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Riley Institute announces winner of Dick and Tunky Riley WhatWorksSC Award

Farm to Belly, an innovative partnership of Greenville Health System, Feed and Seed, and Head Start, has won the 2018 Dick and Tunky Riley WhatWorksSC Award for Excellence. The Riley Institute at Furman University and...

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“Red Wave? Blue Wave? Forecasting the Midterm Election”

The midterm election is barely a week away, and still nobody seems certain about what is going to happen on Nov. 6. But Furman Politics and International Affairs Professor Danielle Vinson will do her best...

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Presidential historian Douglas Brinkley to speak at Poinsett Club Oct. 25

Douglas Brinkley, a best-selling author and one of America’s most revered presidential historians, will speak at The Poinsett Club in downtown Greenville on Thursday, Oct. 25, at 6 p.m. His talk, “Highs and Lows of...

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Furman Homecoming Draws Thousands to Campus

Furman University welcomed over 3,000 alumni to campus Oct. 19-21 for a 2018 homecoming weekend of fun, festivities and reconnections. Students spent Thursday building homecoming floats on the Furman Mall, which were debuted at Friday...

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Furman alum receives endorsement

The Washington Post has endorsed Furman alum David Trone in his bid to represent Maryland’s 6th Congressional District. Trone graduated from Furman in 1977 and has served on the university’s Board of Trustees.

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Serving on and off the Court

The pups at the Greenville Humane Society have some new toys to fetch thanks to Furman tennis player Danni Vines '20. Last spring, Vines was a resident of the Furman Greenbelt Community and enrolled in...

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Professor emeritus Tom Allen to speak at High Noon Oct. 24

Tom Allen, Daniel Distinguished Professor of Computer Science Emeritus at Furman University, will examine some of the prominent ways in which hackers sought to tamper with the 2016 U.S. presidential election when he speaks at...

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Riley Institute announces Wilkins Leadership Awards winners

[caption id="attachment_37232" align="alignright" width="285"] Sen. John W. Matthews, Jr.[/caption] Furman University’s Riley Institute has announced that Sen. John W. Matthews, Jr. (D-Orangeburg) and Charlotte Berry of Columbia, a lifetime philanthropist and community leader, will be...

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Furman a perfect 10-for-10 in Tree Campus USA recognitions

For the 10th time in 10 years since the program's inception in 2008, Furman has received a Tree Campus USA® recognition from the Arbor Day Foundation. Tree Campus USA is a national program created to...

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Reflecting on the past

The Greenville Journal wrote an article about the work of Furman’s Task Force on Slavery and Justice, which is examining the university’s historical connections to slavery. The report the group released in July included a...

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