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Juneteenth is an opportunity to reflect
President Elizabeth Davis sent the message below to the campus community on Friday, June 18, 2021. Dear Campus Community, The first time I heard about Juneteenth I was a first-year student in college at Baylor...
Continue ReadingPreparing students for lives of purpose
During a Zoom interview conducted by The Duke Endowment, Furman University President Elizabeth Davis described The Furman Advantage, how she intends to expand it with the latest $25 million grant from the Endowment, and what...
Continue ReadingThree Furman students win Goldwater Scholarships
Three Furman University juniors have received awards from the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship program, which aims to identify and support U.S. college sophomores and juniors who show promise in becoming the nation’s next generation of...
Continue ReadingDuke Endowment’s $25M grant keeps Furman’s student stipend program going
Furman University announced that it has received its second $25 million grant from The Duke Endowment to expand and advance The Furman Advantage. Anna B. Mitchell of The Post and Courier takes a deeper look...
Continue ReadingFurman receives second $25 million grant from The Duke Endowment
Furman University has received a $25 million grant from The Duke Endowment to expand and advance The Furman Advantage, the university’s transformational approach to offering every student a pathway toward a meaningful and valuable college...
Continue ReadingGut check: Anju Saxena ’21 will share work on how diet affects the brain
[embed]https://vimeo.com/530976880/d3b9b51a25[/embed] Dollars to doughnuts, Anju Saxena ’21 will see her name in a peer-reviewed scientific journal before she enters graduate school. Make that a maple doughnut. “Whenever I see a place that has a maple...
Continue ReadingFall 2020 Dean’s List
Here are the students who made the Dean’s List for the 2020 fall term. The honor is awarded to full-time undergraduates who earn a grade point average of at least 3.4 during the semester. The...
Continue ReadingJoseph Vaughn statue unveiling scheduled April 16
Furman University President Elizabeth Davis sent the message below to the campus community on Tuesday, March 2. Learn more about the unveiling and watch the live video stream of the event. Dear Campus Community, We are...
Continue ReadingJackson Pearce ’18 named 2021-2022 Luce Scholar
Jackson Pearce ’18, a third-year medical student at Medical University of South Carolina, has been named a 2021-2022 Luce Scholar. One of only 18 scholars selected from a pool of 164 candidates, Pearce will take...
Continue ReadingFor the love of elephants
“If elephants didn’t exist, you couldn’t invent one. They belong to a small group of living things so unlikely, they challenge credulity and common sense.” – Lyall Watson (1939-2008), South African botanist, zoologist, biologist, anthropologist...
Continue ReadingLet Joseph Vaughn Day shine a light on our values
This morning, President Elizabeth Davis sent the following message to the campus community to celebrate Joseph Vaughn Day. Dear Campus Community, At last week’s presidential inauguration, poet Amanda Gorman reminded us that “there is always...
Continue ReadingBeckman Scholars Program bolsters undergraduate research
Furman University has once again been named a Beckman Scholars Program awardee, receiving funds for undergraduate students and their faculty mentors to take a deep dive into biology, chemistry, or a combination of the two....
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