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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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Sandy Roberson is honored by student and family

Wednesday, Feb. 13 was no ordinary day for Accounting Professor Sandy Roberson. During a ceremony disguised as a meeting, 30 colleagues in Business and Accounting, administration, and Roberson’s own family were on hand to witness...

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A night to celebrate

Nearly 700 guests attended Furman’s Bell Tower Ball Saturday, an annual gala that honors the university’s alumni and friends for their generosity, leadership, and support. The formal affair, hosted by President Elizabeth Davis and Dr....

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The idea of America

Furman Politics and International Affairs professor Akan Malici draws on his life experiences for an article he wrote for The Greenville News. Malici, a Turkish immigrant in Germany who later traveled to America as an...

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The history of Gullah Geechee culture in South Carolina

For some Furman students, their recent visit with Ron Daise was an introduction to Gullah Geechee culture. For others, it was also a chance to meet and sing with the star of one of their...

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