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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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Carolyn A. Day authors new book about tuberculosis and fashion

Furman History professor Carolyn A. Day has published a new book about the idealization of one of the worst diseases in history—tuberculosis. Her book, Consumptive Chic: A History of Beauty, Fashion, and Disease, is published...

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Another top ranking

Furman University is ranked among the top 12 percent of American colleges and universities—and the highest among South Carolina institutions—in the 2017 rankings released today by The Wall Street Journal and Times Higher Education. Furman...

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Christeson ’07 and Turner celebrate the art of smarter workwear for women

Furman alumna Sali Christeson (Class of 2007) and business partner Eleanor Turner will present Argent, an exhibition of women’s workwear, Oct. 20-Nov. 10 in Thompson Gallery, Roe Art Building, on the campus of Furman University....

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