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Eleanor Beardsley, reporting from Paris
Before she landed at NPR as an international correspondent, Eleanor Beardsley, a 1986 Furman University alumna, threw herself into myriad experiences to make a living and home in on her eventual career. Each occupation proved...
Continue ReadingJuneteenth is an opportunity to reflect
President Elizabeth Davis sent the message below to the campus community on Friday, June 18, 2021. Dear Campus Community, The first time I heard about Juneteenth I was a first-year student in college at Baylor...
Continue ReadingA better world for those often left behind
One of three openly LGBTQ Black female state senators in the country, Kim Jackson ’06 is also the first openly lesbian priest of color to be ordained in the episcopal diocese of Atlanta. Read the spring issue of Furman...
Continue ReadingFurman University Board of Trustees Approves Faculty Promotion and Tenure
During its spring meeting on May 20, the Furman University Board of Trustees approved the promotions and/or tenure for a number of faculty members. Eight members of the faculty were promoted to the rank of...
Continue ReadingStudents, faculty honored at 2020 and 2021 commencement ceremonies
Student and faculty awards and honors were handed out at the commencement ceremonies for the class of 2021 on Saturday, May 8, and for the class of 2020 on Saturday, May 15. The Donaldson-Watkins and...
Continue ReadingQ&A with Courtney Tollison ’99
Furman Distinguished University Public Historian and Scholar Courtney Tollison ’99 serves on the university’s Task Force on Slavery and Justice. Read more about how our landscapes can reveal our community's values in the spring 2021 issue...
Continue ReadingFrom Ballroom to River Barge
History major Jessie Cochran ’05 applies skills and passion in her nonprofit work across continents. Read more about her years in South Sudan with the United Nations World Food Programme in the spring 2021 issue of...
Continue ReadingA Better World For Those Often Left Behind
Newly elected Georgia Senator Kim Jackson ’06 is seizing her opportunity to bring positive change. Read more about this history major's work on behalf of those in need in the spring 2021 issue of Furman...
Continue ReadingEmpathy, curiosity and excellence – A tribute to the class of 2021 retiring faculty
From the famous warmth and mentoring of Lloyd Benson to the study away adventures of Joe Pollard to the empathy and vision of Cherie Maiden, one of Furman’s first two Black faculty members, the seven members...
Continue Reading‘Hamilton’ artist Bryan Terrell Clark: ‘There is a deeper conversation than: Are we being treated well?’
“America, you great unfinished symphony, you sent for me!” Echoing one of the most compelling lines in “Hamilton,” the hit Broadway production in which he stars as George Washington, Bryan Terrell Clark told a group...
Continue ReadingLarson-Baldwin receives Newman Civic Fellowship
Asha Marie Larson-Baldwin ’22 was a leader in social justice and diversity issues even before she arrived at Furman University. Now she is among the 2021 students awarded a Newman Civic Fellowship by Campus Compact,...
Continue ReadingFurman receives second $25 million grant from The Duke Endowment
Furman University has received a $25 million grant from The Duke Endowment to expand and advance The Furman Advantage, the university’s transformational approach to offering every student a pathway toward a meaningful and valuable college...
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