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Riley Institute Joins $3 Million Education Initiative

The Riley Institute at Furman is a major partner in a new community initiative that will work to keep middle school students engaged in school and on track to graduate from high school and college. The...

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An interview with Riley Institute’s Don Gordon

Since its founding in 1999, The Riley Institute at Furman has worked to get young people engaged in politics, public policy and leadership. The non-partisan institute—named for the former governor of South Carolina and U.S....

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Fall is in the air and on college campuses

Fall is in the air, and college campuses are often a mainstay of Southern autumns.  But it’s not always just about football. According to Southern Living magazine, there’s more to most campuses than dining halls,...

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A golden opportunity

  “Go west, young man” is a quaint idea associated with the outdated concept of manifest destiny, but the basic message was the same when Furman art history professor Marie Watkins spoke to Mary Elizabeth...

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2015 Women’s Leadership Institute accepting nominations

The Women’s Leadership Institute of Furman is now accepting nominations for the Class of 2015. Sponsored by Furman’s Center for Corporate and Professional Development, the Institute is led by women who have achieved prominence in business...

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Meet the class of 2018

They come from 36 states and 20 foreign countries.  There are the usual number of valedictorians, student body presidents and homecoming queens, but there is also a belly dance teacher, a kite maker, a private...

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The unfinished business of integration

Desegregation began on South Carolina college campuses in 1963, but integration has not yet been completed, a civil rights pioneer told a Furman University audience Thursday. An Evening with Harvey Gantt, one of a series...

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An Introduction with Strings Attached

Navitat Zipline Canopy Adventure is only 80 miles from Greenville, S.C., but the treetop-hopping adventure park may as well be on the moon for Furman students once school starts. But school hadn’t started yet last...

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Math & the Mouse

Kate Causey ’17 has always wanted to pursue a career in mathematics. But she didn’t fully appreciate the number of opportunities in her chosen field until she met the world’s most famous mouse. Causey was...

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A clash of liberties

The U.S. Supreme Court’s Hobby Lobby decision, revolving around a core right provided by the U.S. constitution, has opened many doors to other legal actions involving not only religious freedom but women’s rights, corporation’s rights,...

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