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Professors bring some peace to Furman with ‘Koru Mindfulness’ program

College can be tough, and Furman Professor of Biology Min-Ken Liao’s classroom on exam day is definitely not an exception. “I can smell the fear,” she said. "They are not doing well.” Liao takes no...

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Jennings to compete for Team USA in steeplechase

Furman runner Gabbi Jennings will compete in the 3,000m Steeplechase as a member of Team USA's U23 world team at the 2019 North American, Central American, and Caribbean Athletics Association (NACAC) Championships, which will be...

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University announces 2019 spring term Dean’s List

Here are the students who made the Dean’s List for the 2019 spring term. The honor is awarded to full-time undergraduates who earn a grade point average of at least 3.4 during the university’s fall...

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Provost George Shields awarded $333,358 NSF-RUI grant

George Shields, vice president of academic affairs and provost and professor of chemistry at Furman University, has been awarded a $333,358 National Science Foundation (NSF) Research in Undergraduate Institutions (RUI) grant to support his research...

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16 students attend first Summer Business and Entrepreneurship Boot Camp

At the very heart of entrepreneurship lies the concept that anyone can have an idea, but without the skills to bring it to life, an idea will remain just that. Addressing this fundamental need for...

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Are the NCAA’s APR scores fair?

Monique Ositelu, a 2011 Furman graduate and senior policy analyst with the Education Policy program at New America, has written an opinion piece for “Diverse: Issues in Higher Education” about the NCAA and its Academic...

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Furman mourns death of longtime professor, administrator John Crabtree

John H. Crabtree, a longtime English professor and former vice president for academic affairs and dean at Furman University, died June 26 at age 93. A memorial service will be held Tuesday, July 9 at...

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Riding to the top

Cyclist Brendan Rhim, who graduated from Furman this spring with a degree in health sciences, has won the 2019 Tour de Beauce in Quebec, Canada after an outstanding performance on the race’s final day. While...

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Greenville’s ‘signature university’

A statement was made recently in a Greenville News story about how the city needs to “attract a signature institution, such as a university, downtown to anchor the district and create a collaborative hub of...

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New study shows Furman’s economic impact on Upstate more than $297 million

Furman University’s annual economic impact on Greenville County and the surrounding Upstate counties is more than $297 million, according to a new study conducted by the university’s Department of Economics. Furman’s economic contribution to Greenville...

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