FURMAN IN THE NEWS

Furman pursues high flying energy conservation

When Furman enlisted the aid of a helicopter to install new energy-saving equipment into the Charles H. Townes Science Center, FOX Carolina was on hand to videotape the proceedings.  The helicopter made 16 separate trips...

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Postseason honors continue for Ryan Steed as he pursues goal of playing in NFL

Since finishing his final football season this fall, Furman cornerback Ryan Steed has been named to several All-America teams, invited to play in the 2012 Senior Bowl, and projected to be selected in the upcoming...

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Meet Furman alum and Knoxville Mayor Madeline Rogero

Madeline Anne Rogero graduated from Furman in 1979 with a B.A. degree in political science.  On Saturday, Dec. 17, the 59-year-old Florida native was inaugurated as the first woman mayor of Knoxville, Tenn.  She made it...

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President Smolla speaks on First Amendment rights

Furman president Rod Smolla recently spoke about First Amendment rights to a group of high school students at Trinity Christian Academy in Addison, Texas.  His talk led to one of the students at the school,...

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Remembering Pearl Harbor

On Dec. 7, the United States commemorated the 70th anniversary of one of the most notable moments in the history of the nation.  In an op-ed for The Greenville News, Furman history professor Courtney Tollison...

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Alum Tomiko Brown-Nagin joins Harvard Law faculty

Tomiko Brown-Nagin, a 1992 Furman graduate, will join the Harvard Law School faculty as a tenured Professor of Law this summer.  Brown-Nagin, a leading expert on legal history, education law, and civil rights, will also...

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2007 alum Michael Scullin receives graduate research award from APA

Michael Scullin, a 2007 Furman graduate who is finishing his Ph.D. work at Washington University in St. Louis, has received the 2011 Edwin B. Newman Graduate Research Award from the American Psychological Association (APA).  The...

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Converting exercise into electricity

Fifteen of the elliptical machines in the Furman Fitness Center are equipped with devices to feed electricity generated by the users into the campus power grid.  The Associated Press reported on the energy-saving system in...

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Kudos to Furman’s music program

Furman has been recognized as one of the “Top Ten Music Colleges in the Nation” by the Education-Portal.com website.  Others mentioned on the list include The Juilliard School, Manhattan School of Music, Yale University, Berklee...

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Alum Erika Powell named Miss South Carolina USA

Erika Powell, a 2007 Furman graduate, has been named Miss South Carolina USA 2012.  A voice performance major at the university, Powell will represent South Carolina at the Miss USA 2012 pageant next summer in...

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Medical school can wait for William Middleton

The plan was going ahead full-steam for former Paladin football player Will Middleton. He graduated from Furman in four years. He spent his fifth playing football and preparing for the MCATs and internships so he...

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Furman listed among “Best Values” in Kiplinger’s

Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine has named Furman as one of the “Best Values in Private Universities and Liberal Arts Colleges” for 2011-2012. The magazine lists the top 100 schools in each of the private university...

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