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‘It’s Bell Tower Serious’
Look to your left. Look to your right. One of you is going to marry someone you meet at Furman. That's what former Furman president David Shi told Courtney Tollison's freshman class at orientation in...
Continue ReadingAnalyzing the Federal Reserve
Winter/spring schedule of lectures The Federal Reserve has said it will continue buying bonds until there’s substantial improvement in the U.S. labor markets. Furman economist Bruce Brown will talk about whether that’s a good idea...
Continue ReadingLiberal arts and the real world
In an op-ed for The Greenville News, Furman president Rod Smolla writes that “liberal college education is not disconnected from meaningful and productive jobs, callings or careers. To the contrary, it is often the gateway, the...
Continue ReadingSen. Graham to speak at Riley event
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) will be the keynote speaker at the eighth annual David H. Wilkins awards dinner to be held in Columbia Tuesday, Jan. 8. The event, which takes place at the Columbia Metropolitan...
Continue ReadingOrientation program gets strong reviews
JULY 6, 2012 by Erikah Haavie, Contributing Writer A new approach to freshman orientation this year brought large groups of incoming students and their families to campus in June for five two-day programs packed full...
Continue ReadingLate C. Dan Joyner first recipient of Riley Medal
MAY 1, 2012 by Vince Moore, Director of News and Media Relations The Furman Board of Trustees has announced that the late C. Dan Joyner of Greenville is the first recipient of the newly created...
Continue ReadingFurman and Upcountry History Museum join forces
FEBRUARY 28 , 2012 by Vince Moore, Media Relations Furman and the Upcountry History Museum have entered into a new partnership that will unite the intellectual and cultural resources of both institutions to advance the...
Continue Reading$1.9 million from Hollingsworth foundation to fund scholarships, academic departments
Furman University is among the agencies who received grants this week from the Hollingsworth Funds, the foundation that controls the estate of the late Greenville industrialist John D. Hollingsworth. The foundation announced it was providing...
Continue ReadingMilliken Foundation makes $1 million gift in honor of Furman trustee Daniel Sanders
DECEMBER 1, 2011 by Vince Moore, Media Relations Director The Milliken Foundation has made a $1 million contribution to Furman in honor of university trustee Daniel S. Sanders, who recently retired from the Milliken &...
Continue ReadingFurman’s YouTube stars
NOVEMBER 10, 2011 By Allison Davey '14, Contributing Writer As a college student, having 15,000 subscribers and 1.5 million views of your work can be considered quite a difficult and impressive feat. For Blake S....
Continue ReadingVideo: President Smolla and Dillard hit the dance floor
OCTOBER 6, 2011 by Becky Lane' 04 and Jeremy Fleming '07 President Rod Smolla and Community Relations Director Chandra Dillard were among a group of local celebrities who laced up their dancing shoes Saturday as...
Continue ReadingFurman receives $5 million gift; majority will support University Center
OCTOBER 5, 2011 by Vince Moore, News Media Relations Director Furman University’s $400 million Because Furman Matters fundraising campaign received a significant boost today when an alumnus pledged $5 million to the school, the largest...
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