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Trustee Trone discusses congressional report on opioid crisis

U.S. Rep. David Trone of Maryland discussed a new report from the National Commission on Combating Synthetic Opioid Trafficking with PBS NewsHour. He touched on supply problems in Mexico, potential problems involving  China and the...

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Cherokee land acknowledgment gets TV attention

WSPA 7 News came to campus to interview Wyatt Ware '23, president of the Native American and Indigenous Peoples Association, and Helen Lee Turner, the Reuben B. Pitts Professor of Religion, about Furman's land acknowledgment...

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Furman student, cancer survivor, running across country to raise money for cancer research

Furman student Sydney Beason '22 is going the extra mile for cancer research. This summer, she will set out on a cross-country run, from Baltimore to San Francisco, hoping to make an impact every step...

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Furman presents land acknowledgment to Cherokee Nation

Furman University formally acknowledged that the campus occupies land that once belonged to the Cherokee and other Indigenous people when a contingent from the university presented a framed land acknowledgment to the Eastern Band of...

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Pearlie Harris receives honorary degree

Pearlie Harris earned a master’s degree in education from Furman in 1983, 26 years into a 37-year career as an elementary school teacher. She received her second Furman degree, an honorary Doctor of Humanities, today,...

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Furman has highest return on investment for low-income students, study says

Furman University provides the highest return on investment for low-income students among all South Carolina colleges and most universities across the country, according to a new study by Georgetown University. Forty years after graduation, Furman...

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Kapoor steps down as chief investment officer; Kenney to serve as interim

After 15 years at Furman University, Kris Kapoor ’94 is stepping away as chief investment officer at the end of January to take the same role at Bakala Capital. Furman Senior Investment Officer Rob Kenney...

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Furman to resume normal operations on Thursday

Posted Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022 Furman University will resume normal operations on Thursday, Jan. 20, with possible exceptions for small dining venues. The Dining Hall will have normal hours. Classes will be in person, and...

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Main fountain gets new trees

The trees around Furman’s main fountain, just inside the main entrance, have been removed as part of an ongoing project to replace aging oaks on campus. Previous phases of the project saw replacement of the...

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$1 million gift establishes need-based scholarships

Peace Sullivan, a former Furman University trustee, has made a $1 million donation to the university to support the Mary Peace Endowed Scholarship, an endowed fund named for her mother, Mary Peace Sterling, and herself....

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