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Confronting the Realities of the Refugee Crisis

Farahnaz Afaq was born in a refugee camp in northern Afghanistan, the daughter of a pharmacist and a kindergarten teacher. When she was three years old, her parents paid traffickers to take them to Iran,...

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Governing After a Tense Election

On Tuesday, voters will elect either Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump as the next President of the United States. But will such a deeply divisive campaign make it impossible for either one of them to...

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Kudos for Sustainability

True to its green goals, Furman University is the proud recipient of several recent awards for the institution’s sustainable practices. On October 9, Furman was named the 2016 winner of the Campus Sustainability Achievement Award...

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Women’s Leadership Institute Accepting Applications

The Women’s Leadership Institute of Furman University is now accepting applications for the 2017 class. The series for 2017, themed “Reflection, Transformation and Self,” includes four half-day sessions and a graduation ceremony, all of which...

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We are Furman

When people first meet Andy Teye ’19, they frequently assume he must be American because he doesn’t have an accent (he’s from Accra, Ghana). When some people first meet Jai Ryung “Jenny” Lee ’17, they...

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Furman Metropolitan Fellowship team names finalists

First-year growing pains behind them, the six alumni who created the Furman Metropolitan Fellowship are poised to financially and professionally assist another Furman junior who commits to a 2017 summer internship in New York City....

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Furman to host UNCC in SRC finals

Furman defeated Coastal Carolina 47-0 Saturday and will host UNC-Charlotte 1 pm., Sunday in the Southern Rugby Conference Final. The Paladins defeated the Forty-niners 13-5 to hand UNCC their only loss Oct. 6. The Forty-niners...

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Focusing on Community Health

The Greenville News writes about Furman’s new Institute for the Advancement of Community Health, which “creates another major community facing role for the university as it seeks to marry the medical expertise of the hospital...

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“And the New President of the United States Is…”

By Wednesday, Nov. 9, you will know whether Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump won the presidential election.  But what you won’t know is what the outcome of such a negative and polarizing race might mean...

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Furman Unveils Institute for Advancement of Community Health

Furman University officials announced today that a new institute at the university will be dedicated to improving the health of the greater Greenville community. With support from its partnership with Greenville Health System, Furman’s Institute...

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