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Star Wars: The Rise of the Shrine

A long time ago, in the far reaches of Furman University’s McAlister Auditorium, theater manager Danielle Hernandez hung a poster of one of her theatrical heroes: Yoda, the Jedi Master. [caption id="attachment_42534" align="alignright" width="350"] A...

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BMW opened shop in SC; economy shifted into overdrive

Robert Underwood, business professor at Furman University, speaks to ABC News about the impact of foreign direct investment, specifically, the opening of the BMW manufacturing facility 25 years ago in Upstate South Carolina. Based in...

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Furman students offer their hands and hearts to community

It’s the season of giving – and Furman students are giving back to the Greenville community. Working through service organizations, athletic teams, fraternities and other groups, Furman students are improving the lives of children, feeding...

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Katie Wooten ’21 granted rare access to Royal Archives

Before starting her current research project, Katie Wooten ’21 only knew about King George III, the last king of America, from the Broadway blockbuster “Hamilton.” A lot has changed for Wooten since then. In November...

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Greenville makes debut on Inc.’s ‘Surge Cities’ list

The headline says it all. "30 Years Ago, Mill Workers Fled South Carolina in Droves. Now, Its Startup Scene Is Making a Remarkable Transformation." Inc. magazine's editor-at-large Tom Foster writes about Greenville and its rise...

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Furman receives community impact award from USGBC Carolinas

Furman University has received a Sustainable Business Award from the U.S. Green Building Council Carolinas. The announcement was made Dec. 5 during the USGBC Carolinas: Green Gala & Sustainable Business Awards, which was held at...

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Upstate and Lowcountry leaders become Riley Diversity Fellows

The Riley Institute at Furman has announced that 41 leaders from the Upstate, and 41 leaders from the Lowcountry and surrounding areas have completed the Institute’s Diversity Leaders Initiative (DLI). Over the past five months,...

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A university’s betrayal of historical truth

Amid the controversy surrounding how to deal with monuments that pay homage to Civil War veterans, some hold that a recent move by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is misguided. More than...

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University announces Heller Scholars for 2013-14

Furman has awarded major scholarships to 13 graduates of Greenville County high schools for the 2013-14 academic year. The recipients are the first to receive the Max Heller Community Scholarship, which was established last fall....

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Department of Education news

Professor Paul Thomas presents multiple sessions at the annual NCTE meeting Education Professor Paul Thomas presented eight seminars during the 2019 National Council of Teachers of English Annual Convention Nov. 21-24 in Baltimore, Maryland. Session...

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Saturday marks the first of three Weekends at the Well this season

One of Jason Donnelly’s first orders of business when he was hired as Furman’s new athletics director in July was to renew the basketball team’s deep ties to downtown that had lain dormant for the...

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Paula Wallace: 2019 Interior Design Hall of Fame

When the Savannah College of Art and Design opened its doors in 1979, it enrolled 71 students. Now celebrating 40 years of design education, SCAD serves 15,000 students at four locations on three continents, and...

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