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Poet, environmentalist, publisher Thomas Rain Crowe ’72 speaks Oct. 18
Poet, environmentalist and publisher Thomas Rain Crowe (Furman Class of 1972) will speak on campus Wednesday, Oct. 18 at 7 p.m. in Watkins Room of the Trone Student Center. [caption id="attachment_34665" align="alignright" width="300"] Thomas Rain...
Continue ReadingOver land, air and sea
On August 21, the library at the Dzaleka Refugee Camp in Malawi, Africa received a delivery they will not soon forget: 40 boxes containing 621 books. [caption id="attachment_33740" align="alignnone" width="780"] The library books, donated by...
Continue ReadingDiscovery by design
As Chrissy Hicks ’20 clicked play on her laptop, music that has not been heard for centuries filled the quiet study area in Furman’s Special Collections. The product of ten weeks of meticulous study and...
Continue ReadingBoard of Trustees approve promotions, tenure for faculty
During its spring meeting Saturday, the Furman University Board of Trustees approved promotions and/or tenure for 17 faculty members and heard that seven new members will join the board on July 1. The trustees also...
Continue ReadingWWI exhibition now open at Duke Library
A new exhibition marking the United States World War I Centennial is now on display at Furman’s James B. Duke Library. The exhibition, “Over Here, Over There: Greenville in the Great War,” is free and...
Continue ReadingBaines Recognized by South Carolina Library Association
Furman University Library Outreach Assistant Laura Baines has been chosen for the Outstanding Library Paraprofessional of the Year Award by the South Carolina Library Association. She received her award in November at the annual Association...
Continue ReadingConservation Biologist to Speak on Campus Oct. 20
Thomas Rainwater, Ph.D., a noted conservation biologist and Furman alumnus (Class of 1989) who has worked around the world on projects relating to the conservation of crocodiles and turtles, will share anecdotes from his life...
Continue ReadingLaureates gather in celebration of National Poetry Month
In celebration of National Poetry Month, Furman University will present a poetry reading and discussion by three appointed South Carolina Poets Laureate Thursday, April 21 at 4 p.m. at the Hartness Pavilion on the Furman...
Continue ReadingPersonal collection of former Greenville mayor Max Heller available at Furman library
The personal document collection of the late Max Heller is now available for public viewing in Furman's James B. Duke Library. Heller, an eminent figure in the Greenville community who was instrumental in the revitalization...
Continue ReadingPostcard exhibit captures Greenville’s past
JULY 30, 2012 by Erikah Haavie, Contributing Writer The current Furman Special Collections exhibition in the James B. Duke Library, “Wish You Were Here,” captures the nostalgia of both travel and of days gone by....
Continue Reading“Max Heller Collection: Evidence of an Extraordinary Life” on display at library
AUGUST 27, 2012 Furman Special Collections and Archives will present the personal collection of Max Moses Heller (1919–2011) Sept. 7–Dec. 21 on the second floor of the James B. Duke Library. “The Max Heller Collection: Evidence...
Continue ReadingWork of NY theatre designer on display
The work of Peter Wexler, renowned New York theatre designer, producer, painter, sculptor and photographer, will be on display Aug. 26–Oct. 5 in the Thompson Gallery of Furman University’s Roe Art Building. The exhibition, “Creating...
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