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Joseph Vaughn Day 2024 remarks by President Elizabeth Davis

Joseph Vaughn Day 2024 >> Furman University President Elizabeth Davis Daniel Chapel, Furman University Jan. 26, 2024   Good afternoon. Thank you for braving the weather to be here. We’ve had so much rain lately,...

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Joseph Vaughn Day calls Furman community to ‘be part of the journey’

The life and legacy of Joseph Vaughn ’68, Furman’s first Black undergraduate student, are a challenge to commit to the community, said speakers at this year’s celebration.

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Clearly Furman raises $92.5 million for The Furman Advantage

Furman alumni and friends have contributed $92.5 million toward a goal of $126 million for The Furman Advantage, the university’s four-year educational framework shaped by mentoring, advising, engaged learning and classroom learning.

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Comedy is serious business for student improv troupe

The members of Improvable Cause get laughs while honing skills they can use in the workplace and a host of other offstage settings.

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The Duke Endowment Celebrates a Century of Philanthropy, including another $25 million to Furman

The Duke Endowment has launched a yearlong celebration of a century of philanthropic giving throughout North Carolina and South Carolina. The Endowment has donated $77.5 million to Furman for The Furman Advantage.

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Department of Music announces spring calendar of events

Calendar includes dozens of performances by ensembles, faculty and guests. Most events are free of charge. All are open to the public.

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Clearly Furman raises $133.5 million for scholarships, academics and teaching

Furman’s alumni and friends have provided $133.5 million in support of student scholarships, academic programs and teaching excellence through Clearly Furman, the Campaign for Our Third Century, the university’s historic comprehensive campaign, which concludes in...

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Self-awareness found at Furman was key to alumna’s success

A philosophy major helped Dorothy Freeman Self ’04 M’06 “understand who I was as a person” and led to a decade as the head of a thriving marketing firm.

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2023: The 10 stories that made our year

A look back at some of the articles that told the story of an exceptional place during a remarkable time.

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Monica Bell ’03 explores the power of poetry to bring change

The church was suspicious of her plans. Her peers weren’t going to college, and no one in her family had attended. But Monica Bell ’03 was determined. Today she is a professor of law and...

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