Furman University President to Step Down After 2026-27 Year
Davis led Furman for 12 years, and the board will launch a national search while she finishes a $500 million campaign.
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President of Furman U. announces she will step down after upcoming academic year
Davis’s pending exit comes as other Upstate colleges also have taken on new leaders recently. Clemson’s president gave two week’s notice at Christmas. Wofford announced its new president in April.
Furman president to step down at end of 2026-27 academic year
Furman University President Elizabeth Davis will end her 12-year tenure as the university’s first female president at the end of the 2026-2027 academic year. In a message to the campus community released May 18, Davis described taking on the university’s top leadership role in 2014 as the opportunity of a lifetime. She also characterized the timing of her decision as appropriate as the university celebrates its 200th anniversary and looks to the…
Furman President Elizabeth Davis to step down in 2027
Elizabeth Davis announced the 2026-27 academic year will be her final year as Furman president Davis became Furman’s first female president when she took office in 2014 Furman’s capital campaign has surpassed $476 million and is expected to top $500 million The Furman Board of Trustees will launch a national search for the university’s next president Furman University President Elizabeth Davis announced today that the 2026–27 academic …
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