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Soccer just one career goal for Zimmerman
Walker Zimmerman, a 19-year-old Furman sophomore, sees soccer as much more than a sport. He also wants to use his skills on the field as a tool to motivate young people. And those skills are...
Continue ReadingFurman grads join Teach for America
Teach For America has released its fifth annual ranking of the colleges contributing the greatest number of graduating seniors to its teaching corps, and Furman ranks among the top “small” schools. The university had 10...
Continue ReadingTeam launches online store
In partnership with DNA Sports, the Furman men’s team has launched an online store. Furman rugby apparel, including alumni jerseys, game jerseys, team golf shirts and warms up are offered for sale on the site....
Continue ReadingCello concerts to be performed as part of Cellobration! @ Furman
SEPTEMBER 5, 2012 by Tina Underwood, Contributing Writer GREENVILLE, S.C.—Two cello concerts will be performed at Furman as part of the 33rd annual South Carolina Cello Choir Cellobration. The first will be performed by guest...
Continue ReadingWork continues along Poinsett Highway corridor
For a long time, Poinsett Highway has functioned as a thoroughfare that ran between downtown Greenville and Furman and not much else. Now a vision to revitalize the area through a public-private partnership led by...
Continue ReadingHall of Famer Nancy Lopez visits Furman
Hall of Fame golfer Nancy Lopez brought her upbeat message to the Furman Golf Club Sunday and left an impression on the junior girls assembled. The 55-year-old Lopez was speaking to a group of some...
Continue ReadingCrews named director of Learning for You
AUGUST 29, 2012 by Vince Moore, Director of News and Media Relations Elizabeth Crews has been named director of the Learning for You program at Furman. Crews is a graduate of Covenant College in Lookout Mountain,...
Continue ReadingAsk not what your college can do for you…
The 2012 Washington Monthly College Guide and Rankings asks not what colleges can do for you, but what colleges are doing for the country. The schools were selected based on their contribution to the public good...
Continue ReadingCarnival photos
AUGUST 27, 2012 Jeremy Flemming captured some images from the student carnival, which was held last Thursday on E-field. Check out his work.
Continue ReadingBibb presents Bonner American Scholar lecture
AUGUST 24, 2012 by Vince Moore, Director of News and Media Relations Dr. Bryan Bibb, associate professor of religion at Furman, will present the Bonner American Scholar Lecture Thursday, Aug. 30 to mark the beginning...
Continue ReadingUnique, creative, unusual: That’s the Paladins
Nicknames can showcase a school's creativity in branding its athletic teams. Sometimes, it is a connection to the history of the school or region. Other times, the nickname choice defies explanation. Yahoo! Sports compiled its...
Continue ReadingAn impressive choral accomplishment
Jeffrey Baxter, a 1982 Furman graduate in music education, has been named the Florence Kopleff Choral Administrator Chair for the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. The chair was created in perpetuity as a tribute to American contralto...
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