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SC universities, colleges ranked among national schools by US News

Furman rose to the No. 45 spot among 200 national liberal arts colleges and universities in the country. Several news outlets cover the U.S. News and World Report's annual college rankings.

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Department of Music announces fall 2022 concerts

The Furman Department of Music presents jazz, opera, symphony, percussion and other performances for fall 2022. Most events are free and open to the public.

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Furman Theatre Department announces lineup for 2022-2023

“Never Swim Alone” By Daniel MacIvor kicks off the season for Furman Theatre Arts. Jay Oney '78 directs this swift, funny satire about two alpha males and their ruthless competition for the title of "Top...

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Furman rises in US News rankings; noted for innovation, teaching, research, first-year experience

The university has ranked among the most innovative universities since 2016, and ranked No. 4 this year, signaling the level of awareness of The Furman Advantage and other programs have in higher education.

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‘God save the queen’: Upstate locals respond to queen’s death, life and legacy

Local news stations tap British history expert and Associate Professor of History Carolyn Day in the wake of Queen Elizabeth II's passing.

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Dins help feed the world during Rise Against Hunger

Hundreds of Furman students headed to Timmons Arena on the evening of Aug. 30 to pack more than 30,000 meals for Rise Against Hunger, an international hunger relief organization. The Heller Service Corps joined the...

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Flags on campus honor 9/11 first responders

Genevieve Mahoney '24 leads effort to plant nearly 3,000 flags on campus to honor 9/11 first responders.

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Furman ranks third in AASHE’s nationwide sustainability index

The 2022 Sustainable Campus Index, a publication of the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE), recognizes top-performing colleges and universities overall and in 17 sustainability impact areas, as measured by the...

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Harford living a dream on LPGA tour

Haylee Harford '19 speaks about the ups and downs of LPGA tour life.

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Buffalo lawyer plans Food Equity Summit to lead in closing ‘grocery gap’

Ken Kolb is tapped for a Food Equity Summit in Buffalo, New York, where 10 were slain at a Tops supermarket on the city's East Side.

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Business titan Herb Kohler, executive chairman of Kohler Co. who put Wisconsin on the golf map, dies at 83

Billionaire Herbert V. Kohler, best known for luxury plumbing fixtures, golf courses and hotels, attended Furman briefly in 1962 and finished at Yale. He passed away at the age of 83.

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Clemson, Furman universities partner to create SC ‘Black Archive’

Hecimovich on the SC "Black Archive" - “We can’t smoke a pipe and sit in a tweed jacket in a library and get to the story.”

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