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Furman awards Childers Teaching Excellence Award to two 2015 graduates

Mary Varley, a first-year third grade teacher at Anderson Mill Elementary School in Spartanburg District 6, and John Morrison, a social studies student teacher intern at Berea High School in Greenville, have been named recipients...

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Furman alums write about the Merkel magic

Before Time magazine named Angela Merkel its 2015 Person of the Year, Furman alums Claire Greenstein ’11 and Brandon Tensley ’12 wrote about the influential German Chancellor for Foreign Affairs magazine. In the op-ed, “The...

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The science of service

Though some may argue science and religion are irreconcilable fields, David Sibley ’07 proves that they intersect. Sibley serves as Rector of Christ Episcopal Church in Manhasset, NY, but in college he was set on...

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President Davis featured in magazine article

Read Q&A with President Elizabeth Davis In a wide-ranging interview with Black Box Magazine, Furman President Elizabeth Davis talked about everything from growing up in New Orleans and playing in a band with Wynton Marsalis...

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What Really Matters? Read President Davis’ Speech

Furman President Elizabeth Davis talked about what is truly important and why thinking like an accountant is not necessarily a bad thing when she delivered the “What Really Matters?” lecture on campus Tuesday evening in...

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A lifetime of learning

Most parents attend their children’s graduation, but few sit beside them wearing a cap and gown. But so it was in 1961 that Ann Hall née Loftis ’61 sat beside her mother Irene Dill Loftis...

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President Davis to speak on “What Really Matters Nov. 17

Furman president Elizabeth Davis will speak on “What Really Matters?” Tuesday, Nov. 17 at 7 p.m. in Furman’s Daniel Chapel. Her CLP talk, which is free and open to the public, is sponsored by Furman’s Chaplains...

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Going the distance

  The closest Jennifer Osorno-Bejarano ’12 came to giving up wasn’t when she moved to Greenville at the age of 15 unable to speak English. Nor was it when she couldn’t graduate from high school...

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Duke Endowment awards grant to Support Student Scholarships

Furman has received a $22.3 million grant from The Duke Endowment to strengthen and support one of the University’s premier merit scholarship programs. The grant includes $22 million for the University’s endowment to augment Furman’s James...

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President Davis is featured guest on “Carolina Business Review”

Furman President Elizabeth Davis will be the featured guest on the newest edition of “Carolina Business Review,” a television program which airs on 22 PBS stations in North and South Carolina. The half-hour program, which focuses...

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Landing a Dream Job in the National Football League

Through a combination of determination and luck, Furman alum Kelly Schutz ’10 landed her dream job as Public Relations Coordinator for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. And after five seasons with the team, the Wisconsin native...

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Introducing Shannon Young ’16

Shannon Young '16 is an intern with the offices of development and alumni and parent engagement this fall. She will be writing alumni feature stories and posting to social media throughout the term. Read on...

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