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COVID-19 became catalyst for trend of colleges waiving test scores for admission

COVID-19 spurred the trend of colleges and universities toward waiving the standardized test scores' requirement for admission, but some local colleges, like Furman University, are already test-optional schools. Entrance exams and the trend away from...

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Amid a global supply chain crisis, how New Orleans port has avoided major shipping delays

New Orleans native and Furman University sociologist Kenneth Kolb has coauthored a piece for The Times-Picayune about supply chain woes at ports throughout the United States. A paywall-free version of the article is available here....

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Honoring women making a difference in the Upstate

Kimberly Witherspoon, a public finance attorney at Haynesworth Sinkler Boyd and a 2006 Furman University graduate, has been named among GSA Business Report's 2021 Women of Influence. The political science and history alumna joins 25...

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SC Education Department, Riley Institute to invest $1.3M in learning leadership program

South Carolina’s Department of Education is partnering with the Riley Institute at Furman University to invest $1.3 million in a new after-school and summer-learning leadership program. The initiative, called Afterschool Leaders Empowered, will train a...

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Former Central Missouri President Charles Ambrose named chancellor of Henderson State

Furman University alumnus and member of the Furman Board of Trustees Charles "Chuck" Ambrose will take the reins at Henderson State University (Arkadelphia), which became part of the Arkansas State University System this year. His...

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Bountiful harvest: Mill Village Ministries

What began in 2012 as a plot of land for growing vegetables in Greenville's Greater Sullivan mill community has blossomed into Mill Village Ministries, a coalition of social enterprises led by Furman University psychology alumnus...

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Robert and Margaret Hill endow Furman’s Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Alumni and longtime Furman University benefactors Robert and Margaret Hill, both from the class of 1983, have endowed the Furman Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Now known as the Robert and Margaret Hill Institute for...

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Tocqueville Program fosters self-governing citizens

Mike Sabo, editor of the American civics portal for RealClear, turns to Furman University's Benjamin Storey and Jenna Silber Storey to understand how the politics and international affairs professors meet students where they are in...

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Demand for workers pushes wages higher

For a story about the worker shortage and increasing wages in the United States, Ross Norton of SC Biz News turns to two Furman University professors in the Department of Economics, Kailash Khandke and Jeffrey...

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A ‘sweet season’ for South Carolina-born Needtobreathe

Furman University alumnus Bear Rinehart '03, founding member and lead singer for Christian rock band Needtobreathe, was featured in an article appearing the The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The former Paladin wide receiver and political science graduate...

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