communication-studies

Black History Month 2021

Furman University is celebrating Black History Month in a variety of ways throughout February. Read about the achievements of African American alumni, such as renowned opera singer Sarah Reese ’71, celebrated liturgist Rawn Harbor ’71 and...

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Let Joseph Vaughn Day shine a light on our values

This morning, President Elizabeth Davis sent the following message to the campus community to celebrate Joseph Vaughn Day. Dear Campus Community, At last week’s presidential inauguration, poet Amanda Gorman reminded us that “there is always...

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Message from President Davis: A commitment to our democracy

Today, Elizabeth Davis, president of Furman University, sent the following message to the Furman community. Dear Campus Community, Yesterday was one of the most troubling days in the history of our American democracy. Like many...

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2020: The Year in Review

Amid the challenges, 2020 also brought us countless moments of joy, discovery and community – from learning and gathering virtually to getting out the vote to giving back. While students realized The Furman Advantage in...

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Communication studies research team wins Chair’s Award at national convention

Research by Furman Associate Professor of Communication Studies John A. McArthur ’02 and his student team of Cal Meachem ’20, Ryan DeLuca ’21, Jarya Outten ’21, Patrick Rice ’21  and Celena Taborn ’21 has been...

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First mobile app connecting parents of children who have cancer launches

Tatum Fettig doesn’t expect and would never want you to understand what she and her husband, Jeff, have gone through since their daughter, Teagan, was diagnosed with brain cancer on Dec. 5, 2016 – the...

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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...

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Innovation 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,...

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Reagan Brittain ’22, Nick Curcio ’22 win Furman Metropolitan Fellowship

Reagan Brittain ’22 and Nick Curcio ’22 have been selected as recipients of the 2021 Furman Metropolitan Fellowship (FMF), a prestigious alumni-led grant program that provides two rising fourth-year Furman students with the connections, means...

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Campus 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...

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All 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...

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Back 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...

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