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Furman Engaged continues to highlight The Furman Advantage

A record number of students participated in this year's Furman Engaged, covering topics from piano music of Bohemia to cryptological warfare.

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Furman Engaged happens Friday with record number of students participating

Nearly 700 students will participate in this year's Furman Engaged. Other events, from the Paladin Pitch Competition to the groundbreaking for the Timmons Arena renovation, will be part of Spring Weekend.

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Record-breaking grant funds celebrated at reception

Artificial intelligence, 'The Iliad' and the TV habits of youth in China were all covered in the Furman Scholarship Reception this month.

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Mary Christine Helms ’26 earns Hertog Fellowship

Helms took on a few more assignments during January. As a Humanities at Hertog Fellow, she studied the French Revolution, the Napoleonic Wars, suffrage and more through the lens of British Romantic poets.

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Joseph Vaughn Day will be held Friday, Jan. 26

The event begins at 12:15 in front of Daniel Chapel. This will be the first year the Black Alumni Council will present an annual award in honor of Idella Glenn '84.

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Self-awareness found at Furman was key to alumna’s success

A philosophy major helped Dorothy Freeman Self ’04 M’06 “understand who I was as a person” and led to a decade as the head of a thriving marketing firm.

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2023: The Year in Review

The past 12 months were full of reminders that Furman truly is a special place. Take a moment to reflect.

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Furman unveils plaque acknowledging Cherokee land

Students, faculty and members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee were on hand for the unveiling.

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Furman’s first-year experience among top-20 in US News Rankings

Furman ranks 46th overall among National Liberal Arts Colleges and 1st among all universities, public and private, in South Carolina.

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Charting clarity: Furman researchers see 18th Century maps through different lenses

Maps in the 18th Century, like those today, represented commercial interests. They often left out key details, like forests and Indigenous communities.

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Timeline chronicles pivotal moments in LGBTQIA+ history

Jeffrey Makala of Special Collections leads effort to document significant moments in LGBTQIA+ history at Furman. The timeline spans five decades.

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Family and culture connect classics professor to Korea

Eunice Kim sees AAPI Heritage Month as a chance to reflect on “the many identities that make up the AAPI community.”

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