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Alum Mike McConnell to headline Charleston conference on cybersecurity

Former U.S. National Intelligence Director and Furman graduate Mike McConnell will kick off a daylong conference in Charleston Friday, Feb. 9 on whether cybersecurity is keeping America safe or making the country more vulnerable. The...

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Provost Shields meets with D.C. alumni and friends

Nearly 100 Furman alumni, parents and faculty members gathered in Washington D.C.’s Grand Hyatt Washington hotel on Jan. 25 for a special reception with Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs George Shields and Executive...

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Midlands leaders selected to become Riley Diversity Fellows

Forty-two leaders from the Midlands and surrounding area have been selected to participate in the Riley Institute at Furman’s Diversity Leaders Initiative (DLI) this spring. “Though we are a diverse population, discovering ways in which...

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Roberts stepping down as Furman rugby coach

John Roberts, who founded the Furman rugby team in 1998 and developed it into one of the nation’s top small college rugby programs, has stepped down as head coach. Roberts compiled a career record of...

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Upstate leaders selected to become Riley Diversity Fellows

Forty-two leaders from the Upstate and surrounding area have been selected to participate in the Riley Institute at Furman’s Diversity Leaders Initiative (DLI) this spring. “Though we are a diverse population, discovering ways in which...

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Landmark study finds positive impact of public Montessori programs

With support from the Self Family Foundation and the South Carolina Education Oversight Committee, the Riley Institute at Furman University has completed a five-year study of Montessori education in South Carolina’s public schools. Showing evidence...

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A final bus trip home

Furman has been mourning the death of senior Jackson Roberts, who was killed in a motorcycle accident in Greenville Friday, Jan. 12. Jackson was a student coach with the Paladin lacrosse team, and his teammates...

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University announces 2017 fall term Dean’s List

Here are the students who made the Dean’s List for the 2017 fall term. The honor is awarded to full-time undergraduates who earn a grade point average of at least 3.4 during the university’s fall...

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Furman to open campus at 11 a.m. Thursday; classes to resume at 11:30 a.m.

Furman University will delay opening campus until 11 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 18. Classes will resume at 11:30 a.m. The Dining Hall will open to students at 9:30 a.m. and then resume normal hours. The Physical...

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Tracking student progress

David Eubanks, Furman’s assistant vice president for assessment and institutional effectiveness, wrote an article for Intersection, the journal of the Association for the Assessment of Learning in Higher Education, about the methodological flaws that are...

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