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Thomas and Henderson collaborate on new book

Furman University Education Professors Paul Thomas, Ed.D. and Scott Henderson, Ph.D., have collaborated on a new book, Pedagogies of Kindness and Respect (Peter Lang USA). Thomas co-edited the book with Paul Carr, Julie Gorlewski and Brad...

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Riley Institute selects new class of DLI fellows

The Riley Institute’s Diversity Leaders Initiative has selected its 20th Class of Fellows. The 45 incoming class members will join more than 1,500 Riley Fellows from across the state to participate in DLI. “DLI and the...

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Lesley Quast Summer Commencement 2015 speech

Furman University Summer Commencement Address Dr. Lesley Quast August 15, 2105   President Davis, Vice-President and Dean Beckford, other members of the platform party, faculty colleagues, staff colleagues, and most especially graduates and your families...

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It’s almost time for the new school year

Furman’s 2015-16 academic year will officially get underway Tuesday, Aug. 25 when students attend their first day of classes. Approximately 710 freshmen will report to campus Friday, Aug. 21, while the rest of the university’s 2,700...

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Sustainability illustrated

When it comes to protecting South Carolina’s water resources, Chandler Jackson ’15 believes in the power of social media. Using the hashtag #droughtshaming, Californians in the midst of a fourth year of drought have posted...

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Family Ties

For Ashley Ginn ’05, all signs pointed to Furman. Two of her closest friends, Katherine Tumbleston ’03 and Lindley Sharp ’04, enrolled at Furman. As a high school student in Boone, N.C., Ginn’s math tutor...

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Furman makes two more “beautiful” lists

Some say looks don’t matter. But ask anyone at Furman if campus beauty was part of their college decision, odds are you’ll be met with a resounding “Yes!” Furman made the most beautiful campus round-up...

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Paul Thomas writes op-ed about child well-being

Racially-motivated shootings in Charleston have trained a magnifying glass on the state of South Carolina. Furman education professor Paul Thomas, Ed.D., shifts the focus to lagging opportunity for many in the state when it comes...

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Staying the course

Grudgingly, Jeremiah Ockunzzi ’17 had made his peace. “I loved Furman, but it was a good two years and that was the end of a chapter in my life,” he says. Ockunzzi's father had lost his...

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Furman ranks third nationally in pass rate for first-time CPA test takers

Do you want to attend an elite graduate accounting program after college? Do you aspire to work in one of the Big Four accounting firms or a large regional firm? Do you want to be...

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The power of a student blog post

Investors shrugged off AAC Holdings Inc.'s disclosure last week that its former president and several former employees had been indicted by the state of California for “second-degree murder” of a patient at one of the...

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Rev. Kristin Dollar sees both sides of nurturing

[caption id="attachment_18636" align="alignright" width="300"] Photo by Derrek Asberry[/caption] 2012 Furman graduate and English major Kristin Dollar knows what it’s like to minister and to be ministered unto. Bouts of depression, questions about faith, and an...

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