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President Bill Clinton to speak in Greenville in support of Riley Institute
On Tuesday, April 8 at 7 p.m. in the Peace Center, President Bill Clinton will deliver remarks to help celebrate the lifelong work of Greenville native Richard W. Riley and the Furman public policy organization...
Continue ReadingFurman announces plan to sustain men’s golf program
Furman announced today that due to the outstanding generosity of the school’s many golf alumni to provide short-term operating funds and to establish an endowment for scholarships, the men’s intercollegiate golf program will not be...
Continue ReadingFurman Mock Trial scores another win
The Furman University Mock Trial Team took first place in the Sixth Annual Commodore Classic hosted in Nashville by Vanderbilt University Jan. 25-26. The win marks the third victory of the season for the Furman Mock...
Continue ReadingDuke Endowment awards Riley Institute $1 million grant
GREENVILLE, S.C.—The Duke Endowment of Charlotte, N.C., has awarded Furman University a $1 million grant to support the work of the Riley Institute at Furman, a highly respected public policy organization devoted to driving significant...
Continue Reading“Because Furman Matters” campaign raises $406 million
Furman giving to Furman Furman University officials announced today that the school has raised $406 million to fund a number of major initiatives as it brings the “Because Furman Matters” capital fundraising campaign to a...
Continue ReadingFurman giving to Furman
The Because Furman Matters campaign received more than $275 million in gifts from philanthropic foundations. But University leadership say a groundswell of support from a variety of donors helped Furman surpass the ambitious $400 million...
Continue ReadingRinkers’ commitment boosts study away programs
FIVE FURMAN STUDENTS received scholarships this spring to participate in a study away program during May Experience, the university’s three-week semester that bridges the end of the academic year and the start of summer school....
Continue ReadingCothrans make ‘investment in people’
AFTER GRADUATING from Furman in 1954 and serving in the army, John Cothran returned to his Greenville home searching for a calling. “I had visited the new campus numerous times on return trips while stationed...
Continue ReadingCampaign launches final push
AS CHAIR of the Furman board of trustees in October of 2007, Carl Kohrt stood at the podium in Timmons Arena and helped launch the largest fundraising drive in the university’s history: the $400 million...
Continue ReadingClass of ’13 ‘First Gift’ goes to Furman United
The senior class gift is a Furman tradition that for years has represented the personalities and passions of the students who select it. Some classes have chosen to support such projects as the 9/11 Memorial, the...
Continue ReadingParent support provides $45 million campaign boost
What does it take to transform a $400 million campaign dream into reality? For Furman, a key ingredient is philanthropic parents. And while some may quake at the thought of being both donors and tuition-paying parents,...
Continue ReadingCurrys’ gift bolsters Tocqueville program
The Tocqueville Program at Furman promotes the continuing relevance of Western and American political thought, attracts some of the nation’s most prominent scholars to campus, and sponsors a popular student seminar in political thought. Now,...
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