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Members of the class of 2020 receive Furman’s highest honors
Congratulations to these members of the Furman class of 2020, who received the university's highest honors: Scholarship Cup Awards Catherine Lippert Catherine Lippert discovered her major fairly late in her time at Furman and immersed...
Continue ReadingInnovation Hour brings good ideas to life
Creative people find outlets for their gifts through paint and canvas, a camera lens, ink and paper, clay on a potter’s wheel, or maybe a well-worn stage. But where’s the conduit for a great idea,...
Continue ReadingLaura Rowley honored with Economic Development Leadership Award from NCEDA
The North Carolina Economic Development Association (NCEDA) announced that Laura Tollini Rowley was honored Oct. 27 with its Emerging Leader of the Year Award. Rowley, a 2008 Furman University biology alumna, is director of life...
Continue ReadingFurman Lake restoration project slated to begin later this month
If left to its own devices Furman Lake would quietly disappear, fading back into the two streams that created it when they were dammed in the 1950s. That's why Furman is set to embark on...
Continue ReadingCampus will resume normal operations Friday, Oct. 30
Update: Campus will resume normal operations on Friday, Oct. 30. --- The Furman University campus will remain closed through today, Oct. 29, following Tropical Storm Zeta. All FurmanFlex classes will continue remotely for the entire...
Continue ReadingAll classes remote for Thursday, Oct. 29; campus closed until noon
Furman University will be closed until noon on Thursday, October 29, due to expected high winds from Hurricane Zeta as it passes over our area as a tropical storm Thursday morning. All FurmanFlex classes will...
Continue ReadingBack in the Game – Scenes from Homecoming 2020
It's safe to say Homecoming 2020 was a homecoming like no other in Furman's history, but while the activities looked a little different students, faculty and staff worked together to organize a robust schedule of...
Continue Reading‘Night of Lament for Racial Reconciliation’ rescheduled for Nov. 5
A “Night of Lament for Racial Reconciliation,” organized and hosted by the Furman University chapter of the International Justice Mission and the Furman University Gospel Ensemble (FUGE), originally scheduled for Oct. 29 but postponed because...
Continue ReadingFurman Board of Trustees approves faculty promotions & tenure, adds members
During its spring meeting in May, the Furman University Board of Trustees approved promotions or tenure or both for 14 faculty members and granted emeritus status to eight professors who retired this summer. The board...
Continue ReadingInventor, professor, mentor Fran Ligler ’72 honored by National Academy of Engineering
When the National Academy of Engineering met Oct. 4 for its annual meeting, awards were presented to two individuals for their extraordinary impact on the engineering profession. One of the recipients was Furman University alumna...
Continue ReadingWork begins on Joseph Vaughn Plaza
Furman University will break ground next week on the Joseph Vaughn Plaza, which will be home to a statue honoring Furman’s first Black undergraduate student and establish a place for reflection and celebration of those...
Continue ReadingRawlings, students come closer to understanding how to fight infectious disease
Rawlings and 11 undergraduate researchers have invested eight years in attempting to better understand the mechanism that triggers an immune system response to dangerous intruders. In the battle against cancer and infectious diseases, the immune...
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