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Furman ranks among nation’s best liberal arts colleges

According to the Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education US College Rankings, Furman is ranked among the top 50 liberal arts colleges in the nation. The university is listed at No. 45 to be precise, and...

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Religion and the European Union

In their book, Religion and the Struggle for European Union, Furman political scientists Jim Guth and Brent Nelsen examine the role religion still plays on the continent, especially as it concerns support for or opposition...

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Trump and the Economy

What will the Trump presidency mean for the national and Upstate economies? GSA Business had the questions and Furman business professor Tom Smythe provided some answers. “In the short-term, which to me includes 2017, I think...

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A New Call

Maria Swearingen, an associate chaplain at Furman, and her wife, Sally Sarratt, have been called to Calvary Baptist Church in Washington, D.C., to serve as co-pastors. The couple will begin their new jobs at the...

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University Offers Seniors Special Workshop on Personal Finances

Whether it’s learning to manage a budget, minimize debt or develop a long-range investment strategy, every Furman University senior will have the opportunity to master the fundamentals of financial literacy by the time they graduate...

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Down on the Farm

Sometimes, extra-curricular activities in college dictate one’s career path even before coursework does. That was the case for Joy Owens ’14, the director of the Historic Johnson Farm in Hendersonville, North Carolina. Thinking she might...

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Simplicity a State of Mind

In an essay for Sapiens, former Furman president David E. Shi writes about the virtues of simplicity, which “demands neither an end to economic growth nor a vow of personal poverty. A simpler life’s basic...

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One of the nation’s most beautiful campus quads

According to the Campus Rank website, a campus quad is “essential to the college campus experience.” The website listed “The 50 Most Beautiful Campus Quads” in America, and Furman came in at No. 40.

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Weather Update: University Operating on Normal Schedule Monday, Jan. 9

*** Update…Sunday, Jan. 8, 8:05 p.m. Furman University will operate on its normal schedule Monday, Jan.  9, and the first day of classes will meet as scheduled. *** Update…Sunday, Jan. 8, 1:30 p.m.  Furman officials...

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Visit Greenville in 2017

How cool and well-known is Greenville, South Carolina becoming?  Well, according to an article in The New York Times, the city is among 52 places in the world you might want to visit in 2017. ...

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