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Furman presents program about global refugee crisis Sept. 14

Furman University will present a program about the global refugee crisis Thursday, Sept. 14 at 6:30 p.m. in Burgiss Theater in the Trone Student Center on campus. The Cultural Life Program event is free and...

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Riley Institute announces finalists for Dick and Tunky Riley WhatWorksSC Award

Furman University’s Riley Institute has announced three finalists for the 2017 Dick and Tunky Riley WhatWorksSC Award.  The annual award presented by the Riley Institute and South Carolina Future Minds celebrates education initiatives improving the...

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Award-winning filmmaker, Harvard professor Gates speaks Sept. 18

Henry Louis Gates, Jr., an Emmy Award-winning filmmaker, Harvard University professor, journalist and author, will speak on the Furman University campus Monday, Sept. 18 at 5:30 p.m. in Shaw Hall of Younts Conference Center. The...

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Hartness Organ Series presents recital for organ and strings Sept. 14

The 2017-18 Hartness Organ Series will commence Thursday, Sept. 14, at 8 p.m. in the Charles E. Daniel Memorial Chapel on the Furman University campus with a recital for organ and strings performed by organist...

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Welcoming top scholars with opportunities

Each year, The Duke Endowment funds scholarships for eight high-achieving scholars at Furman. Two recipients of the James B. Duke Scholarship are profiled on The Duke Endowment website: Furman senior McKenna Luzynski of Roanoke, Va.,...

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Diversity Officer Michael Jennings moderates “What’s in a Name?”

Furman University Chief Diversity Officer Michael Jennings served as moderator for the Sept. 7 community discussion hosted by The Greenville News, "What's in a Name?" The discussion raised pros and cons of changing the name...

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Health gap widens between Greenville and rest of the U.S.

People who live in rural Appalachia, which includes six South Carolina counties, generally suffer from poorer health than other Americans, according to a new report from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky,...

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Furman celebrates beginning of school year with convocation

President Elizabeth Davis remarks Dean of Faculty Ken Peterson convocation address Furman University awarded the Richard Furman Baptist Heritage Award to alum Dr. Nancy Powers ’77 and introduced the five seniors who were named Furman...

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Dean of Faculty Ken Peterson convocation address

  Dean of Faculty Ken Peterson Convocation September 7, 2017 President Davis, thanks for your message and for giving me the opportunity to speak to our students this morning—especially our first-year students. We are grateful...

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Thomas Joiner begins 20th season in Hendersonville

"Music directors and orchestras often stick together about as long as coaches last with professional football teams," says Matt Peiken of Blue Ridge Public Radio. But Sept. 9 marks the start of Thomas Joiner's 20th season...

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President Elizabeth Davis convocation remarks

  Furman University President Elizabeth Davis Convocation Remarks September 7, 2017 Good morning and welcome to the 2017 Fall Convocation. We are honored to have you with us as we embark on a new academic...

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Over land, air and sea

On August 21, the library at the Dzaleka Refugee Camp in Malawi, Africa received a delivery they will not soon forget: 40 boxes containing 621 books. [caption id="attachment_33740" align="alignnone" width="780"] The library books, donated by...

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