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Janet D. Kwami wins 2021 SCICU Excellence in Teaching Award

Janet D. Kwami, associate professor of communication studies, is Furman’s 2021 SCICU Excellence in Teaching Award recipient. Each year, the South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities (SCICU) recognizes and celebrates outstanding professors through the Excellence...

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Fall 2020 Dean’s List

Here are the students who made the Dean’s List for the 2020 fall term. 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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For your DINformation!

Men’s Basketball Watch Party! Cheer on the Paladins from Timmons Arena as they finish their regular season at Wofford, this Saturday, Feb. 27, at 7 p.m. For additional details, including instructions for reserving your ticket,...

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For your DINformation!

February is Black History Month! Join the Furman Community in a variety of events and stories throughout the month of February to honor Black History Month. Remember to check syncDIN or follow @furman_cic on Instagram...

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Furman celebrates honors graduates, class of 2020

In an unprecedented year for college graduates everywhere, the class of 2020 at Furman University included 671, who were recognized in a virtual ceremony on May 9, 2020. More than half of those graduates, 339...

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Black History Month 2021

Furman University is celebrating Black History Month in a variety of ways throughout February. Read about the achievements of African American alumni, such as renowned opera singer Sarah Reese ’71, celebrated liturgist Rawn Harbor ’71 and...

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Des Moines University President Angela Franklin ’81 leads historic transformation

Angela Walker Franklin ’81 has been some combination of “only” or “first” so many times in her life she’s lost count – probably because it never mattered much to her either way. “I was the...

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Furman University honored with CASE award

CASE District III has honored Furman University Communications with a silver award in the category of Institutional Relations: President's Reports and Annual Reports, in recognition of the office’s work to support the university’s initiatives. The 2019...

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Let Joseph Vaughn Day shine a light on our values

This morning, President Elizabeth Davis sent the following message to the campus community to celebrate Joseph Vaughn Day. Dear Campus Community, At last week’s presidential inauguration, poet Amanda Gorman reminded us that “there is always...

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FYD: For your DINformation!

Tomorrow is Joseph Vaughn Day Each year, Furman recognizes Joseph Vaughn ’68, the university’s first Black undergraduate student, on Jan. 29, the date he enrolled here in 1965. This year the university was planning to have a...

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