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Furman to host Wichita State in first-round NIT game Wednesday at 7 p.m.

The Furman men’s basketball team didn’t get a bid to the NCAA tournament despite producing the best season in school history, but its performance hasn’t gone unrewarded. The Paladins will play in the 32-team National...

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Rafferty ranked among top 50 players in the country by Sports Illustrated

Furman's Matt Rafferty '19 has landed on Sports Illustrated's list of the top 50 male NCAA Division I players in 2018-19. In a story headlined "The Top 50 Players in College Basketball This Season" that was...

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Despite loss in SoCon tourney, national media continues to sing Furman’s praises

Furman's gut-wrenching 66-62 loss to UNC-Greensboro last Sunday in the semifinals of the Southern Conference Tournament in Asheville, North Carolina, dashed hopes many fans had that the Paladins, despite a school-record 25 wins, would be...

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Writers on Writing

Allen Mendenhall, who graduated from Furman in 2005 with a degree in English, is associate dean at Faulkner University Thomas Goode Jones School of Law and executive director of the Blackstone & Burke Center for...

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Ruby and the Steinways

Pianist Ruby Morgan, who retired from the Furman music faculty last summer after a long and illustrious career, is spearheading an effort to make Furman an All-Steinway School. As part of a $2.5 million fundraising...

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Founded at Furman, PayBright continues to grow

In the age of Square, PayPal, Apple Pay and countless other ways to make a payment digitally, Dustin Magaziner ’15 has built his own institution dedicated to the power of plastic. Magaziner is the founder...

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Let the postseason begin

The men’s basketball team, which plays its opening game in the conference tournament Saturday night against Mercer, has had a great regular season. There were twelve consecutive victories to start the season, a road win...

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Dealing with change and tough conversations on campus

Furman University President Elizabeth Davis and Asian Studies and Politics and International Affairs Professor Kate Kaup are featured in a new guide published by The Chronicle of Higher Education, “Preparing for Tough Conversations: How to...

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Greenville County among finalists for health prize

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation announced that Greenville County is among the 12 American communities chosen as finalists for the RWJF Culture of Health Prize. The prize recognizes communities that are bringing partners together around...

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Delia Allen joins Riley Institute’s education research team

Delia B. Allen has joined the Riley Institute at Furman’s Center for Education Policy and Leadership (CEPL) as a research associate. “We are excited to have Delia join our staff,” said Don Gordon, executive director...

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