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Kimberly Witherspoon named a Bond Buyer 2021 Rising Star

Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd has announced that Kimberly Witherspoon '06, a public finance attorney, has been named to The Bond Buyer’s 2021 Rising Stars list. The news was picked up by UpstateBizSC. The Bond Buyer Rising...

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Greenville’s Best and Brightest 35 and Under

Celebrating "rising stars" in the business community, Greenville Business Magazine has published its annual Best & Brightest 35 and Under issue. Now in its 27th year of the special issue, the magazine again includes a...

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New Millennium Fellows tackle United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

Nine Furman University students have been selected for the Millennium Fellowship, a program of the United Nations Academic Impact and Millennium Campus Network. Launched in 2018, the Millennium Fellowship convenes, challenges and celebrates undergraduate student leadership...

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America’s Best Colleges for Student Voting

Furman University has made Washington Monthly's list of "Best Colleges for Student Voting." The 205 colleges and universities that earned the honor must meet five criteria, including submission of an ALL IN action plan. ALL...

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Furman Theatre announces 2021-22 season

Furman University Department of Theatre Arts has announced its 2021-2022 season including a musical, two plays and a new works festival. All events are open to the public and take place in various venues on...

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Can progressives be convinced that genetics matters?

Kathryn Paige Harden's book, "The Genetic Lottery: Why DNA Matters for Social Equality," will drop September 21. Ahead of its release, Gideon Lewis-Kraus, staff writer for The New Yorker, offers an in-depth look at what...

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City of Greenville launches new economic and entrepreneurship development initiative

The City of Greenville's launch of its national economic development initiative on Sept. 2 garnered a flurry of attention from the media. The initiative, "From Here You Can Change the World," aims to encourage entrepreneurs...

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Robert McLane’s trip to a very natural thing

In an article he contributed to The Gay & Lesbian Review, Nick Radel, a professor of English at Furman University, describes a connection between the university where he's taught for over 30 years and the...

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Furman, Greenville Drive, city partner for entrepreneur night

As the City of Greenville launches its national economic development initiative on Sept. 2, Furman University 's Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, in partnership with the city and the Greenville Drive, will host a celebration...

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New initiative brings together pubmedia leaders to focus on DEI

Since 2003, the Riley Institute at Furman University has offered its South Carolina Diversity Leaders Initiative. With 2,300 graduates across South Carolina, the program equips leaders with the tools and perspectives needed to leverage diversity...

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