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Proving Our Promise, a letter from President Davis

Furman-Gallup study will ensure The Furman Advantage delivers. By President Elizabeth Davis EDITOR’S NOTE: This letter originally appeared in the Spring 2018 issue of Furman Magazine. We made a promise and we plan to keep...

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Furman prepares for spring commencement Saturday

[caption id="attachment_36113" align="alignright" width="340"] Ligler, a 1972 Furman graduate, holds two doctorate degrees from Oxford University and is a member of the Inventors Hall of Fame.[/caption] Check out 2018 Senior Spotlight Watch commencement live via...

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Furman remembers professor Charles Brewer

A celebration of the life and legacy of Charles L. Brewer, legendary professor of psychology at Furman, will be held Sunday, May 6, from 2-4 p.m. at the Melvin and Dollie Younts Conference Center. Brewer,...

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Dins Day ’18 raises over $1.5M for Furman University

The Furman University community banded together April 24 for the fourth annual Dins Day, a 24-hour celebration of what it means to be a Paladin. This year, alumni, students, parents and friends of the university...

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Higher ed in Afghanistan

Kenneth Holland, a 1970 Furman graduate, became president of American University of Afghanistan in June 2017. After playing a significant role in rebuilding higher education in the war-torn nation, he assumed the presidency of the...

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Today is Dins Day!

Furman University will show its colors and kick off a 24-hour celebration when the school holds its fourth annual Dins Day Tuesday, April 24. Started in 2015, Dins Day encourages the Furman community to show...

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Tomiko Brown-Nagin named dean of Harvard’s Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study

Tomiko Brown-Nagin, a 1992 Furman graduate and a leading historian on law and society, has been named dean of Harvard’s Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study. She will assume her new position on July 1. Brown-Nagin...

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Senior Lexie Harvey selected as student commencement speaker

Furman University senior Lexie Harvey, a politics and international affairs major from Brentwood, Tennessee, will be the student speaker at Furman’s spring commencement Saturday, May 5. [caption id="attachment_36131" align="alignright" width="270"] Lexie Harvey is a politics...

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Join the celebration at Fluor Field April 24

If you’re attending the University of South Carolina-Furman baseball game at Greenville’s Fluor Field Tuesday, April 24, be prepared to see plenty of purple, both on and off the field. And you might want to...

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BMW Charity Pro-Am announces celebrity roster

Fans of reality series juggernauts Duck Dynasty and Southern Charm will get the chance to see Willie Robertson and Shep Rose tee off alongside over 30 other celebrities— including Super Bowl Champion Aaron Rodgers— as...

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