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Furman hosts Carolinas Communication Association conference

Furman University recently hosted a two-day conference of the Carolinas Communication Association Oct. 3-4 at the Greenville Hilton with the theme, “Communicating Civic Responsibility and Reconciliation.” [caption id="attachment_15274" align="alignright" width="225"] Courtney German, Dr. Sean O'Rourke,...

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Furman Theatre to present “The Sweetest Swing in Baseball”

Furman University Theatre will present Rebecca Gilman’s “The Sweetest Swing in Baseball” Nov. 12-15 and 19-22 at 8 p.m., with a matinee performance Sunday, Nov. 16 at 3 p.m. in the Playhouse on campus. Rising...

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Students who play harder think smarter

Physical education classes are a daily ritual at Legacy Charter School in Greenville, which built its education philosophy on the belief that 45 minutes of organized P.E. per day would improve student health and academic...

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Selective colleges not out of reach

The college admissions and enrollment process can be intimidating and complicated, especially to low-income students who are the first in their family to attend college. But studies have shown that that when low-income students do...

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Who speaks for Furman?

[caption id="attachment_15222" align="alignright" width="300"] Joseph Vaughn entering library first semester at Furman spring 1965 (Bonhomie 1965)[/caption] Furman University was a microcosm of South Carolina and the South as a whole during the tumult of the...

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Furman music professors to present concert Nov. 13

The Furman Faculty Chamber Music Series will present a concert Thursday, Nov. 13 at 8 p.m. in Daniel Recital Hall on campus. The event is part of Furman’s Sound Quality Concert Series. Tickets are $12...

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Kendall Driscoll ’16 becomes published poet

Kendall Driscoll ’16 believed writing her thoughts would keep them hidden safely away. What the soft-spoken music education major from Aiken didn’t count on was the words jumping off the page. Speech of the Masquerade, Driscoll’s...

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A lasting legacy

The Greenville community recently lost a philanthropist and community leader, Mamie Jolley Bruce, whose lasting legacy has and will continue to make a difference in Greenville. Her generous gift created Furman’s Bridges to a Brighter...

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Furman Standard honors ten

[caption id="attachment_15126" align="alignright" width="300"] Top left and continuing clockwise, George (left) and Fran Ligler (right) honored Carl Kohrt, who is photographed with his wife Lynne, and Charles Brewer. Brewer was also honored by Genie Gullick....

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The struggle over desegregation at Furman

On Jan. 29, 1965, Joseph Vaughn became Furman's first African-American undergraduate student. That date marked the turning point in a debate that divided the campus for more than a decade and changed the university's culture...

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A circuitous journey into politics

Madeline Rogero took a circuitous path to her current position as mayor of Knoxville, Tenn. After graduating from Furman with a degree in political science in 1979, Rogero worked with César Chávez's United Farm Workers,...

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The Washington Experience

[caption id="attachment_14779" align="alignright" width="300"] Stewart Atkins and Congressman Kevin McCarthy, House Majority Leader[/caption] For Carson Priest ’15, his summer as an intern in Washington, D.C., was anything but boring as he learned everything from how...

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