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Greenville Zoo intern walks on the wild side

Giraffes, tortoises and wild dogs, oh my! Lanie Crumpton ’27 is fueling her passion for animal care by interning at the Greenville Zoo.

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Nelsen goes on record about SC’s role in national politics

In a WYFF News 4 interview, Brent Nelsen says South Carolina will be a focal point for a lot of politics over the next three years.

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Sarah Herring ’66 supports FurmanWIN with $1 million gift

Her gift supports the Furman Women's Impact Network Endowed Fund, which provides scholarships, experiential learning opportunities and other student stipends.

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Pathways, Career Services recognized by National Association of Colleges and Employers

Furman wins a NACE Career Services Excellence Award. In a NACE newsletter, Lauren Payne and Kristin Irwin describe how the Four-Year Pathway program bolsters career competencies and readiness.

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Furman Board of Trustees approves faculty promotions and tenure

The Furman University Board of Trustees approved promotions and tenure for a number of faculty members during its spring meeting in May. All recommendations for promotion and tenure are effective Aug. 1, 2025.

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Brian Edwards selected to lead Furman Marketing and Communications

Edwards currently leads communications and brand management at Robert Morris University outside Pittsburgh.

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Casey’s book about purses reviewed in Foreward and Library Journal

Professor of History and Director of the Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program Kathleen B. Casey unpacks the critical role purses, bags and sacks played in American history. Her new book, "The Things She Carried,"...

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Local news organizations cover demo of Blackwell Hall

Several TV stations including WYFF News4, WSPA 7News and FOX Carolina aired stories about the demolition of Blackwell Hall, which first opened in 1967. Greenville Journal also ran a story. News sources turned to Furman's...

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Demolition of Furman’s Blackwell Hall begins

The 58-year-old residence hall housed 10,000 students over the years. It will be replaced with recreational areas and green spaces.

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Summer chemistry research fuels curiosity

Alexander Underwood ’26 has been doing lab research with Professor Gary Guillet since his first year at Furman University, and is one of 240 Furman students working as summer research fellows.

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Two Furman students explore economics in UChicago summer program

The research summer institute, held at the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C., offers an immersive economics research opportunity.

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Advantage Scholars get first experience as Paladins

Advantage Scholars have received a named scholarship to Furman. They took workshops and visited community organizations around Greenville.

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