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Senior Spotlight 2022

From graduate school to first jobs, find out what these six members of the Class of 2022 are doing after graduation in our annual Senior Spotlight gallery. University Communications would like to offer a special...

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Furman student taps into childhood passion to add color to campus

Clothes, linens, toiletries, and your favorite pillow are among the things you're likely to bring to campus on move-in day. For Isaiah Ives '23, a history major from Boston, the packing list also included his...

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The Spring 2022 magazine is here

In the Spring 2022 issue of Furman magazine, read about the future of work, how the Furman family remembered Rev. Pitts, a new way to make an impact through FurmanWIN, and the hallmarks of leadership...

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Here is a hard historical truth: Slavery powerfully shaped Harvard

Tomiko Brown-Nagin, a 1992 Furman University history alumna, and Lawrence S. Bacow, president of Harvard University, write an opinion piece for The Washington Post about a report released April 26 concerning Harvard's ties to slavery...

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Alumnus examines race and the Supreme Court in ‘Justice Deferred’

Orville Vernon Burton ’69, the Judge Matthew J. Perry Distinguished Chair of History and a professor of sociology, anthropology, computer science and pan-African studies at Clemson University, said that – despite his considerable scholarly achievements,...

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Cindy Davis ’84 set to deliver Commencement address

Cindy Davis ’84, former vice president of Nike Inc. and former president of Nike Golf, will address Furman’s Class of 2022 during the Commencement ceremony May 7 at Paladin Stadium. Before joining Nike, Davis, who...

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Greenville Chorale program spotlights American music, tribute to Ukraine

The Greenville Chorale concludes its 60th anniversary year with a concert of shorter choral works, most by American composers, and a tribute to the embattled people of Ukraine, according to The Greenville Journal. The 160-voice ensemble will present...

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The “food desert” concept missed the mark, sociologist argues

The concept of "food deserts," which described the scarcity of grocery stores and other sources of healthy foods, was a popular target a decade ago for the cause of obesity in low-income neighborhoods. Now, Ken...

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WYFF News 4 covers LDOC

WYFF News 4 came to the Furman campus to cover Last Day of Class activities. They shot video of students hanging out in the library fountains and interviewed two students about the day. The story...

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Pathways course approved to guide students through The Furman Advantage

Furman University faculty have voted to make Pathways, a two-year program central to The Furman Advantage, a graduation requirement for all students starting in Fall 2022. Pathways is a one-credit class each semester for first-...

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8th Annual Dins Day is April 26

DINS DAY IS April 26, 2022! Please give to support Furman students and faculty. Furman University students, alumni, parents and friends will kick off the eighth annual Dins Day, a 24-hour celebration of Paladin pride...

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African students share cultures and invite understanding

“Africans Do Not All Look Alike.” So reads the poster for an event organized by Furman’s Afrikiya student organization. The pervasive ignorance that prompts the need for such a statement was just one of the...

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