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UPSTATE BUSINESS JOURNAL: Dionne Sandiford launches a cozy concept

Entrepreneur, business owner and self-described "threadmaster" Dionne Sandiford knows you don't have to go it alone when launching a business venture or product. Sandiford, owner of Corporate Stitch, leaned on The Hill Institute for Innovation...

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Professors, students and alumni bring a new play to the New York stage

In the middle of the night, on a rural highway just outside the small college town of Troy, Alabama, a retired college professor and her daughter encounter a naked man stumbling around their back yard....

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For Greenville’s Andrew Kurtz, Kopis’ goal is to create software ‘where it doesn’t exist’

Furman University accounting alumnus Andrew Kurtz '87 started his career in public accounting before launching out on his own with Kopis in 1999. The Greenville News recently covered Kurtz and his software solutions company. “We...

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20 affordable family vacations you haven’t thought of before

Furman University's hometown of Greenville, South Carolina, is often mentioned in travel and food news outlets for its beauty, food and craft beer scene, and proximity to spectacular hiking. A recent article appearing in Southern...

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Marra Edwards ’23 scores semifinals in mock trial’s ‘best of the best’ contest

For those who make it to the big dance of mock trial, the American Mock Trial Association’s National Championship Tournament, or are eligible for AMTA competition, only 16 students have a chance to compete in...

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Danny Tang named chief information officer at Furman

Danny Tang has been named chief information officer and associate vice president for technology at Furman. Tang will be a member of the Senior Administrative Team and will report to Susan Maddux, vice president for...

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Running for change

Sydney Beason’s Instagram feed, @sydneystrides, shows just how much this 2022 Furman grad is on the move. One day she’s dipping the toe of her running shoe into Baltimore Harbor, the next she’s crossing from...

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Alum strikes the right chord as WYFF’s Teacher of the Year

Joshua Miller ’12 wasn’t expecting to learn who won the Golden Apple Teacher of the Year until a special broadcast on WYFF News 4 in early June. He wasn’t surprised one morning in late May...

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Conor Bready ’24 and Colin Burdette ’23 named Beckman Scholars

Conor Bready ’24 stopped mid-sentence when he first got the notification. Bready, of Highland, New York, was out at lunch with a couple of friends when he learned he had received one of two Furman...

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OLLI at Furman University helps senior adults continue their search for knowledge

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute director and Furman University alumna Nancy Kennedy spoke to Kathy Laughlin of The Greenville News about the impact OLLI has on Greenville area residents. Predominantly volunteer-driven, OLLI offers classes throughout the...

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FOX CAROLINA: Furman alumna, Elizabeth Allen, makes Guinness World Record

For Furman University education alumna Elizabeth Allen '20 M'22, what started as tiny paper airplanes thrown in the direction of a classmate soon became an obsession to break a world record. Allen, a 3rd-grade teacher...

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How connecting local organizations can aid conservation

Over two summer research trips to Costa Rica, a Furman professor and her students got the opportunity to study the successes and challenges of landscape-scale conservation efforts up close. [caption id="attachment_56074" align="alignleft" width="250"] Karen Allen[/caption]...

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