FURMAN IN THE NEWS

Bringing relief to food deserts

A growing number of Greenville’s community gardens are now in underserved neighborhoods where food deserts, or areas with limited access to healthy food, persist. But vacant lots are also plentiful, and by reclaiming them as...

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Bringing relief to food deserts

A growing number of Greenville’s community gardens are now in underserved neighborhoods where food deserts, or areas with limited access to healthy food, persist. But vacant lots are also plentiful, and by reclaiming them as...

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Randall David Cook follows his passion

Randall David Cook, a 1991 Furman graduate and playwright who is on campus this fall as a Duke Endowment Artist-in-Residence, has been hard at work on a new play, “Pomp and Circumstance,” that will have...

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Furman alum publishes new novel

Tommy Hays graduated from Furman in 1977 with a degree in English, earned his master's in fine arts from Warren Wilson, and now directs the Great Smokies Writing Program at University of North Carolina-Asheville. Each...

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There’s an app for that

Two Furman alums and one current student have launched a new social media iPhone app called “Dicho” that allows its users to ask any kind of question in a group text and put it to...

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There’s an app for that

Two Furman alums and one current student have launched a new social media iPhone app called “Dicho” that allows its users to ask any kind of question in a group text and put it to...

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To the Metropolitan Opera and back again

Elizabeth Bishop was a student at Furman when she decided she wanted to become an opera singer.  A few decades later, she was singing the leading role of Fricka in “Das Rheingold” at Metropolitan Opera...

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Studying policy with the Riley Institute

A new way of conceptualizing afterschool policy was one of several valuable lessons Katie Kross came away with following her year as a White-Riley-Peterson Policy Fellow.  The fellowship, which is designed to give educators an...

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Furman golfer Kenoyer ’11 gets second “Big Break”

Stefanie Kenoyer '11 gets not one, but two appearances on Golf Channel's reality-competition series, "Big Break." While she was the sixth player eliminated in "Big Break Mexico" last spring, we all get to see if...

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Praising the Furman-GHS partnership

As more demands are placed on the healthcare field and more professionals are needed for a growing number of health-related jobs, it’s increasingly important to attract young students to these jobs and to the education...

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Furman’s “Best and Brightest” young graduates

Eight Furman University graduates have been named to Greenville Business Magazine’s 2013 list of the “Best and Brightest 35 and Under.” The Furman graduates selected for this year’s list are Lauren Bries ’02, John Gabbard ’09,...

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A new academic alliance with GHS

A new academic partnership between Furman and Greenville Health System (GHS) has the potential to transform the healthcare workforce both locally and nationally. Furman will be GHS’ primary undergraduate partner, providing its faculty and students...

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