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‘Carry on and be strong’
Furman is more than a place. It's a community – a community held together by a common bond of purpose, resilience and strength in the face of adversity. As students enter a second week of...
Continue ReadingFall 2019 Dean’s List
Here are the students who made the Dean’s List for the 2019 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 ReadingSam Ybarra ’22 awarded first place in Furman’s venture pitch competition
An intense process that started in November with 80 students vying for a chance to take part in Furman University's first annual Paladin Pitch competition culminated Saturday, Feb. 22, with a first-place win by Sam...
Continue ReadingIntegration came with a cost
When integration came to Greenville County Schools in 1970, it came with a cost, borne mostly by black families. In one of a series of articles about desegregation appearing in The Greenville News, firsthand accounts...
Continue Reading2019: The Year in Review
As we get ready to enter the second month of 2020, let’s revisit the remarkable year we just wrapped up. From groundbreaking science to life-changing service, from Furman athletics to historic reflection, 2019 was a...
Continue ReadingFurman graduates recognized at reception
Furman University graduated nearly 30 students in December as the newest members of the class of 2019. While most of the newly minted graduates will likely walk at formal commencement in spring 2020, a small...
Continue ReadingLand acknowledgment recognizes campus was originally home to the Cherokee
Long before Furman University’s existing campus was created in the 1950s, before the words “a mountain river laves her feet” were written into the alma mater in 1907, and even before the land on which...
Continue ReadingHigh road
Local Greenville agency United Ministries, under the leadership of Furman University alum Tony McDade '79 (B.A. history and religion), has received The Community Spirit Award, part of the 2019 Charitable Giving Awards co-sponsored by TOWN...
Continue ReadingFurman listed in 2020 Princeton Review’s ‘Best Colleges’ guide
Furman University has once again been selected for inclusion in the newest edition of The Princeton Review’s college guide, “The Best 385 Colleges.” Among the featured lists the publication cited as being especially important to...
Continue ReadingUniversity announces 2019 spring term Dean’s List
Here are the students who made the Dean’s List for the 2019 spring term. The honor is awarded to full-time undergraduates who earn a grade point average of at least 3.4 during the university’s fall...
Continue ReadingMeet Georgia’s 2020 Teacher of the Year
Tracey Nance Pendley, a 2006 Furman University sociology and religion graduate, has been named Georgia's 2020 Teacher of the Year. Pendley, who completed a master's in teaching through the University of Chicago’s Urban Teacher Education Program,...
Continue ReadingBoard of Trustees approves faculty promotions, tenure
During its spring meeting Saturday, the Furman University Board of Trustees approved promotions and/or tenure for 13 faculty members, and granted emeritus status to 13 professors who are retiring this summer. The board also recognized...
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