carolina, was behind the petition to...

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US News ranks Furman a ‘Most Innovative School’ 4th year in a row

U.S. News & World Report has ranked Furman University among the nation’s “Most Innovative Schools” for a fourth consecutive year, in addition to recognizing Furman again as a leader among peers and other universities in...

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FIRST EVER VIRTUAL #FURMANATHOME HOMECOMING STARTS MID-OCTOBER FOR ALUMNI

Editor's note: The campus community, including students, faculty, staff and alumni, received the following message on Sept. 10. Homecoming weekend is traditionally a special time for Furman alumni to return to Greenville and for the...

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Students, faculty embrace ‘new normal’ during first week on campus since March

Furman Focused || Fall 2020 Underway from Furman University on Vimeo.   Masks, social distancing, phased return, fall sports postponed until spring – Renee Neves ’21 knew so much would be different when she returned...

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