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Steve Watson’s Career is Musical Medley

Steve Watson's music career is studded with names like Bruce Hornsby, Dolly Parton, and noted music producer Michael Post. In the '80s, Watson spent about 10 years in LA as a studio musician playing for...

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The right place at the right time

When Furman announced it's new strategic vision in October—The Furman Advantage, an ambitious effort to transform the student experience and address critical community issues, some likely asked how such an experience would defined. It dawned on me that...

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Jean Yarbrough of Bowdoin College Opens Tocqueville Series Feb. 1

Bowdoin College government and social sciences professor Jean Yarbrough will open the Tocqueville Program lecture series Wednesday, Feb. 1, at 5 p.m. in Johns Hall 101 on the Furman University campus. Her talk, “Tocqueville on...

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Riley Institute Co-Sponsors Symposium on Immigration

Immigration attorneys, practitioners and scholars will examine major issues related to immigration policy at a day-long symposium hosted by the Charleston Law Review of the Charleston School of Law and the Riley Institute at Furman...

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Furman Celebrates Black History Month

Furman University has a slate of talks, films, music and other events scheduled on campus in celebration of Black History Month. All events are free and open to the public except Hairspray the Musical. Most...

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Furman Alumna to Sing with the Royal Opera

This fall, soprano Jacquelyn Stucker ’11 will add her voice to the company at The Royal Opera in London as one of only five Jette Parker Young Artists for 2017. She was selected for the...

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Sound Quality Series Presents Evening of Jazz Feb. 10

The Furman Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Combos will present a concert Friday, Feb. 10, at 8 p.m. in Daniel Recital Hall on the Furman campus. A Sound Quality Concert Series event and part of Furman’s...

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Hacking Homelessness

Every night of the year, people in St. Louis, Missouri, look for places to sleep. For some, their search may mean walking miles, upon arriving only to find a shelter is full. At times, those...

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Lending a Helping Hand

More than 300 Furman students participated in service projects around the community as part of the university’s MLK Day of Service on Jan. 16. WYFF-TV was there to report on the students’ efforts.

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Furman Announces Fall Semester Dean’s List

Here are the students who made the Dean’s List for the 2016 fall term. The honor is awarded to full-time undergraduates who earn a grade point average of at least 3.4 during the university’s fall...

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Riley Institute Names New Class of Diversity Leaders

Forty-five participants from the Upstate and surrounding areas will begin the Riley Institute at Furman’s Diversity Leaders Initiative (DLI) this spring. Selected for their leadership and community engagement, the participants join more than 1,700 Riley...

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Furman Mourns Death of Professor Vincent Hausmann

Furman University is mourning the death of longtime faculty member Vincent J. Hausmann, who passed away Jan. 9 after a protracted illness. Hausmann, an associate professor of English, had taught at Furman since 1999 and...

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