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Furman alumnus Alex Stubb elected president of Finland

Stubb will serve a six-year term as president. He previously served at Finland's prime minister and finance minister. At Furman he majored in politics and international affairs.

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Math takes alumna from Disney to Cirque du Soleil

Courtney Brown '20 has taken her math skills and love of the entertainment world to one of the most well-known, premier circuses — Cirque du Soleil.

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Monica Bell ’03 explores the power of poetry to bring change

The church was suspicious of her plans. Her peers weren’t going to college, and no one in her family had attended. But Monica Bell ’03 was determined. Today she is a professor of law and...

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Riley’s Love

Riley, a golden retriever-basset hound mix, has visited Furman nearly every day for 10 years with her humans, Dave and Kathy Knox. She'll turn 16 soon, but she shows no sign of retiring.

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Furman grad DeSantis in CNBC story about freelancing

CNBC interviewed alumnus Nathaniel DeSantis '19 about his decision to work for himself.

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Arkansas newspaper lauds impact of Chuck Ambrose on local university

Chuck Ambrose '83 is the subject of a newspaper column highlighting his early success as chancellor of Henderson State University in Arkansas.

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Furman superfan alumna made trip from Greece to SoCon final

Danai Agakidou ’17 has been a Furman Paladins men's basketball superfan since her sophomore year. It was only natural for her to travel from Greece to watch the Southern Conference tournament finals.

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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service features alumna

Allyne "Lyne" Askins '91, manager of the Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge Complex, is included in a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service story about "Women of Wildlife."

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Running for change

Sydney Beason’s Instagram feed, @sydneystrides, shows just how much this 2022 Furman grad is on the move. One day she’s dipping the toe of her running shoe into Baltimore Harbor, the next she’s crossing from...

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Pride is personal and political for alumnus Tensley

Brandon Tensley '12, a national political writer for CNN Politics, has covered LGBTQ issues as a journalist for years. He recently wrote about ways people can learn more about Pride, so we asked him to...

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