communication-studies

Connecting Classroom to Career

Manie Robinson '06 is a busy guy. One of South Carolina’s most recognizable faces in sports journalism, he works full time as a columnist covering Clemson University for The Greenville News despite living in Columbia....

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In praise of faculty scholarship

Watch a video about the 2018 Faculty Scholarship Reception Faculty scholarship is happening all around Furman. Even on top of classroom requirements, advising, grading, serving on committees and attending meetings, professors from all disciplines are...

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Furman hosts TEDx talks Feb. 17

Furman University will host several speakers during its 6th annual TEDx event, which takes place Saturday, Feb. 17, 1-4:30 p.m. in Younts Conference Center on the Furman campus. TEDxFurmanU2018 is open to the public. Tickets...

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Greenville FC partners with Furman for home soccer stadium

[caption id="attachment_35501" align="alignright" width="186"] Greenville Football Club is an expansion team of the National Premier Soccer League.[/caption] The Eugene Stone Soccer Stadium is not only home to the Furman Men's and Women's Soccer teams. The...

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A great day for a debate

Not many college freshmen attempt to organize something as complex as a debate tournament. But not many are as passionate about speech and debate as Furman student Johnpaul Sleiman. On Saturday, Jan. 20, Sleiman, a...

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University announces 2017 fall term Dean’s List

Here are the students who made the Dean’s List for the 2017 fall term. The honor is awarded to full-time undergraduates who earn a grade point average of at least 3.4 during the university’s fall...

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SC officials criticize President Trump’s vulgar comment

President Donald J. Trump's derogatory comments about immigrant countries have ignited a global firestorm of reaction. Paul Hyde of The Greenville News gets local and regional response to Trump's choice of words. Speaking to lawmakers,...

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Pro soccer is coming to Greenville next summer

2016 Furman Communication Studies graduate Marco Carrizales came to the University in 2014 after playing two seasons at Southern Methodist University. At Furman, Carrizales appeared in 15 matches and logged 13 starts for the Paladins,...

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When connection to others is the Silver Lining

"With strums, bows, picks, and taps, the Nashville-based cellist/singer/songwriter Sarah Clanton delivers poignant tales of heartbreak and hope like an arrow shot to the soul," says an article appearing in Elmore magazine, a publication for fans...

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Field Test

Opening in August this year, COPA Indoor Soccer is the only premium indoor soccer facility in the Greenville area. And it's the brainchild of Furman graduates Anthony Esquivel (2003) and his wife Olivia (de Castro)...

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High Noon on Nov. 1: “Are You Fake News?”

[caption id="attachment_34833" align="alignright" width="265"] John Armstrong[/caption] Furman Communication Studies professors John Armstrong and Brandon Inabinet will discuss “fake news” and the new media environment when they speak at the university’s High Noon fall lecture series...

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The Furman-Gallup and The Duke Endowment study

Furman University will partner with global analytics firm Gallup to study more deeply the impact of the university’s undergraduate experience and measure the effectiveness of its signature approach to education, The Furman Advantage, thanks to...

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