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Fleschler to be a Paladin

Benjamin Fleschler, a senior at Culver Military Academy and captain of the rugby team, has committed to Furman University and will enroll this fall. Fleschler, the son of Kate and Rob Fleschler, will be the...

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Littlejohn named finalist for Oxner mentor of the year award

Furman General Counsel & Executive Associate Athletics Director Angie F. Littlejohn has been named a finalist for the G. Dewey Oxner, Jr. Mentor of the Year Award. The award winner and top 10 finalists, with...

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Economic globalization: Trump and the Upstate economy

Is economic globalization a good thing? While there are proponents and detractors on both sides of the issue, Furman Business and Accounting Professor Robert Underwood makes the case for free trade. In a column he...

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Georgetown’s Joshua Mitchell presents Tocqueville lecture

Georgetown University Professor of Political Theory Joshua Mitchell will speak on the Furman University campus Wednesday, March 22 at 5 p.m. in Johns Hall 101. [caption id="attachment_30603" align="alignright" width="295"] Joshua Mitchell, Georgetown University Professor of...

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Kelly Frazier leads healthy cooking workshops

Health Sciences faculty member Kelly Frazier is dishing up workshops to bolster wellness at Furman. Open to faculty, staff and spouses, the free workshops include: March 17, Superfast Vegetable and Fruits; April 7, Easy One-Pot...

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A long time coming

For Devin Sibley ’18, the history of the Furman men’s basketball program began the day he set foot on campus in 2014 as a highly touted freshman out of Karns High School in Knoxville, Tenn....

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Professor Tom Smythe to speak at SEC Evidence Summit

Furman University Business and Accounting Professor Tom Smythe has spent his academic career researching how consumers make decisions about investing in mutual funds. And Smythe will share that research when he speaks at the Evidence...

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Moving and learning work well together

Through his research at Legacy Charter School in Greenville, Furman health sciences professor Julian Reed has shown that physically active and physically fit children have greater academic performance, academic achievement and enhanced cognition compared to...

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Paladins accept bid to CIT tournament

The Furman men's basketball team has accepted a bid to play in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) for the second straight year, it was announced on Friday by Furman Athletics Director Mike Buddie. The Paladins...

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After-school art

It is 4 p.m. on a December afternoon, and a dozen middle-school students cluster around a bucket of gooey white liquid at the front of a classroom at Legacy Charter School in Greenville. Each clutches...

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Reimagining Greenville

Like many Greenville natives, Knox White remembers when dilapidated and sometimes vacant storefronts dotted the city’s Main Street. The mall phenomenon had hit the downtown hard, moving car traffic and foot traffic to the other...

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The dining hall comes of age

After a 14-month re-evaluation of Furman food services led by Becky Vuksta, a decision was made to partner with Bon Appétit Management Company. Vuksta, Director of Auxiliary Services for Furman, looked to the firm because of...

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