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Former white nationalist Derek Black to speak at StraightTalk Series

Derek Black was a white nationalist to the core and an active advocate for its ideology, his identity shaped from birth by living in a world where white people are the true victims of racism...

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Furman Monitoring Dorian; Regular Schedule Expected

***Update Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2019, 5 p.m. Hurricane Dorian is still expected to have minimal impact on the Furman University campus and Greenville area, according to the National Weather Service. For tomorrow, when Hurricane Dorian is...

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Furman wins gold for being green

Furman University has once again ranked among the top-10 baccalaureate universities for sustainability and has tied for second among all universities for sustainability research, according to the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher...

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Innovation Hour invites students to pitch their business ideas

The Literacy Corner, a four-week tutoring program led by graduate-level, certified teachers in Furman’s Master of Arts in Education program, has been sending kids home with stronger reading and writing skills for 10 years. When...

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Meet Jason Donnelly, Furman’s new athletics director

[caption id="attachment_39866" align="alignright" width="240"] Jason Donnelly[/caption] Jason Donnelly, Furman’s new athletics director, will be formally introduced to the university community at a 10 a.m. news conference on campus Thursday, Aug. 1. The introduction, to be...

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Computational chemistry conference at Furman spurs innovation, academic diversity

More than 100 chemists from across the nation will convene in Greenville, South Carolina, when Furman University hosts the 18th annual MERCURY Conference for Undergraduate Computational Chemistry July 15-19. Founded in 2001, Molecular Education and...

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16 students attend first Summer Business and Entrepreneurship Boot Camp

At the very heart of entrepreneurship lies the concept that anyone can have an idea, but without the skills to bring it to life, an idea will remain just that. Addressing this fundamental need for...

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Seven students selected to show work at Southeast Center for Photography

The work of seven Furman University students will be on display April 5-27 at downtown Greenville’s Southeast Center for Photography. The opening reception takes place Friday, April 5, 6-8 p.m. Regular hours are Wednesday-Friday, 10...

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Something Brought You Here

Why do students choose Furman? It might be the promise of The Furman Advantage, the beautiful campus, the vibrancy of downtown Greenville, or the friendly faces that are so prevalent everywhere. The University Communications office...

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It’s a wrap: 24-hour design marathon announces winners

The 24-hour design competition known as “Sleep When You’re Dead” came to a close over the weekend of Jan. 25-26 with 40 students participating on nine teams. The second annual branding and package design competition...

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In the heat of battle against COVID-19

[caption id="attachment_45499" align="alignright" width="400"] Sue Shugart '88 with colleagues on the night shift at KershawHealth. The hospital had one of South Carolina's first two COVID-19 patients, and the town of Camden became the first area...

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COMMENCEMENT UPDATE: Lunch on the Lawn moved to the Dining Hall

Due to inclement weather and the forecast for rain, the Lunch on the Lawn scheduled for noon on May 7 on the Roe Art Building lawn will now take place in the Dining Hall. Furman...

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