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Women’s Leadership Institute celebrates this spring’s 58 graduates

On June 1, 2021, Furman’s latest class of the Women’s Leadership Institute celebrated its program graduation. The Women’s Leadership Institute is a leadership training program for both established and developing female leaders. Its curriculum is...

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‘No prisoner in this lonely room’

Elizabeth Collins '21 created a public humanities outreach program to bring poetry therapy to cancer patients in the Greenville community. The program, What a Word’s Worth, was offered through Furman and the Cancer Support Community...

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A modern restlessness with Renaissance roots

Like many before her, the senior had come to her professors to talk about her future. She had spent her undergraduate years strengthening her portfolio with internships, study away, Phi Beta Kappa and other impressive...

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MayX Snapshots

Presenting some highlights from the 2021 May Experience – a chance for students to explore topics beyond the typical academic year. The truth behind true crime [caption id="attachment_50936" align="alignleft" width="150"] Podcaster Brad Wills chats during...

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From ballroom to river barge

At first glance, you may not see the connection between organizing a barge shipment on the White Nile River in South Sudan and planning a glitzy fundraiser in Washington, D.C. But the same heart and...

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Award-winning article tells us how to be creative in any field

Sometimes a student appears in Ross McClain’s graphic design class, and he can’t help but ask: Where have you been? [caption id="attachment_50811" align="alignright" width="400"] Ross McClain, chair of the Department of Art.[/caption] Their answer: majoring...

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The world is her court

Kim Bohuny ’84, who majored in health and exercise science at Furman, today oversees the NBA’s international basketball development strategies as senior vice president for International Basketball Operations. Read more in the spring issue of...

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A Training Center to Attract the Best

Furman’s golf alumni have stepped forward again – as they have for generations – to position current and future Paladin golfers for victory. Read about the Davis and Faxon Training Facility in the spring issue of Furman...

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MayX Snapshot: Public art goes up against the wall

Each day this week, we’re highlighting a course from May Experience – a chance for students to explore topics beyond the typical academic year. COURSE: Art and Community Engagement INSTRUCTOR: Ross McClain, chair of the...

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MayX Snapshot: Making humans central to the process with design thinking

Each day this week, we’re highlighting a course from May Experience – a chance for students to explore topics beyond the typical academic year. COURSE: Design Thinking INSTRUCTOR: Angélica Lozano-Alonso, faculty director of the Institute for...

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