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Emerging Public Leaders winners announced
High school seniors from around the state are being recognized for creating service projects that help children in foster care, elementary school students and adolescents from low-income families and people experiencing homelessness. The seniors are...
Continue Reading‘Carry on and be strong’
Furman is more than a place. It's a community – a community held together by a common bond of purpose, resilience and strength in the face of adversity. As students enter a second week of...
Continue ReadingFurman professors weigh in on South Carolina Primary
Furman professors of politics and international affairs weigh in on the race for the Democratic presidential nominee ahead of South Carolina's primary Feb. 29. Surprise outcomes in Iowa, New Hampshire and Nevada have put Bernie...
Continue ReadingFurman presents awards at Bell Tower Ball
Watch video presentations about the award winners Furman University recently presented awards at its annual Bell Tower Ball, which took place at the Greenville Convention Center on Saturday, Feb. 22. The event celebrated the accomplishments...
Continue ReadingPrinceton Review names Furman top school for ‘impact’ in ‘best value’ guide
Once again, Furman University has been recognized as one of the top colleges in the country where students are making a difference in the world. For the second straight year, Furman ranked ninth in The...
Continue Reading2019: The Year in Review
As we get ready to enter the second month of 2020, let’s revisit the remarkable year we just wrapped up. From groundbreaking science to life-changing service, from Furman athletics to historic reflection, 2019 was a...
Continue ReadingFurman receives Carnegie Community Engagement Classification
The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching announced today that Furman University has received the 2020 Carnegie Community Engagement Classification, an elective designation that indicates commitment to, and activity toward, “finding ways to engage...
Continue ReadingCivic and legislative leaders honored at Wilkins Awards
Rep. Gary Simrill (R-York) and Nella Barkley, president of Crystal-Barkley Corporation, were honored Tuesday, Jan. 14, as recipients of the 2019 David H. Wilkins Leadership Awards. The awards recognize outstanding legislative and civic leadership in...
Continue ReadingOffice of Diversity and Inclusion awards nine grants
The Office of Diversity and Inclusion has selected nine initiatives to receive funding in the form of mini grants. Chosen from among 26 grant applications, the grantees include: Devon Anker (Advisor, Jewish Student Association, Office...
Continue ReadingDavis among ’50 Most Influential’
Each year, Greenville Business Magazine publishes its list of the "50 Most Influential." For the sixth consecutive year, Furman University President Elizabeth Davis appears on the list. Also counted among Greenville's most influential for 2019...
Continue ReadingBriggs v. Elliott and its legacy in South Carolina
Delia B. Allen, a research associate at Furman's Riley Institute, has published a paper in the Peabody Journal of Education. She examines the underpinnings of the more familiar 1954 landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision in...
Continue ReadingUpstate and Lowcountry leaders become Riley Diversity Fellows
The Riley Institute at Furman has announced that 41 leaders from the Upstate, and 41 leaders from the Lowcountry and surrounding areas have completed the Institute’s Diversity Leaders Initiative (DLI). Over the past five months,...
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