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High Noon: Professor Andersen to speak on climate change Oct. 18

Brannon Andersen, professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Furman, will talk about climate change and its causes when he speaks at the university’s High Noon fall lecture series Wednesday, October 18. [caption id="attachment_34674" align="alignright"...

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Furman to hold Athletics Hall of Fame banquet Friday

Furman alum Dottie Pepper '87, a CBS golf analyst who won 17 times on the LPGA tour, will emcee the 2017 Furman University Athletics Hall of Fame Banquet on Friday, Oct. 13 at Studio 220...

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More famous than you knew

When the Daily Mail of London published a list of five “famous sites across the world [that] started life in another country,” Furman’s Place of Peace made the list. The structure, which is located on...

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Americans are misled by Trump

Despite confirmation from high-ranking U.S. officials that Iran is holding up its end of the bargain, President Donald Trump continues to claim Iran is flouting its obligations under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), a.k.a....

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Greenville groups are raising awareness about Islam, Muslims

Angela Davis of The Greenville News spoke to Furman's Akan Malici and Muhammad Shafqut (Class of 2019) during Islam Awareness Week, a collaboration of Furman’s Middle East and Islamic Studies Minor and the Muslim Student Association....

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Keith Davis inducted into Coastal Jazz Hall of Fame

Furman music faculty member and jazz pianist Keith Davis has performed at the annual Savannah Jazz Festival many times. But the festival that took place in his birthplace in September was particularly memorable. At this year's...

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Oct. 6, 1953 was a special day

In 1947, Furman University trustees were confronted with a downtown campus swollen by veterans’ enrollment, a physical plant with maintenance deferred since the Great Depression, and serious transportation issues in the mile that separated its...

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Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Combos perform Oct. 20

The Furman University Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Combos will present their fall concert Friday, Oct. 20 at 8 p.m. in Daniel Recital Hall on the Furman campus. Hosted by the Furman Department of Music during...

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Paladin football team has new friend

The Furman football team has established a very special friendship with a student from Berea Middle School. Sean Arnold, an eighth grader, suffers from Nephrotic Syndrome, a disease affecting his kidneys. WSPA-TV reported on how...

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Legislators to speak at WhatWorksSC award celebration Oct. 24

South Carolina Representatives Rita Allison (R-Spartanburg) and James Smith (D-Richland) will discuss public education in South Carolina as part of the seventh annual WhatWorksSC™ award luncheon to be held at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center...

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Fall High Noon lecture series begins Oct. 11

Jim Leavell, Herring Professor Emeritus of Asian Studies at Furman University, will kick off the university’s High Noon fall lecture series Wednesday, October 11 when he gives a talk about the bombing of Pearl Harbor....

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High Noon Lecture Series fall schedule

  High Noon at the Upcountry History Museum 2017 Fall Schedule All lectures begin at noon on Wednesdays and last one hour.  For more information, contact Furman’s University Communications office at 864-294-3107 or [email protected].  ...

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