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Make your annual gift and keep experiences like this one happening at Furman. There were some nerves for Furman physics professor John Conrad and his students when they sent their DJI Phantom 2 drone into...

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President Davis on Leadership, Communication and Academic Organizations

This academic year marked a new era in the 188-year history of Furman University when Dr. Elizabeth Davis became the school’s first female president. In December, the Upstate Business Journal sat down with Davis to...

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Ensuring the well-being of all students

Although opinions will continue to differ on same-sex marriage, it seems probable that animosity toward gays and lesbians will decrease as the visibility of their unions increases. But according to an op-ed in The State...

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Art by Karina Noel Hean on display Jan. 14-Feb. 13

Drawings by Karina Noel Hean will be on display Jan. 14-Feb. 13 in Thompson Gallery of the Roe Art Building on the Furman University campus. Thompson Gallery hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday through Friday....

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Women’s Leadership Institute launches January 13

Furman University Women’s Leadership Institute is kicking off its inaugural conference on Jan. 13 with Aphrodite Konduros, judge of the S.C. Court of Appeals, as the headliner. Konduros, a member of the South Carolina and Greenville...

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Student-organized Shamrock Run rallies support for abuse prevention

Nearly 100 members of the Zeta Pi Chapter of Furman’s Kappa Delta sorority recently came together to raise more than $16,000 for Greenville’s Julie Valentine Center and Prevent Child Abuse America. While the sorority has...

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Teatro, danza, musica

The night before Kenzie Wynne ’17 boarded the plane for her summer experience in Italy, she began plaguing herself with questions. “What if it isn’t everything I imagined? What if I hate traveling? What if...

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Furman to host 2016 Mock Trial national championship

Furman has been selected to host the American Mock Trial Association (AMTA) National Championship tournament that will take place in April 2016. The event, which features the country's top college mock trial teams vying for...

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‘Forgive me your final grade’

After more than three decades of teaching, Furman education professor Paul Thomas still doesn’t enjoy the task of assigning his students a final grade. Now that the fall term is coming to an end at...

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Paladins ranked, six and seventh in final poll

Furman University has been ranked sixth and seventh nationally in the final Men’s Division II College poll by two popular rugby websites. Goff Rugby Report has the Paladins ranked sixth while Rugby Today has Furman...

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Furman voted no. 1 venue for weddings

Furman University’s Younts Conference Center has been voted “Best Place to Say ‘I Do’” in a national event planning magazine. Unique Venues, based in Edwards, Colo., made the announcement in its winter 2015 issue as...

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President of Agua del Pueblo speaks at Furman

Growing up with 10 other brothers in rural Guatemala, Victor Racancój learned firsthand the challenges of making a living and simply surviving. His parents worked hard as subsistence farmers, but each day was a struggle....

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