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Mary Lou Merkt receives 2018 SACUBO Distinguished Service Award

Furman University vice president for finance and administration Mary Lou Merkt has received the 2018 Distinguished Service Award from the Southern Association of College and University Business Officers (SACUBO). The award is given annually to...

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Paladin golfer Jacqueline Bendrick wins Kim Moore Spirit Award

Watch Jacqueline Bendrick’s interview on the Golf Channel Furman University senior Jacqueline Bendrick has received the 2018 Women's Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) Division I Kim Moore Spirit Award. The recognition was announced today on Golf Channel as part...

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Board of Trustees approves faculty promotions, tenure; four new trustees to join board July 1

During its spring meeting Saturday, the Furman University Board of Trustees approved promotions and/or tenure for 13 faculty members; four new members will join the board July 1. The trustees also granted emeritus status to...

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$1.05 million gift supports sustainability on campus and beyond

James A. Lanier, Jr. ’79 and Mary Anne Anderson Lanier ’79 have committed $1.05 million to invest in Furman University’s Shi Center for Sustainability, Furman President Elizabeth Davis announced today. The Laniers’ commitment will directly...

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Furman heads downtown this weekend in support of Artisphere

Artists from all over the country will gather in downtown Greenville May 11 to kick off the 14th annual Artisphere event. Among more than 130 visual artists, the festival will host 13 exhibits, including an...

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Furman Trustee Yendelela Neely Holston receives Community Champion Award

Yendelela Neely Holston, a 2003 Furman graduate and a member of the university’s Board of Trustees, was honored with the Community Champion Award at the annual Corporate Counsel Awards in Atlanta May 9. The award...

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2018 Senior Spotlight

Our Senior Spotlights illuminate - from the lab to the links, the classroom to the stage, study away to activism - the unique journeys that lead to graduation.

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Graduate honors for May 5, 2018 commencement

  Graduate Honors Furman University Commencement May 5, 2018   Name Program Honors Hannah Marie Barton Bachelor of Arts Cum Laude Sarina Anne Basile Bachelor of Arts Cum Laude Erica Nicole Blake Bachelor of Arts...

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Furman bids farewell to class of 2018

List of graduates with honors Check out Senior Spotlight [caption id="attachment_36207" align="alignright" width="371"] Furman held a baccalaureate service for the graduating seniors earlier Saturday.[/caption] Furman University awarded 623 undergraduate and master’s degrees and presented its...

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Student commencement speech by Lexie Harvey

  Student Commencement Speech Lexie Harvey May 5, 2018 One morning this year, I was walking to class when a friend called me to inform me she had lice. I immediately started scratching my head,...

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