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An answer to the shortage of high school guidance counselors

High school counselors fill an essential role in helping students achieve their college dreams. But when too few counselors are on hand, low-income students in particular suffer. That’s why the J. Marion Sims Foundation and...

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Three Furman seniors receive Fulbright grants

Three 2017 Furman University graduating seniors have received Fulbright U.S. Student Program grants from the U.S. Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. The seniors are among over 1,900 U.S. citizens...

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U.S. must talk to North Korea

Furman Politics and International Affairs professor Akan Malici warns of dire consequences for the U.S. and the world if cooler heads don't prevail with respect to North Korea. As guest columnist for The Greenville News,...

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Furman completes $1.7M solar farm

Furman University is inching closer to reducing its carbon footprint. April 25 marks the day the university will connect more than 2,000 photovoltaic solar panels to the electrical grid that promise to reduce the university’s electricity expenditures by up...

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Are South Carolina schools really the worst in the nation?

In U.S. News & World Report's inaugural ranking of the 50 states, South Carolina holds the dubious distinction of last place for education. Cindy Landrum of Greenville Journal taps education experts to break down how the...

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Marlanda Dekine is transforming consciousness and community

“It’s always wanting to know the why of things--not just this is the way things are, but why is this the way things are,” says Marlanda Dekine in an article by Lillia Callum-Penso of The Greenville News....

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Every public school student in Arizona gets chance at choice

Furman University English graduate Jonathan Butcher, Class of 2000, writes an article in The Wall Street Journal about school choice in Arizona. Governor Doug Ducey recently signed a bill that will give every public school student...

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Lauren Payne named director, Center for Career Engagement

Lauren Payne has been named director of Furman University’s Center for Career Engagement. She began her duties with the Center in March this year. Prior to her post at Furman, Payne was associate director of...

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Charleston’s plan for teachers won’t work

Charleston County School District is set to apply value-added methods (VAM) for evaluating teachers, which includes holding teachers accountable for student test outcomes. In an opinion piece published in The Post and Courier, Furman University...

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Furman alum, Standing Rock youth present Dakota Access Pipeline program

2012 Furman History and Asian Studies graduate Phillip "Tex" Stewart and four students from Standing Rock High School (Ft. Yates, N.D.) will present a program about the Dakota Access Pipeline Thursday, April 20, at 7...

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