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The Body Project battles unrealistic beauty ideals

The program aims to help set students free from the many costs of body dissatisfaction, including disordered eating and self-esteem issues.

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South Carolina emerges as ground zero for possible GOP presidential hopefuls

With its history of selecting the eventual GOP presidential candidate, the State of South Carolina attracts hopefuls, and some of them enter the fray early. Furman's Danielle Vinson explains how SC voters approach election season.

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Greenville News wins February Sidney Award for revealing the heavy cost of gentrification

The Greenville News collaborates with Furman University in "The Cost of Unity," an award-winning series about gentrification and racial displacement in one of the Southeast's fastest growing cities.

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Chinese spy balloon shot down by U.S. officials over Carolina Coast, officials react

Furman's Kate Kaup speaks to FOX Carolina about the fallout of the U.S. shooting down a Chinese surveillance balloon. The downing of the balloon isn't the only thing that worries her.

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Computers are capable of writing SC student papers. Professors fear where it’s going.

Darren Hick asked students to write an essay about David Hume and the "paradox of horror." The Post and Courier tested the assignment with artificial intelligence bot ChatGPT.

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Furman political science professor explains what a Nikki Haley presidential campaign could look like

Danielle Vinson goes on record about the positive and negative aspects of Haley's early entry to the 2024 presidential race. She also comments on DeSantis's possible 2024 run.

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Science faculty receive funding for undergraduate research projects

Three scientists from three different Furman departments receive grants from SC INBRE to study drug resistance, taste and memory, and autism spectrum disorder.

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Students say ‘thanks’ to their Furman mentors

As these firsthand stories illustrate, at Furman, mentoring is as much a part of the culture as the Bell Tower or Furman Lake.

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Experts hash out what entrepreneurial success means for Greenville

A panel that included Furman's own Bryan Davis of The Hill Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship discussed how to measure Greenville's entrepreneurial climate.

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A look at Judson Mill: How mill revitalization impacts surrounding communities

Revitalization of the Judson Mill District is good for some. Is it good for all? Ken Kolb, chair of the sociology department, weighs in with his thoughts in a FOX Carolina report.

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Black History Month 2023 at Furman

Sponsored by the Center for Inclusive Communities (CIC) and several other campus organizations, the schedule includes discussions of history, justice and mental health; film, theater and music performances; a skate party, games and other social...

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New playbook offers strategies for legislative success

A new book by The Riley Institute and W. Robert Saffold describes how a team of state and local leaders mobilized the grassroots and transformed public education. Andy Brack of Statehouse Report gives a glowing...

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