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Sep
22

FMU students elected to lead S.C. College Republicans

Tyler Hughes, was elected the South Carolina College Republican’s (SCCR) chairman over the summer. Austin Halliburton is the second vice chair and Kylie Cracknell is the membership director.

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Sep
21

FMU rated a top ethnically diverse university by U.S. News & World Report

Francis Marion University has been recognized as one of the Best Ethnically Diverse Universities in the South  for 2018 by U.S. News & World Report.

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Sep
14

Grammy Award-winning Steep Canyon Rangers to take the stage at FMU PAC

The Grammy Award-winning group will turn the Pee Dee’s green grass blue on Saturday, Nov. 18 at the Francis Marion University Performing Arts Center.

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Sep
12

Francis Marion University to observe Constitution Day

FMU will observe Constitution Day on Thursday with a presentation regarding the Constitution and its role from a global perspective.

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Sep
12

FMU ranked among U.S. News’ “Best Colleges”

Francis Marion University once again is ranked among U.S. News & World Report magazine’s top Regional Universities in the South.

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Sep
06

Pulitzer Prize winner headlines Fiction and Poetry Festival

Poet Gregory Pardlo, whose collection of works Digest won the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, is the headliner for the 11th annual Pee Dee Fiction and Poetry Festival at FMU.

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Sep
01

From small town to big opportunities

Freddricka Pressley (‘18) is from the small town of Gresham in Marion County. She was one of just 62 students in her senior class. At Francis Marion University, she was president of a student body of more than 4,000.

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Aug
31

FMU History professor pens book on the high tensions of tariffs

Machiavellian-style parliamentary procedures. Politically charged fistfights. National attention on congressional addresses. Last week in Washington? Maybe. But Dr. William Bolt will tell you it’s pre-Civil War America, too.

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Aug
28

FMU’s Warters selected to participate in ACE fellowship at UNC-Wilmington

Francis Marion University’s Dr. T. Alissa Warters has been awarded a prestigious American Council on Education fellowship.

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Aug
28

Francis Marion welcomes 25 new faculty members

Francis Marion University welcomed 25 new faculty members to campus as the 2017-2018 academic year began last week.

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Aug
22

FMU’s Carter calls for in-state student supplement

Francis Marion University President Dr. Fred Carter’s annual welcoming address to the faculty was anything but usual this year.

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Aug
22

Mission accomplished: Grad goes from FMU to U.S. Army officer

In life, there are many ways to get from point a to point b. The same can be said of a career in the military. There are multitudes of ways to go from civilian to an officer in the field.

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