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Can Trump improve his approval rating?

Furman Politics and International Affairs Professor Danielle Vinson was quoted in a PBS NewsHour article that looks at President Trump's first months in office, which includes a record low approval rating. While “conventional wisdom” suggests...

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Bravo for Eclipse@Furman

On Monday, Aug. 21, a total solar eclipse will sweep across the country from Oregon through South Carolina in a 70-mile-wide path. Bravo listed the best eight places in the U.S. to “score an epic...

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Black bears spotted on campus

While it’s not unusual for a black bear to be spotted on or near the Furman University campus this time of year, the sightings have been more frequent than usual the past week. And that...

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Painting by numbers

For three weeks this spring, 15 Furman students brushed up on their mural-painting skills for the May Experience class Art and Community Engagement. Under the direction of two local artists, students created two different murals—one...

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A great college town

According to the Matador Network, the best college towns “have a few things in common: culturally vibrant downtowns with shopping and globally-influenced dining, unique arts and culture scenes (particularly music), and opportunities for outdoor recreation.”...

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Researchers explore ways to curb bird mortality

Furman biology professors Greg Lewis and John Quinn along with dozens more across the nation have published new research in Biological Conservation. The paper examines the degree of bird mortality due to collisions with sheet...

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The importance of undergraduate research

There is no doubt that undergraduate research is a great experience for students and sharpens both their thinking skills and knowledge of the scientific research process, but it's also a catalyst for the advancement of...

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Furman professor: Read to Succeed retention policy ‘a disaster’

Provisions of South Carolina's Read to Succeed Act may lead to grade retention this school year for many third graders. Through Read to Succeed, thousands of South Carolina students attend summer reading camps, go on...

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A conversation about higher education

[caption id="attachment_32574" align="alignright" width="461"] President Davis talks with host Chris William prior to taping the show.[/caption] During an interview on the half-hour television program “Carolina Business Review,” Furman President Elizabeth Davis talks about some of...

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Network access

Furman Computer Science Department Chair Kevin Treu doesn’t need to pore over three years’ worth of information to know whether or not the The Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing (GHC) is worth his students’...

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Paintings by Liz Rundorff Smith on display in Thompson Gallery

Paintings by Liz Rundorff Smith will be on display in Thompson Gallery, Roe Art Building, Aug. 1-25. Rundorff Smith, who is Art School Director for Greenville Center for Creative Arts (GCCA), will present a talk...

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High school grads chart a path to medical school

On June 29, Furman announced the names of the five South Carolina high school graduates who will enroll at the university in August as the first participants in the Furman University-University of South Carolina (USC)...

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