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Sam Hayes ’20 brings passion for preserving historical buildings to Greenville

You’d be hard-pressed to find a list of historical cities in America that doesn’t include Charleston, South Carolina. You’d also be hard-pressed to find one that does include Greenville. Growing up in the former instilled...

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Feeding the hungry in South Carolina

If you've ever crossed paths with a deer on South Carolina backroads or highways, you know the species is not in short supply. What is lacking in the state is access to free-range, healthy protein...

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Shaniece Criss: Councilwoman, GCS Hall of Fame member

Shaniece Criss was not only reelected to her post on the Travelers Rest City Council in November, but she was also voted into the Greenville County Schools Hall of Fame. The Furman University assistant professor...

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FSO and Oratorio Chorus present Handel’s ‘Messiah’

The Furman Symphony Orchestra (FSO) and Oratorio Chorus will present Handel’s “Messiah” Friday, Dec. 6, at 8 p.m. in McAlister Auditorium on the Furman University campus. The event is open to the public and is...

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Furman Jazz Combos present concert Dec. 8

The Furman Jazz Combos will present a concert Sunday, Dec. 8, at 8 p.m. in Daniel Recital Hall on campus. Presented by the Furman Department of Music, the concert is free and open to the...

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Greenville: Facing its past

Montgomery, Alabama, is the home of The National Memorial for Peace and Justice, a place dedicated to African Americans who have perished by lynching or fallen victim to other racial injustices. The central memorial is...

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Furman plays role in NSF grant to advance women in STEM

The statistics from the National Science Foundation are sobering: Women across all ethnicities fall well behind men in the number who hold full professorships in science, technology, engineering and math. To target the gender gap, the...

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Give Back this Giving Tuesday

Furman University is gearing up for its seventh annual Giving Tuesday event on December 3. Last year, alumni, students and friends of the university celebrated the international day of philanthropy by contributing 744 gifts that...

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Moravian Love Feast Dec. 8

Furman’s Office of Spiritual Life presents its annual Love Feast, Sunday, Dec. 8, at 5 p.m. in Daniel Memorial Chapel. Based on shared feast traditions that date to the early church, the Love Feast celebrates...

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Furman Innovation and Entrepreneurship Hosts Venture Carolina Summit

Furman will welcome VentureSouth, a Top 10 angel investment group in North America, to campus Dec. 4-5, as they present the fourth annual Venture Carolina Education Conference. More than 200 VentureSouth members and community leaders...

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Furman professor elected fellow of AAAS

The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has elected George C. Shields, a Furman University chemistry professor, to the rank of fellow in the organization. This year’s cohort includes 443 members; they will...

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Impeachment inquiry hardening political lines in Washington, expert says

Pressure from members of his own Republican Party was the turning point in President Richard Nixon’s decision to resign on Aug. 8, 1974. Nobody knows what will happen from here as President Donald Trump faces...

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