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Superstar seniors
Who says lightning never strikes twice in the same place? In recent award ceremonies, seniors Christina Dorismond and Rhodes Hambrick both received one of Furman’s highest leadership honors, the President’s Award, and the John Albert...
Continue ReadingFurman bids farewell to the Class of 2014
Furman awarded 616 undergraduate and master’s degrees and presented a number of its top academic honors during graduation exercises Saturday, May 10. Approximately 7,000 people attended the commencement activities in Paladin Stadium. Interim President Carl Kohrt gave...
Continue ReadingLakeside concerts begin May 29
Furman University’s Music by the Lake Summer Concert Series, a Greenville tradition since 1968, will begin Thursday, May 29 at 7:30 p.m. in the university’s amphitheater with a performance by the Lakeside Concert Band. Celebrating...
Continue ReadingWatch Commencement Live
[caption id="attachment_11174" align="alignright" width="285"] Furman will award approximately 620 degrees during the commencement exercises. [/caption] Watch Furman University's Commencement ceremonies live on streaming video. The school will hold its graduation exercises Saturday, May 10 at...
Continue ReadingHonoring Scholars and Leaders in Education
Her four years at Furman have taken her from Italy to Botswana. She has presented her technology research with Education Professor Judy Stuart at the Council for Exceptional Children national conference in San Antonio, Texas....
Continue ReadingProfessor Gil Allen joins South Carolina Academy of Authors
Furman English professor Gilbert Allen has been inducted into the South Carolina Academy of Authors, the state’s literary hall of fame. Dr. Allen has taught classes in literature and writing at Furman since 1977, with particular...
Continue ReadingLongest publishes book on young Catholics in America
Kyle Longest, assistant professor of sociology at Furman, has co-authored a new book, Young Catholic America: Emerging Adults In, Out of and Gone from the Church. Published by Oxford University Press and written with Christian Smith, Jonathan...
Continue ReadingHough ’17 wins national championship
Cyclist Charlie Hough, a Furman University freshman from Travelers Rest, was crowned a national champion after winning the Criterium event at the Captech USA Cycling Collegiate Road National Championships in Richmond, Va., last weekend. Furman...
Continue ReadingPi Kappa Phi wins Award of Distinction
The Delta Chapter of Pi Kappa Phi fraternity at Furman University has received the 2014 Chapter Award of Distinction from the North-American Interfraternity Conference (NIC). The award was presented to fraternity members at the NIC...
Continue ReadingPhilosophy professor accepts appointment at USC School of Medicine
Furman philosophy professor Carmela Epright has been invited to join the Department of Psychiatry at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine in Columbia as Clinical Professor of Neuropsychiatry and Behavioral Science. She will continue...
Continue ReadingKeep the Furman Experience Alive
As we prepare to welcome the Class of 2014 into the Alumni Association at Commencement this Saturday, we are reminded that they stand on the shoulders of the loyal donors who sacrificially supported their Furman...
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