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Upstate universities opt for virtual homecomings

Allison McCann Foy '05, executive director of alumni and parent engagement at Furman University, admits that preparing for the first-ever COVID-19 imposed homecoming has been “different,” but the meaning of the tradition hasn't changed at...

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CBR: ‘The Assault on College Financing’

Furman University President Elizabeth Davis appeared on "Carolina Business Review" in a virtual panel discussion about the financial impact of COVID-19 on higher education in "The Assault on College Financing." She joined leaders from Elon...

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Paladin Pivots: Turning crisis into opportunity

It isn’t the crash course in agility training anyone would have wished for, but for all its chaos, COVID-19 has produced masters of the entrepreneurial pivot. In a new virtual speaker series, “Paladin Pivots: Stories...

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Teens are paying attention

Carrie Silver, director of Furman University's educational outreach program Bridges to a Brighter Future, has words of encouragement for parents who are raising teens in an unprecedented time of COVID-19 mingled with racial disharmony. In...

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Preventing college parties? Shame and blame don’t work

In an NPR interview with Elissa Nadworny, Furman University's Connie Carson, vice president for student life, said providing alternatives for "appropriate gathering" will go a long way toward getting students to comply with COVID-19 campus...

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Teachers are asked to accept unfair nobility tax

Citing a Pew Center Research survey, Cynthia King notes that teaching ranks only second to military service on the spectrum of most noble contributions to society. In an opinion piece appearing in Jacksonville.com, King, Furman...

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How to cope with sending your kid to college

Furman's Connie Carson, vice president for student life, is tapped for an article appearing in The Washington Post Magazine about sending students back to school amid a pandemic. The piece focuses on ways to allay...

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Senior learners Zoom into OLLI classes

The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Furman University is now accepting registrations for its fall classes, which begin Sept. 14 and run through Nov. 13. Sixty-four live-online classes are available through Zoom and cover languages,...

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True ‘Magic’ of college happens for just 2 out of 100 students

Fewer students than we think experience the "true magic" of a college education, says Brandon Busteed, who penned an article for Forbes. He notes that only 2 out of every 100 students have the life-changing...

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NPR reporter makes a stop at Furman as part of its ‘College Road Trip’ series

National Public Radio reporter Elissa Nadworny recently stopped by Furman University, where she spoke with SGA President Griffin Mills '21 and several other Furman students, faculty and staff members. Nadworny also visited a class conducted...

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