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Furman professors help NCAA with rating system
Furman University’s football team made it to the second round of the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) playoffs before falling to North Dakota State in Fargo last weekend, but the university’s involvement in the playoffs...
Continue ReadingHalfacre Named Special Advisor to President for Community Engagement
Furman University President Elizabeth Davis has announced that Dr. Angela Halfacre has been named Special Advisor to the President for Community Engagement, strengthening a renewed emphasis on Furman’s role in Greenville and South Carolina. Halfacre,...
Continue ReadingKendall Driscoll ’16 becomes published poet
Kendall Driscoll ’16 believed writing her thoughts would keep them hidden safely away. What the soft-spoken music education major from Aiken didn’t count on was the words jumping off the page. Speech of the Masquerade, Driscoll’s...
Continue ReadingHomecoming 2014: It’s a wrap
Furman compiled a series of triumphs on Friday when men’s soccer crushed ETSU 3–0, women’s soccer defeated UNCG 4–1, and volleyball beat Mercer 3–1. On Saturday, the volleyball team was again victorious with a 3–0 win against...
Continue ReadingRepublicans poised for big gains, says Vinson
The Republican Party will emerge as the winner in next month's midterm elections, Furman University Political Science Professor and Chair Danielle Vinson told a crowd of about 100 people Wednesday at the Upcountry History Museum....
Continue ReadingWelcome President Davis
Although by now she has visited the campus many times, this week is the official beginning of Elizabeth Davis’s tenure as Furman University’s president. She is the twelfth leader in the school’s history. Since the...
Continue ReadingThe best and brightest
BusinessInsider.com is recognizing 24 of the best and brightest high-school seniors in the United States, which include an Olympic athlete, a cancer survivor, a researcher, a Thiel Fellow, a self-published novelist, and a musical darling...
Continue ReadingBridges to a Brighter Future goes to Washington D.C.
Furman University’s Bridges to a Brighter Future was one of 20 programs nationwide invited to participate in the National Summer Learning Day Fair at the U.S. Department of Education in Washington, D.C., on Friday, June...
Continue ReadingEverybody’s All-American
Clint Dempsey’s relentless climb up soccer’s ladder has been as tenacious as it has been unlikely. His days of topping himself appear to be nearing an end, however—but don’t worry. This isn’t the story of...
Continue ReadingThe firestarter
Getting people to talk about making the world a better place isn’t a problem on college campuses. Getting them to make it one can be a bit more challenging. That disconnect isn’t necessarily a product...
Continue ReadingFU times two
For many incoming freshman, making the transition to college life—new friends, new digs, new routine—can be daunting. But for identical twins, Kayla and Kellie Bingham ’14, plunging into their freshman year at Furman was a...
Continue ReadingHough ’17 wins national championship
Cyclist Charlie Hough, a Furman University freshman from Travelers Rest, was crowned a national champion after winning the Criterium event at the Captech USA Cycling Collegiate Road National Championships in Richmond, Va., last weekend. Furman...
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