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Get ready for a new school year

Furman University’s 2019-20 academic year will officially get underway Tuesday, Aug. 27 when students attend their first day of classes. Approximately 660 first-year students will report to campus Friday, Aug. 23 while the rest of...

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Chemistry professor Anderson receives Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award

Furman Associate Professor of Chemistry Mary Elizabeth (“Beth”) Anderson has been granted a 2019 Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award by the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation, Inc. The annual awards program supports the research and teaching...

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Katherine West ’19 named national leader of the year by Omicron Delta Kappa

Katherine West, a 2019 Furman University graduate from Edgewood, Kentucky, has been selected as the 2019 National Leader of the Year by Omicron Delta Kappa, the National Leadership Honor Society. An initiate of the Furman...

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Upstate leaders become Riley Fellows, present community action projects

Thirty-eight leaders from the Upstate and surrounding area have completed the Riley Institute at Furman’s Diversity Leaders Initiative (DLI). Over the past five months, participants have examined sensitive issues related to diversity and inclusion, explored...

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Black History Month celebration begins at Furman

February is Black History Month, and Furman got the celebration started Friday morning on the front steps of the Trone Student Center with music, an informational table and free pastries that were available to all...

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Jazz Ensemble and Combos present concert Feb. 15

The Furman University Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Combos will present their winter concert Friday, Feb. 15, at 8 p.m. in Daniel Recital Hall on campus. The concert is open to the public. Tickets for the...

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COMMENCEMENT UPDATE: Commencement Ceremony moved to Timmons Arena

Due to inclement weather and the forecast for rain, commencement exercises scheduled for Paladin Stadium at 7:30 p.m. tonight will now take place in Timmons Arena. Students will still partake in the traditional march down...

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