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Upstate colleges offer virtual tours after coronavirus closures

How do university enrollment officers attract the college bound to campus when onsite visits are shut down due to COVID-19? Ariel Gilreath of The Greenville News spoke to Brad Pochard, Furman University associate vice president...

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Army of virus tracers takes shape in Massachusetts

While many join the ranks of the unemployed or are furloughed due to COVID-19, some enter into the employ of virus trackers like Partners in Health. At the behest of Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker, the...

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Family heirloom links past, childhood friends

Fellow Furman University alumni Keith Jameson Richard '90 and Travis Moore '90 have been friends since childhood. Both from Greenwood, South Carolina, Richard is a New York-based tenor who regularly performs at the Metropolitan Opera,...

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Philosophy for the pandemic

In early March, as Aaron Simmons saw the COVID-19 pandemic develop, he watched the public grow increasingly anxious, scared and insecure. He felt it himself when he dropped his son, Atticus, off at his elementary...

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Emerging Public Leaders winners announced

High school seniors from around the state are being recognized for creating service projects that help children in foster care, elementary school students and adolescents from low-income families and people experiencing homelessness. The seniors are...

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Christina Harrell ’98 tells the stories of athletics through design

Former Paladin golfer Christina Harrell ’98 is making a living through sports – but not the way she had expected to. Harrell played professional golf for five years on the Symetra Tour, the official LPGA...

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Furman lands first SCRA grant ever awarded to a private institution

Furman Professor of Chemistry Greg Springsteen and Trent Stubbs ’20 have received a $25,000 Academic Startup Assistance Program early-stage funding grant from the South Carolina Research Authority (SCRA) for Aconobolics LLC, marking the first time...

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Extending the job search

While Wall Street continues its roller coaster ride, and jobless claims reach record highs in the United States amid the spread of coronavirus, graduating college seniors across the country suddenly find themselves on shaky ground....

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Opinion: Take COVID-19 Seriously, the life you save may be mine

In an op-ed published by The Greenville News, Carmela Epright, professor of philosophy, used data and a personal perspective to  challenge the notion that the dangers of the COVID-19 pandemic are being sensationalized, and the...

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With digital tools and creativity, Furman meets the challenges of remote learning

While the COVID-19 pandemic – and the ensuing shift to remote learning – has scattered students far from campus, Furman faculty and staff are taking powerful measures to help them to adapt and thrive. From...

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Remote reflection

The disruption much of the world is experiencing right now from the COVID-19 pandemic could be the best opportunity many people have to pause and reflect. “Sometimes we forget to slow down,” says Rolyn Rollins,...

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Furman senior spearheads first lynching marker in Northwest Georgia

"We can't remedy our history," Emma Jones '20, told The Chattanooga Times Free Press. "But we also, especially in the South, don't often recognize our history and try to reconcile with that within our communities."...

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