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Immigration series concludes with session about upcoming election

Peter Hart and Whit Ayres—two of the top public opinion analysts in the United States, will speak Thursday, Sept. 13, 6:30-8 p.m. in Shaw Hall of the Melvin and Dollie Younts Conference Center on the...

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A summer peppered with experience

For years, members of the Furman women’s golf team have dreamed of walking in the footsteps of former LPGA star and current television golf analyst Dottie Pepper ’87. But nobody has done it quite so...

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Mentoring program boosts Furman students

David Ellison, a 1972 Furman graduate and a longtime member of the Furman Board of Trustees, speaks with Greenville Business Magazine about how the university is striving to provide an array of experiential learning opportunities...

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Ranked among the best

Furman is ranked among the best American colleges and universities—and the highest among South Carolina schools—in the 2018 rankings released by The Wall Street Journal and Times Higher Education. Furman ranked No. 151 out of...

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Furman vs. Clemson: National spotlight isn’t just on the Tigers

When the Furman football team opened its season at Clemson on Saturday the national media spotlight was on the No. 2 Tigers, who were the highest-ranked opponent in the 113-year history of the Paladin program....

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Immigration series continues this week

A Furman University economist and a successful hotelier from Iraq are among several speakers who will discuss “Chasing the American Dream: The Economics of Immigration,” Thursday, Sept. 6, 6:30-8 p.m., in Shaw Hall of the...

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Furman student runs across U.S. with 4K for Cancer

A ruptured appendix could have killed Emma Sanning ’20. Instead, it may have saved her life - while forever changing the way she sees cancer. The Nashville, Tennessee, native spent most of her summer running...

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Clint Dempsey announces retirement

Furman alum Clint Dempsey, one of the greatest players in U.S. soccer history, has announced his retirement. The former captain of U.S. Men’s National Team was named the U.S. Soccer Male Athlete of the Year...

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‘Do good work, struggle well, seek help when you need it”

  Convocation Remarks Jeremy Cass, Associate Academic Dean and Professor of Modern Languages and Literatures August 27, 2018 Good morning. Welcome to the official opening of the 2018-2019 academic year, Furman’s one-hundred-ninety-third. I would like...

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Let the new academic year begin

Furman University President Elizabeth Davis gave a special welcome to the Class of 2022, and alum Keith B. Johnson ’05 talked about his journey from the Paladin football field to becoming one of the youngest...

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