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Unfounded fear helps fuel police violence

[caption id="attachment_45680" align="alignright" width="400"] Brittany Arsiniega[/caption] As Congress and local governments across the United States consider police reform, one important question is why police use excessive force, even after scores of protests across the country...

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Paladins give $1.4 million on Dins Day

The Furman University community came together June 16 for the sixth annual Dins Day, a 24-hour celebration of Paladin pride and philanthropy. This year, alumni, students, parents and friends of the university contributed 2,227 gifts...

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Joseph Vaughn statue taking shape

Steven Whyte, a Carmel, California-based sculptor, is recreating an iconic image of Joseph Vaughn, Furman University’s first African American undergraduate student, as a bronze statue that will forever commemorate Vaughn’s walk up the steps to...

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Furman University Honored with CASE Awards

Furman University Communications has earned two CASE Circle of Excellence Awards in recognition of the office’s work to support the university’s initiatives – a gold for the 2019 President’s Report and a bronze for a...

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Furman wins national Don Clifton Strengths for Students Award

Furman’s Kim Keefer relied on tenacity and grit to complete a grueling two-week Outward Bound excursion in Colorado during her grad school years. Now she’s using those same traits to help students at Furman University...

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Furman to offer summer Virtual Academy for high school students

This summer, high school students across the country have the opportunity to participate in Furman University’s new Virtual Academy Certificate Program. Facilitated by Furman faculty and leading practitioners, the online program combines stimulating course work,...

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Furman Implements Furloughs, Discontinues Baseball and Men’s Lacrosse

In an effort to address the unprecedented financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, Furman University on Monday announced that it would cut the salaries of the president and senior administrators, implement furloughs and budget reductions...

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Alicia Key ’21 tapped her programming skills to research a language ‘ancestor’

After she graduates from Furman, Alicia Key ’21 hopes to either program video games or develop an app that helps users learn a foreign language. If she chooses the latter, a research project she did...

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Health intern helps company pivot to meet pandemic demand

When the employees of Greenville-based Humimic Medical brainstormed ways the company could be competitive and relevant during the COVID-19 pandemic, Furman University senior Heath Hawkins was in the middle of the discussion. Within hours, Humimic,...

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Alumna pens healing words in recovery from COVID-19

Anna Downs ’16 became ill with COVID-19 in March, about two months away from graduating medical school at the University of Louisville School of Medicine. She’s still recovering, but being a health care professional struck...

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Big wins for students, faculty and staff who earned awards for academic excellence, leadership and service

Congratulations to the recipients of the Leaderships Awards, presented by the Shucker Center for Leadership Development, and the Academic Excellence Awards, presented by the Office of Academic Affairs! We are pleased to recognize students, faculty...

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Shi Center offers Earth Day Tips

April 22 marks the 5oth anniversary Earth Day, but for the staff and faculty of the Shi Center for Sustainability at Furman every day is an opportunity to celebrate protecting the planet and rethinking ways...

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