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A weekend well spent
Furman welcomed more than 600 guests to campus Nov. 10–12 for Family Weekend 2017. Festivities kicked off with a pre-game tailgate featuring a band and BBQ, followed by a Furman football win over The Citadel....
Continue ReadingAttention students: Furman Connections happens Nov. 9
There aren't too many places you can find upwards of 300 Furman students, alumni, parents, faculty and employers in the same room. But Thursday, Nov. 9 at 5-6:30 p.m., the Watkins Room in Trone Student...
Continue ReadingFurman launches Malone Center for Career Engagement
The Malone Career Center is no more at Furman. Does that mean the university has given up on helping students find jobs? Far from it. Very, very far from it. The Malone Career Center is...
Continue ReadingLauren Payne named director, Center for Career Engagement
Lauren Payne has been named director of Furman University’s Center for Career Engagement. She began her duties with the Center in March this year. Prior to her post at Furman, Payne was associate director of...
Continue ReadingLiberal arts education helps graduates adapt to the workforce
Chris Worthy of The Greenville News talks to career services officials at Furman University and Converse College who argue that employers are looking for more than academic acumen and a high-powered degree from their candidates. John...
Continue ReadingUniversity Launches ‘The Furman Advantage’
Visit The Furman Advantage website The Furman Advantage in the News Furman University today announced an ambitious effort to transform the student experience and address critical community issues. The new strategic vision—called The Furman Advantage—will...
Continue ReadingFor students, renovated student center doubles as a campus hub
If you haven’t visited campus in awhile, you’re in for a treat when you step into the newly renovated and expanded Trone Student Center. As Furman President Carl Kohrt ’65 described, the center is the...
Continue ReadingFurman grads enjoy high job placement
by Erikah Haavie, Contributing Writer Eli Loflin began his job search about a month before graduation. As a chemistry major, Loflin had a general idea of what he wanted to do. “I knew I wanted...
Continue ReadingFurman named “Great Place to Work”
Furman has once again been designated as a great place to work, according to the most recent survey by The Chronicle of Higher Education. Furman was one of 86 colleges that were recognized in the Chronicle’s...
Continue ReadingA talent for bringing out the best
Just a few days after graduating with her elementary education degree from Furman, Madison Smith ’15 has happily taken the plunge into the world of adulthood. She’s rented her first house near downtown Greenville and...
Continue ReadingFurman listed among “Colleges That Pay You Back”
Furman is listed among the nation’s top 200 schools that provide students with an outstanding combination of academics, affordability and career prospects, according to a new book published by The Princeton Review. The university is...
Continue ReadingPutting words to work
Imagine the scene: Natural light pouring into an open, industrial-modern room, muscular metal beams soothed by aged wood. There are desks, many of them, where English major after English major type away, crafting words for...
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