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High tech meets low tech at Furman solar farm

When Furman’s six-acre, $1.7 million solar farm was installed off Poinsett Highway last year, the project turned heads. But it’s likely to get even more attention now that 12 St. Croix sheep have moved in...

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Tonight’s “Lakeside” concert moves to McAlister Auditorium

As Furman celebrates 50 years of its Music by the Lake Concert Series, tonight's concert at 7:30 p.m. will take place in McAlister Auditorium on campus. For the much-anticipated concert, “For New York,” “Rhapsody in Blue” features...

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WCU remembers chancellor and Furman alum David Belcher

David Belcher, a 1979 Furman alumnus and beloved chancellor of Western Carolina University, died Sunday at the age of 60 from brain cancer. A native of Barnwell, South Carolina, Belcher graduated from Furman with a degree...

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Richard W. Riley to be honored with downtown Greenville sculpture

The Greenville community will memorialize the work of Greenville native and Furman University graduate Richard W. “Dick” Riley through a sculpture representing his extraordinary public leadership and commitment to quality education for all children. The...

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Buchalski chases Olympic dream with pro contract

A second-place finish in the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships 5,000-meter event can lead to great things. Just days after sprinting past two runners in the final 100 meters of the contest in Eugene, Oregon to...

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Q&A with Furman theatre arts professor Maegan Azar

Furman University Associate Professor of Acting and Directing Maegan McNerney Azar practices what she preaches. In addition to her teaching role at Furman, she is an actor and director who is currently leading the production...

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Buchalski finishes second in nation at NCAA Championships

As Missouri’s Karissa Schweizer crossed the finish line Saturday night in the NCAA Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Championships to win her second straight national title in the 5,000-meter run, ESPN commentator Dwight Stones suddenly...

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One of the cruelest twists in youth sports

[caption id="attachment_36400" align="alignright" width="340"] Bill Pierce, Furman University Department of Health Sciences[/caption] Female distance runners tend to hit their stride in their teens. Whether they can sustain top speeds as they reach their early 20s...

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Professor Kate Kaup elected to board of National Committee on U.S.-China Relations

Katherine Palmer Kaup, the James B. Duke Professor of Asian Studies and Politics and International Affairs at Furman University, has been elected to the Board of Directors of the National Committee on United States-China Relations...

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Touting the value of college

Richard W. Riley, a 1954 Furman graduate and the former U.S. Secretary of Education under President Clinton, writes an op-ed for The State newspaper about the value of college. He writes it’s ironic that “people...

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What’s so un-American about being bilingual?

In a guest column for The Greenville News, Furman student Whitney Maness ’20 asks the question: “Why are bilinguals, and Spanish bilinguals in particular, considered un-American?” While acknowledging that the majority of Americans speak English,...

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New campus AEKs mean faster response to Anaphylactic Shock

A partnership between Furman’s Institute for the Advancement of Community Health (IACH) and Nashville-based company LifeReach has culminated with the installation of Anaphylaxis Emergency Kits (AEKs) around campus that will dramatically improve the university's ability to...

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