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Another giant on the road

Furman is 12-0 and ranked among the nation’s top 25 teams in two different polls. The Paladins have already upset two big teams on the road—Loyola-Chicago and Villanova—and they travel to LSU on Friday, Dec....

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Gardner-Webb President Frank Bonner announces retirement

Gardner-Webb University President Frank Bonner has announced that he will retire in January 2019 after spending nearly 14 years in that position. Bonner, a 1969 Furman graduate and the son of former Furman Provost Francis...

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Believe in one another, believe in everyone

How has Furman managed to post victories over two of last year’s Final Four teams, compile a 12-0 record and become this year’s mid-major darling. According to head coach Bob Richey, belief is a big...

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Furman basketball maturing quickly

Journalist Tom Flynn writes in Forbes that with the Paladins losing half of their point production to graduation last spring, “it would have been no surprise for them to take a year to retool after...

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“Haven’t you heard of us?”

Through Saturday, Dec. 15, Furman is among the nine undefeated teams (12-0) remaining in Division I. The Paladins made their first-ever appearance in the Top 25 earlier this month and have victories over two of...

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Furman receives $6 million bequest from estate of alumnus Thomas Farmer

Furman University President Elizabeth Davis announced today that the university has received a $6 million bequest from the estate of the late Thomas Farmer, a 1950 graduate who was among Furman’s most ardent supporters. Farmer,...

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Lowcountry leaders become Riley Fellows

Forty leaders from the Lowcountry and surrounding area have completed the Riley Institute at Furman’s Diversity Leaders Initiative (DLI). DLI class members are identified through a rigorous process including a nomination, application and interview. Individuals...

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S.C. House Speaker Jay Lucas to give address at Wilkins Awards Dinner

South Carolina House Speaker Jay Lucas will offer remarks on principled leadership Tuesday, Jan. 8, at a Columbia dinner honoring the recipients of the David H. Wilkins Awards for Excellence in Legislative and Civic Leadership....

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Moore, Pierce represent Furman on All-SoCon Faculty and Staff Team

Furman Director of News and Media Relations Vince Moore, who has been a member of the University Communications office since 1982, and Professor of Health Sciences William J. "Bill" Pierce, who joined the Furman faculty...

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Overcoming legal barriers

At 18, Ben Waddell needed his parents, and they needed a legal lifeline. That is when Greenville’s Medical Legal Partnership (MLP) stepped in to help out. The MLP, created in 2016 through a partnership with...

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