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Fall 2020 Dean’s List
Here are the students who made the Dean’s List for the 2020 fall term. The honor is awarded to full-time undergraduates who earn a grade point average of at least 3.4 during the semester. The...
Continue ReadingFurman again named a Fulbright Program ‘top producer’
Like many students who major in political science, Brandon Tensley ’12 imagined he would proceed to law school after graduating from Furman. But as a senior who was also studying German, he applied for and...
Continue ReadingHands off
[caption id="attachment_49233" align="alignright" width="315"] Doug Meyer-Cuno '85 is a ForbesBooks author.[/caption] Ever wonder if you're a micromanager? Doug Meyer-Cuno, a 1985 Furman University graduate, has a new book that helps diagnose the managerial malady and...
Continue ReadingJackson Pearce ’18 named 2021-2022 Luce Scholar
Jackson Pearce ’18, a third-year medical student at Medical University of South Carolina, has been named a 2021-2022 Luce Scholar. One of only 18 scholars selected from a pool of 164 candidates, Pearce will take...
Continue ReadingA gift to remember
[caption id="attachment_49154" align="alignright" width="305"] Deb, Sam, Kate (Sam's sister) and David Spear in Saint Martin, the location of Kate's 2013 wedding to Jean-Louis Delayen (not pictured).[/caption] Sam E. Spear ’09 grew up in the ’90s...
Continue ReadingJim Smart Award spotlights excellence in vocational reflection, exploration
Fostering vocational exploration and reflection among students at a university might appear to be a fairly obvious and expected role of educators and mentors alike. But what if that gift of investing in students’ futures...
Continue ReadingFurman scores No. 5 position in CPA exam pass rates for midsize programs
In a rating method that looks at how well students progress toward completing all four parts of the Certified Public Accountant exam, Furman University comes in at No. 5 among mid-sized university accounting programs across...
Continue ReadingFurman celebrates honors graduates, class of 2020
In an unprecedented year for college graduates everywhere, the class of 2020 at Furman University included 671, who were recognized in a virtual ceremony on May 9, 2020. More than half of those graduates, 339...
Continue ReadingFor the love of elephants
“If elephants didn’t exist, you couldn’t invent one. They belong to a small group of living things so unlikely, they challenge credulity and common sense.” – Lyall Watson (1939-2008), South African botanist, zoologist, biologist, anthropologist...
Continue ReadingDr. George Lipscomb on virtual education in the age of COVID-19
FOX Carolina taps the expertise of Furman University's George Lipscomb in its "The School Station" segment about how COVID-19 is impacting learning in K-12 education. A professor in the education department at the university, Lipscomb...
Continue ReadingLet 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...
Continue ReadingBeckman Scholars Program bolsters undergraduate research
Furman University has once again been named a Beckman Scholars Program awardee, receiving funds for undergraduate students and their faculty mentors to take a deep dive into biology, chemistry, or a combination of the two....
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