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Gina Bleedorn ’02: The future of retail over the next five years

Gina (Arbore) Bleedorn '02 took a circuitous route to her current profession as chief experience officer for Adrenaline. The music graduate explored the performance arts as a vocalist, and also filled her last semesters at...

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Fall Festival of Choral Music culminates with concert Oct. 27

The Furman Fall Festival of Choral Music will close with a concert on Saturday, Oct. 27, at 3 p.m. in McAlister Auditorium on the Furman University campus. The concert, “A Feast of Classics,” is free...

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Furman alum receives endorsement

The Washington Post has endorsed Furman alum David Trone in his bid to represent Maryland’s 6th Congressional District. Trone graduated from Furman in 1977 and has served on the university’s Board of Trustees.

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Muslim-Americans helped to build this country

Furman Professor of Politics and International Affairs Akan Malici and Associate Professor of Religion Alfons Teipen contribute a guest column in The Greenville News about the impact of Muslim-Americans on the United States. They point...

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Furman Symphony Orchestra in concert Oct. 26

The Furman Symphony Orchestra (FSO) will present a concert Friday, Oct. 26, at 8 p.m. in McAlister Auditorium on campus. The Sound Quality Series concert, “American Classics,” is open to the public. Tickets for the...

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Serving on and off the Court

The pups at the Greenville Humane Society have some new toys to fetch thanks to Furman tennis player Danni Vines '20. Last spring, Vines was a resident of the Furman Greenbelt Community and enrolled in...

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No horsin’ around–Martha Ingram ’20 is a winner

Martha Ingram ’20 competed in the Capital Challenge Horse Show in late September “just to have a good time.” But she came home a winner at the 25th anniversary edition of the event held at...

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Professor emeritus Tom Allen to speak at High Noon Oct. 24

Tom Allen, Daniel Distinguished Professor of Computer Science Emeritus at Furman University, will examine some of the prominent ways in which hackers sought to tamper with the 2016 U.S. presidential election when he speaks at...

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Riley Institute announces Wilkins Leadership Awards winners

[caption id="attachment_37232" align="alignright" width="285"] Sen. John W. Matthews, Jr.[/caption] Furman University’s Riley Institute has announced that Sen. John W. Matthews, Jr. (D-Orangeburg) and Charlotte Berry of Columbia, a lifetime philanthropist and community leader, will be...

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Kathryn Petralia, 2018 Women Who Mean Business honoree

Atlanta Business Chronicle has named its honorees for the 2018 Women Who Mean Business Awards. Among the group of 20 is Kathryn (Tison) Petralia '92, president of Kabbage, Inc., a fintech company specializing in issuing lines of credit...

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Furman a perfect 10-for-10 in Tree Campus USA recognitions

For the 10th time in 10 years since the program's inception in 2008, Furman has received a Tree Campus USA® recognition from the Arbor Day Foundation. Tree Campus USA is a national program created to...

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Reflecting on the past

The Greenville Journal wrote an article about the work of Furman’s Task Force on Slavery and Justice, which is examining the university’s historical connections to slavery. The report the group released in July included a...

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