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The Class of 2026 moves in

With a little help from Orientation staff and Paladin student-athletes, Furman’s new first-year students started settling in for the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Gift from Congressman David Trone ’77 and June Trone garners media attention

A flurry of media outlets ran news about the $10 million donation to Furman University from Congressman David Trone '77 and wife June Trone in support mental health and Jewish student organization Hillel.

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Diversity, equity, inclusion focus of new hires

Furman University has made several personnel moves in recent months aimed at supporting and advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion among students, faculty and staff.

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Congressman David Trone ’77 and wife June give Furman $10 million to support mental health, Hillel

The gift will help expand the counseling center, launch an integrative approach to mental health and wellbeing, and create the Hillel Endowment Fund.

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NACUBO recognizes Furman for sustainability excellence

At the 2022 annual meeting of the National Association of College and University Business Officers, Furman was honored for its efforts with the Excellence in Sustainability Award.

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In Greenville County, past racist deeds abet gentrification, displacement

An article in The Post and Courier (Greenville) follows up on a mapping project carried out by Furman University researchers.

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Forgetting a baby in the backseat? Yes, it could be you.

Gilles Einstein, Furman University emeritus professor of psychology, and Mark McDaniel, professor of psychological and brain sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, have co-authored an opinion piece in The St. Louis Post-Dispatch about a...

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Communication studies students claim high honors in regional production competition

Students in Furman’s Department of Communication Studies find stories all over campus – on a small farm near the lake where organic vegetables sprout, in an athletics equipment room where a student contemplates his past...

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Conference highlights students’ research in psychology and neuroscience

This summer, several Furman students have been preoccupied by stress, anxiety, trauma and fear – from an academic perspective, at least. The 15th annual Psychology and Neuroscience Summer Research Conference on July 26 highlighted studies...

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For graduates, Summer Commencement marked ‘the beginning of a lifetime of learning’

More than three dozen students were eligible to receive degrees during the Davis Chapel ceremony, including many in graduate programs that ended in the summer term.

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How century-old racist deed covenants echo in present-day Greenville

Furman University alumnus Sam Hayes '20, who majored in history and politics and international affairs, and Ken Kolb, professor and chair of the sociology department at Furman, pored over hundreds of thousands of Greenville County...

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Betsy King and Golf Fore Africa honored at Evian

She'll tell you that golf is not her calling despite being a two-time U.S. Women’s Open champion and an LPGA Hall of Famer. Rather, Betsy King, a 1977 Furman University alumna and Furman Women's Golf...

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