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Roberts stepping down as Furman rugby coach

John Roberts, who founded the Furman rugby team in 1998 and developed it into one of the nation’s top small college rugby programs, has stepped down as head coach. Roberts compiled a career record of...

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Lisa Cantrell ’07 podcasts a wide net

Furman psychology alumna Lisa Cantrell ’07 has found the best way to bring science to the masses. Through her podcast “An InExact Science,” she seeks to take psychology’s most compelling findings out the labs and...

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A great day for a debate

Not many college freshmen attempt to organize something as complex as a debate tournament. But not many are as passionate about speech and debate as Furman student Johnpaul Sleiman. On Saturday, Jan. 20, Sleiman, a...

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Furman again selected as a Beckman Scholar institution

Furman University’s Department of Chemistry has once again been selected to participate in the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation's Beckman Scholars Program. Furman is one of 12 institutions nationwide receiving the honor this year. The...

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Upstate leaders selected to become Riley Diversity Fellows

Forty-two leaders from the Upstate and surrounding area have been selected to participate in the Riley Institute at Furman’s Diversity Leaders Initiative (DLI) this spring. “Though we are a diverse population, discovering ways in which...

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Does a Montessori model work in public schools? Ask South Carolina

Few places in the country offer a better proving ground for the efficacy of the Montessori public school model than South Carolina. With the exception of California, no other state has as many public Montessori...

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Researchers develop plausible recipe for early life on Earth

Furman Chemistry professor Greg Springsteen and students in his lab recently published half a decade's worth of findings resulting from experiments they've conducted. The science journal Nature Communications reveals the study led by Springsteen and...

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Landmark study finds positive impact of public Montessori programs

With support from the Self Family Foundation and the South Carolina Education Oversight Committee, the Riley Institute at Furman University has completed a five-year study of Montessori education in South Carolina’s public schools. Showing evidence...

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The Farm Theater announces College Collaboration Project

As part of The Farm Theater's 2018-19 College Collaboration Project, Broadway World reports that playwright Kimberly Belflower will partner with the Furman University theatre department to mentor budding female writers. Belflower will converse with students...

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A final bus trip home

Furman has been mourning the death of senior Jackson Roberts, who was killed in a motorcycle accident in Greenville Friday, Jan. 12. Jackson was a student coach with the Paladin lacrosse team, and his teammates...

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Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP announces winner of art competition

Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP has announced that Furman senior John Derek Parsons has been selected as the winner of the third annual Furman University Juried Art Competition. Parsons' woodblock prints were purchased by the firm,...

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Original course rejoins BMW Charity Pro-Am golf tournament

The BMW Charity Pro-Am presented by Synnex Corporation will return to its roots this year when it is again played at The Cliffs Valley. On hiatus from the three-course rotation since 2008, The Cliffs Valley...

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