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Kelly Rae ’16 honored with Fulbright ETA Award

Kelly Rae ’16 was recently selected as the winner of an Outstanding Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship (ETA) Performance Award for her exemplary work both in and out of the classroom. Rae, who is serving as...

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Sam Tisdale named director of Center for Corporate & Professional Development

[caption id="attachment_30386" align="alignright" width="400"] Sam Tisdale[/caption] Sam Tisdale has been named director of the Center for Corporate and Professional Development at Furman University. In his new role, which began in January, Tisdale oversees a wide...

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Silver named director of Bridges to a Brighter Future

Carolyn Silver has been named director of Furman’s college access and success program, Bridges to a Brighter Future. Her appointment begins March 1. Silver brings more than a decade of experience in higher education and...

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Furman students speak out in solidarity

When Furman students sponsored a “Solidarity Rally” Feb. 15 on the steps of the James B. Duke Library, an event that drew members of both the university and Greenville communities, the media was also in...

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Furman Forward: Accepted Student Events

We’ve invited the thinkers, the world-changers, the creative spirits, the driven and the passionate ones to join our university community next fall. Come meet your classmates. Attend Furman Forward: An Accepted Student Event. March 24,...

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John Templeton Foundation awards $231,000 grant to Epright and Harden ’03

A $231,000 grant from the John Templeton Foundation has been awarded to Furman University philosophy professor Carmela Epright, and 2003 Furman psychology graduate Paige Harden, now an associate professor of psychology at the University of...

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Former Paladin coach Dick Sheridan named to SC Football Hall of Fame

Former Furman coaching great Dick Sheridan has been selected for induction into the South Carolina Football Hall of Fame (SCFHOF). Sheridan, a successful high school coach who made his biggest mark as a head coach...

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Shi Center honored for infusing sustainability into curriculum

A leader in sustainability in the Southeast, the David E. Shi Center for Sustainability recently garnered another honor when it was selected as one of 13 national Centers for Sustainability Across the Curriculum by The Association...

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Another honor for George Ligler

George Ligler, a 1971 Furman graduate and one of the university’s six Rhodes Scholars, is among the newly elected members of the The National Academy of Engineering.  Election to NAE is among the highest professional...

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Giant killers in Furman’s math department

How far can powerhouse UCLA advance in the upcoming NCAA basketball tournament? Are the Bruins vulnerable to an upset by a lower seed come March? They might just be according to ESPN’s Giant Killers model,...

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