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Furman announces Black Alumni Council

The Office of Alumni and Parent Engagement is proud to announce the establishment of the Black Alumni Council. As Furman’s newest volunteer leadership organization, the Council will be guided by its mission to support both...

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LoyalDINS celebrates alums’ purple pride

Each year, Furman sees hundreds of alumni donate to the funds of their choice, host Furman students as interns, attend events on campus and around the country, and serve as leaders on Furman boards and...

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New program to spark Greenville’s next high-impact ventures

In partnership with the city of Greenville, the Greenville Local Development Corporation (GLDC) and the South Carolina Department of Commerce, Furman University’s Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship is launching a new program this fall called...

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Shi Institute earns international acclaim from UN program

For more than a decade, Furman’s Community Conservation Corps has been making a local impact, improving the lives of hundreds of residents. Now, that local impact has spread globally with recognition from the United Nations...

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Spring 2021 Dean’s List

Here are the students who made the Dean’s List for the spring 2021 semester. The honor is awarded to full-time undergraduates who earn a grade point average of at least 3.4 during the semester. The...

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‘Law & Order: South Pacific’ for Furman alumnae and Mock Trial students in American Samoa

It was a life-or-death case. Jordan Ryder stood accused of pushing his daughter off a cliff during a hiking trip. When the trial started, nobody knew how it would end. Both sides came prepared to...

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New perspectives in STEM

Furman has been awarded a new $1 million S-STEM grant for 2020-25. Among other components, the award will provide renewable scholarships for 24 high-merit, high-need students seeking bachelor’s degrees in chemistry, biology, neuroscience or the...

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New Dins in town for Summer Orientation

Incoming first-year students are getting familiar with their new school. More than 500 members of the class of 2025 divided into seven groups, each of which came to campus for one day to participate in...

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An educator champions ‘the link’

Mary Seawell Metz ’58 has served as a professor, president and trustee at colleges from one coast to another, affording her an appreciation of university life that few enjoy. Among the most critical operations, she...

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Alumna’s startup promotes sustainability with refillable containers

Michaela Barnett ’15 has a couple of good reasons for wearing a T-shirt to work. One reason is that the shirt displays the name of her startup company, KnoxFill, a zero-waste household products store. The...

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