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Furman Symphony Orchestra presents “Russian Masterworks” Oct. 27

The Furman Symphony Orchestra (FSO) will present a concert Friday, Oct. 27 at 8 p.m. in McAlister Auditorium on campus. The Cultural Life Program performance, “Russian Masterworks,” is a Sound Quality Concert Series event and...

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Lane Harris publishes “Translations of the Peking Gazette Online”

Furman History professor Lane Harris has released an 8,500-page electronic database, Translations of the Peking Gazette Online, through Brill as part of a digital humanities project. The database includes English-language renderings of official edicts and memorials from...

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A summer to remember

[caption id="attachment_34490" align="alignright" width="282"] Sun Lee (left) and members of his cohort visited New York City in late August.[/caption] Earlier this year, Sun Lee, a health sciences major from South Korea, learned about the United...

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Understanding shooter’s motives may help prevent future violence

At last count, the death toll from Sunday's mass shooting in Las Vegas perpetrated by Stephen Paddock tops almost 60, and injuries from the violence number over 500. In an interview with a reporter at...

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Gates: Race discussion must be deep, inclusive, fearless

Among the 600 who gathered to hear Henry Louis Gates, Jr. at Furman's Younts Conference Center Sept. 18 was the Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Leroy Chapman who wrote an opinion piece for the AJC about Gates' remarks. Chapman...

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Facing the big question in Reasons to Be Pretty

It’s a struggle to maintain fulfilling love relationships, friendships and jobs. Although some will not want to admit it, Courtney Dorn ’18 says actors and audience members may be able to find some of themselves...

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From rebuild to resurgence

Golfweek wrote about the nationally-ranked Furman women's golf team, which is making its debut this week at the prestigious ANNIKA Intercollegiate Presented by 3M. The  Paladins were invited to the elite, 12-team field that includes...

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Consumptive Chic

What happens when you marry microbiology, history and an insatiable drive to find answers? You get a new book by Furman History professor Carolyn Day, Consumptive Chic: A History of Beauty, Fashion, and Disease. Her...

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A family that plays together

Theatre has always been a family affair for Tony, Margaret, Elli and Mike Caterisano. Associate Professor of Theatre Arts Margaret Caterisano first came to Furman as a costume designer in 1986. Since then, she’s worked...

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LiveWell Greenville gets boost from Duke Endowment

LiveWell Greenville (LWG) announced it has received the Healthy People Healthy Carolinas grant from the Duke Endowment in partnership with Bon Secours St. Francis. The grant will further LWG's mission "to make the healthy choice the easy choice...

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Akwaaba! (Welcome!)

[caption id="attachment_34381" align="alignright" width="471"] Paige Flagge ’18, Ellie Erickson ’20, Janet Kwami, Yinglu Wang ’18, and Cynthia King try their hands at Adinkra stamping. The Adinkra cloth is a hand-printed fabric made by the Ashanti...

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Leading the charge

Chalk up another victory for the Shi Center for Sustainability. This summer, the Center held its first professional-development workshop since being selected as one of 13 U.S. hub institutions for sustainability by the Association for...

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