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Measuring the college experience

In a “Future U Podcast,” Brandon Busteed, executive director of Education & Workforce Development at Gallup, discusses what college graduates think about their higher education experiences. As part of his discussion with co-hosts Jeff Selingo...

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Walking the balance transfer tightrope

Jonathan Handy, an assistant professor of business and accounting at Furman, speaks with WalletHub about balance transfer credit cards and how to avoid the mistakes that can happen when using them.

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Is holding students back in third grade a good idea?

Furman Education Professor Paul Thomas is quoted in The Post and Courier in an article headlined “Up to 4,000 SC third-graders could be held back for failing reading test.”

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Richard W. Riley to be honored with downtown Greenville sculpture

The Greenville community will memorialize the work of Greenville native and Furman University graduate Richard W. “Dick” Riley through a sculpture representing his extraordinary public leadership and commitment to quality education for all children. The...

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Buchalski finishes second in nation at NCAA Championships

As Missouri’s Karissa Schweizer crossed the finish line Saturday night in the NCAA Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Championships to win her second straight national title in the 5,000-meter run, ESPN commentator Dwight Stones suddenly...

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Professor Kate Kaup elected to board of National Committee on U.S.-China Relations

Katherine Palmer Kaup, the James B. Duke Professor of Asian Studies and Politics and International Affairs at Furman University, has been elected to the Board of Directors of the National Committee on United States-China Relations...

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Touting the value of college

Richard W. Riley, a 1954 Furman graduate and the former U.S. Secretary of Education under President Clinton, writes an op-ed for The State newspaper about the value of college. He writes it’s ironic that “people...

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What’s so un-American about being bilingual?

In a guest column for The Greenville News, Furman student Whitney Maness ’20 asks the question: “Why are bilinguals, and Spanish bilinguals in particular, considered un-American?” While acknowledging that the majority of Americans speak English,...

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New campus AEKs mean faster response to Anaphylactic Shock

A partnership between Furman’s Institute for the Advancement of Community Health (IACH) and Nashville-based company LifeReach has culminated with the installation of Anaphylaxis Emergency Kits (AEKs) around campus that will dramatically improve the university's ability to...

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Explaining the South Carolina governor’s race

Politics and International Affairs professor Danielle Vinson is quoted in article in The Post and Courier in Charleston headlined "How abortion became the top issue in the SC governor's race."

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