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Two Furman juniors named Metropolitan Fellows

The Furman Metropolitan Fellowship (FMF) program announced today that Furman juniors Rosemary Coskrey and Maddie De Pree will be headed to New York City in the summer of 2019 to participate in one of the university’s...

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Furman Board of Trustees welcomes four new members

The Furman University Board of Trustees welcomed four new members to the board during its recent fall meeting. The new trustees are David L. Hauser ’73 of Charlotte, North Carolina; Mary Seawell Metz ’58 of...

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Columbia Professor Emerita Anderson speaks about U.S.-Middle East foreign policy

Lisa Anderson, professor emerita of international relations at Columbia University and former president of American University in Cairo, will speak on the campus of Furman University Thursday, Dec. 6, at 7 p.m. in Watkins Room...

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Changing the focus

Every other Wednesday afternoon, the Furman cross-country team gathers for a different type of practice. The distance runners visit the Greenville Health System Children’s Hospital to spend time with kids who are receiving treatment in...

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“A surreal feeling”

On Saturday, Nov. 17, the Furman men’s basketball team stunned defending national champion and eighth-ranked Villanova, 76-68. A week prior to that, the Paladins defeated Loyola-Chicago, 60-58. Both teams reached the Final Four in last...

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Villanova upset caps remarkable nine-day stretch for Furman basketball

Furman has beaten higher-ranked opponents, and the Paladins have an NCAA tournament win on their resume. Still, it’s tough to argue that the men’s basketball program has notched a bigger victory than Saturday’s 76-68 overtime...

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A most impressive start

One by one, Furman is picking off teams from last year’s Final Four and proving to be the surprise story of the first month of the college basketball season. Last Saturday, the Paladins stunned defending...

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Investigación Pionera

Carlos Tobón arrived in the United States 1970, far from his home in Medellin, Colombia, to work in a textile mill, and work he did—so long and so hard that hearing about it decades later...

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Lyons ties NCAA record with 15 3-pointers

For the second time in a week, the Furman men's basketball team finds itself in the national sports news—this time compliments of Jordan Lyons '20 tying the NCAA Division I record with 15 3-pointers Thursday...

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Peers, no pressure

Asked why she thought networking events for women are important, Amelia Davidson ’20 paused for a second before answering with a story. “I wouldn’t necessarily identify myself as a feminist, but there are certain statements...

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