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International African American Museum receives Riley Institute’s OneSouthCarolina award

Charleston’s International African American Museum received the second annual OneSouthCarolina Partners in Progress Award from Furman University’s Riley Institute.

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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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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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Furman’s David Fleming goes on record about GOP candidates for 2024 race

Fleming speaks to The Greenville News about a widening field of potential Republican candidates for the 2024 presidential election.

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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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Faculty and staff Showcase Furman expertise

The countdown to the launch of Clearly Furman continued Saturday on Furman’s campus with Furman Showcase.

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Spencer Tate and co-founder win Paladin Pitch Competition

FOX Carolina's Zach Prelutsky covers the 4th Annual Paladin Pitch Competition. Dotflo, a data analytics platform created by Furman's Spencer Tate and Nemath Ahmed of Georgia Tech, took first place and $10K in prize money.

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Furman Engaged invites us to explore new places, topics, questions and cultures

Where can you sample Kazakh piroshki, listen to a podcast about student athletes and explore the socio-political and historical context of French architecture? At the 15th annual campus-wide celebration of engaged learning, known as Furman...

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Growth in Black neighborhoods

"Greenville's Promise," a meeting hosted by the City of Greenville, Greenville Housing Fund, REEM and Greater Good Greenville, looked at how rising property values are making it difficult for families to remain in their homes....

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Riley Institute promotes children’s literacy in creative ways

The Riley Institute partners with Laundry Cares Foundation to provide children's books and space for reading at local laundromat.

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Furman elevates talent development, launches Center for Innovative Leadership

Under the direction of Garrett Stern, the CIL aims to support mature and growing businesses in the Upstate.

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‘A remarkable legacy of leadership’: SEF President Pierce applauds Dick Riley

In a Forbes opinion piece, Southern Education Foundation President Raymond Pierce reflects on Dick Riley's record of public education in the state and the nation.

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