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Gallery: Commencement 2023

More than 500 students crossed the stage to receive diplomas during Furman’s 197th year.

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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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Dins Day 2023 raises over $1.4 million

This year, 2,339 alumni, students, parents and friends of the university contributed 3,000+ gifts totaling $1,433,873 toward student scholarships, academics, Paladin athletics, institutes and student experiences.

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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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Legacy honor societies combine ranks, elect new members

Quaternion and Senior Order merge to form QSO. Selection to the society is one of the highest honors bestowed upon Furman students.

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Kilstofte’s compositions to be performed near and far

Mark Kilstofte's compositions will be performed across the U.S. and beyond. Three performances benefit relief efforts in Ukraine and Uganda.

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Tomiko Brown-Nagin ’92 will address Class of 2023 at Commencement

An award-winning legal historian and an expert in constitutional law and education law and policy, Brown-Nagin is the dean of Harvard University’s Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study.

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Four Furman alumni honored in ’40 Under 40′ list

Several Furman alumni appear in GSA Business Report's list of "40 Under 40" professionals.

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Furman alumna Messick provides hope through Jasmine Road

Jasmine Road was launched by Beth Messick in 2016. The first program of its kind in Greenville, its mission is to provide a path to healing and employment for women survivors of sex trafficking, prostitution...

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Furman’s Elizabeth Davis joins Kamber Parker in ‘The Great Retention’

Kamber Parker '17 sits down with Furman President Elizabeth Davis to talk about how higher ed is preparing students for the workplace.

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Kate Dabbs ’09 promoted to president of TealHaus Strategies

Dabbs will manage the staff and day-to-day operations at the firm founded by Lindsay Niedringhaus '07.

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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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