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Members of the class of 2020 receive Furman’s highest honors
Congratulations to these members of the Furman class of 2020, who received the university's highest honors: Scholarship Cup Awards Catherine Lippert Catherine Lippert discovered her major fairly late in her time at Furman and immersed...
Continue ReadingInnovation Hour brings good ideas to life
Creative people find outlets for their gifts through paint and canvas, a camera lens, ink and paper, clay on a potter’s wheel, or maybe a well-worn stage. But where’s the conduit for a great idea,...
Continue ReadingFurman Innovation, Entrepreneurship gains global recognition
Furman University’s Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship has been named an Outstanding Emerging Entrepreneurship Center by the Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers, a group of more than 250 universities. Other recipients of the award were...
Continue ReadingBack in the Game – Scenes from Homecoming 2020
It's safe to say Homecoming 2020 was a homecoming like no other in Furman's history, but while the activities looked a little different students, faculty and staff worked together to organize a robust schedule of...
Continue ReadingFurman fuels innovation, champions first-ever statewide pitch competition
The shuttering of businesses throughout the state due to COVID-19 may give budding student entrepreneurs reason to put their ideas on the back burner. But Furman University Innovation and Entrepreneurship wants to make sure that...
Continue ReadingWork begins on Joseph Vaughn Plaza
Furman University will break ground next week on the Joseph Vaughn Plaza, which will be home to a statue honoring Furman’s first Black undergraduate student and establish a place for reflection and celebration of those...
Continue ReadingCBR: ‘The Assault on College Financing’
Furman University President Elizabeth Davis appeared on "Carolina Business Review" in a virtual panel discussion about the financial impact of COVID-19 on higher education in "The Assault on College Financing." She joined leaders from Elon...
Continue ReadingFurman moves up in WSJ/THE rankings
Furman University moved up 13 spots in the Best Colleges 2021 rankings released this week by The Wall Street Journal and Times Higher Education. The rankings place Furman as the top college or university in...
Continue ReadingPaladin Pivots: Turning crisis into opportunity
It isn’t the crash course in agility training anyone would have wished for, but for all its chaos, COVID-19 has produced masters of the entrepreneurial pivot. In a new virtual speaker series, “Paladin Pivots: Stories...
Continue ReadingFurman monitoring Sally; will update campus as needed
Update, Thursday, Sept. 17, 10:50 a.m. The Greenville area is now expecting lower amounts of rainfall at 3-4 inches, according to the latest information from the National Weather Service. Most of the rainfall will occur today...
Continue ReadingFurman awarded Diversity & Inclusion Grant by Associated Colleges of the South
Furman has been awarded a collaborative Diversity and Inclusion Grant by the Associated Colleges of the South (ACS), marking a significant step toward the university’s goal of creating an inclusive campus environment. “It's super exciting,...
Continue ReadingEntrepreneurship-In-Residence Program expands to increase mentor diversity
Innovation is, by definition, the introduction of something new. To Furman Innovation and Entrepreneurship Executive Director Anthony Herrera, that means providing students that his office serves with mentors who are as diverse as they are....
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