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Dr. Penelope Orr earns second prestigious Fulbright Award

Furman University studio art alumna Penelope Orr '90, clinical coordinator of Edinboro University's nationally acclaimed art therapy program, has received a Fulbright Award to launch a corresponding graduate-level program in India - the country's first....

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Our food and farming book picks for summer 2022

The editors and reporters at Civil Eats recommend 24 new food and farming books to help us stay informed and inspired during summer's repose. Among them is a book by Furman University's Ken Kolb, chair...

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As China shuts out the world, internet access from abroad gets harder too

Amid a growing tendency for China to insulate itself from the world, researchers who focus on the communist nation are finding it harder to stay on course in terms of research topics and techniques. Furman...

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It’s a wrap: Strategic design master’s students shine in package refresh competition

The Institute of Packaging Professionals’ 48HR Repack Student Design Competition is in the books, and four women in Furman University’s Master of Arts in Strategic Design (MAS-D) program are among those recognized for their creativity...

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GREENVILLE NEWS: What Juneteenth teaches us, reminds us

In a guest column contributed by Furman University's Rod Kelley, assistant dean of student conduct and interim director of the Center for Inclusive Communities, Kelley urges readers to celebrate Juneteenth as more than a pivotal...

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Napier to be inducted into Furman Athletic Hall of Fame

Columbia CBS affiliate WLTX News 19 reports on Furman University's latest inductees to the Athletic Hall of Fame - Billy Napier '03, head football coach for the University of Florida and two-time All-SoCon Paladin quarterback,...

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How SC school districts and universities are curbing the teacher shortage

Like other selected Upstate South Carolina colleges, Furman University has a teacher residency program that serves a critical role in shoring up a dwindling supply of teachers in the state. Higher education reporter Alexis Hamilton...

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The most beautiful college campuses in the South

Southern Living's round-up of 22 must-see college campuses includes Furman University, lauded for its architecture, gardens, trees, fountains, trails and Williamsburg-inspired landscape design.

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‘Nonprofit Minute’ features Bridges to a Brighter Future director

Carrie Silver, director of Furman University's Bridges to a Brighter Future, is featured on UpstateBizSC's "Nonprofit Minute." In a three-minute video, Silver explains the award-winning college access and success program for Greenville County, South Carolina,...

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The silencing of LGBTQ voices in U.S. public schools

In a piece he wrote for Shuddhashar's education issue, A. Scott Henderson, the William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Education at Furman University, describes the ways in which conservative political groups in the U.S. have...

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