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Furman alum, Standing Rock youth present Dakota Access Pipeline program

2012 Furman History and Asian Studies graduate Phillip "Tex" Stewart and four students from Standing Rock High School (Ft. Yates, N.D.) will present a program about the Dakota Access Pipeline Thursday, April 20, at 7...

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Pulitzer Prize-winning author of “Evicted” Matt Desmond to speak April 19

Harvard University Social Sciences Professor Matthew Desmond, whose book Evicted was just awarded the Pulitzer Prize for general nonfiction, will speak on the Furman University campus Wednesday, April 19 at 7 p.m. in Watkins Room...

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FSO and Oratorio Chorus in concert April 21

The Furman Symphony Orchestra and Oratorio Chorus will present a concert Friday, April 21 at 8 p.m. in McAlister Auditorium on campus. The Spring Oratorio, “Mozart & Strauss,” is a Sound Quality Concert Series event...

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Jazz Ensemble and Combos in concert April 11

The Furman Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Combos will present a concert Tuesday, April 11, at 8 p.m. in Daniel Recital Hall on the Furman campus. Presented by the Department of Music, the performance is open...

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Notre Dame’s David E. Campbell delivers Hesburgh lecture April 18

Notre Dame Professor of American Democracy and Chair of the Department of Political Science David E. Campbell will speak on the campus of Furman University Tuesday, April 18 at 7 p.m. in Daniel Memorial Chapel....

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Welcome to Phi Beta Kappa

GREENVILLE, S.C.—Sixty-six Furman University students have been elected to the school’s chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, the nation’s oldest and most prestigious academic society. The newest members were inducted during a special initiation ceremony and...

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Furman Engaged! 2017 is one of the largest ever

When Robert Cushing ’20 sat down at the piano Tuesday at Daniel Recital Hall, it was an extra special moment, the climax of a semester-long effort. Cushing was one of four student composers, including Jay...

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Focus on food

Call Celia Castellano ’19 a pioneer. At least as far as the food sustainability on campus goes. Castellano is Furman’s first Bon Appétit Sustainability Foods Fellow, and is working with the university’s new food service...

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William Preucil & Friends in concert April 12

Distinguished Visiting Professor of Violin at Furman University William Preucil along with faculty and guest artists will present a concert Wednesday, April 12 at 8 p.m. in Daniel Recital Hall on campus. The concert, “William...

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Furman Rugby has its day on SC House Floor

[caption id="attachment_31412" align="alignright" width="245"] Seniors (left to right) Patrick Musau, Miles Lerner, Jeff Tonge, Adam Miller and Ryan Conlogue.[/caption] What do the 2017 Furman Rugby Team and the Clemson Football Team have in common? Both...

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Greenville turned into ‘war machine’ 100 years ago

Paul Hyde of The Greenville News caught up with Furman History Professor Courtney Tollison who is writing a book on Greenville's involvement in World War I.  Hyde writes the piece on the 100th anniversary of...

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High Noon: “Media in the Age of Trump”

What’s it like for a journalist covering national politics when President Donald Trump has called the media the “enemy of the American people” and Chief White House strategist Stephen Bannon has described the press as...

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