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Furman named a Best Value College for 2022 by The Princeton Review

Furman University has been named a Best Value College for 2022 by The Princeton Review based on data from its surveys of administrators at about 650 colleges in 2021-2022. The company also factored in data...

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Pathways course approved to guide students through The Furman Advantage

Furman University faculty have voted to make Pathways, a two-year program central to The Furman Advantage, a graduation requirement for all students starting in Fall 2022. Pathways is a one-credit class each semester for first-...

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Krista Just to be Furman ROTC’s first-ever woman U.S. Army infantry officer

Local media sources picked up the news about Furman University's first woman ROTC cadet to commission as an infantry officer in the U.S. Army. Krista Just '22, a Furman biology major from Pickens, South Carolina,...

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Innovators Take the Stage

Like most woodwind players, first-year student Alexandra Valdovinos '25 goes through a lot of reeds each month. She loves the music she can create with the reeds  – thin pieces of wood that vibrate when...

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Student leaders ‘make Furman proud’

“It has been an absolute joy to watch these amazing young Furman student leaders flourish during their time at Furman,” said Kim Keefer, director of the Shucker Center for Leadership Development. Forty of those students,...

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Students shine at Furman Engaged 2022

The 14th annual Furman Engaged took us from the stage to the field and from the lab to the community – and countless other places – as 700 students presented and reflected on their engaged...

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Furman students named Goldwater Scholars

GSA BizWire featured Goldwater Scholars Tom Whittemore '23 and Conor Bready '24, in its online publication. Whittemore, a chemistry major from Easley, South Carolina, is mentored by Paul Wagenknecht '86, professor of chemistry. Bready, a...

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Seven Things To Know About Furman Engaged

Find out why the Greenville Woman's College was nicknamed Suzy's Zoo. Consider a whole new rebrand of downtown Greer, South Carolina. See if heart rate monitoring by Apple Watch lives up to its accuracy claims. And,...

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State nixed safety plan for ‘dangerous’ White Horse Road over funding

In a Greenville News story about the danger White Horse Road poses to pedestrians in Greenville, South Carolina, the work of Furman University senior Loise Aleria is cited. Aleria, a politics and international affairs major,...

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Furman Engaged: A chance to share, celebrate and see the possibilities

What is the difference between conservative and liberal humor? What are some reasons to release a defendant on bond? How does personality type affect social media use and self esteem? The answers to each can...

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Sharpest tool in a doctor’s toolkit

Furman University alumnus Kirby Mitchell '90 (economics) unpacks the benefits of medical legal partnerships in an article he co-authored for SC Lawyer. In 2016, a collaboration between South Carolina Legal Services, Prisma Health and Furman...

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The Hill Institute at Furman launches Angel Analyst Fellowship program, collaborates with VentureSouth

Several news outlets ran a story about Furman University's collaboration with VentureSouth to launch the Angel Analyst Fellowship program, an initiative of The Robert and Margaret Hill Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship. See coverage in...

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