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Henderson and Thomas Contribute to New Book

Education Professors Scott Henderson, Ph.D., and Paul Thomas, Ed.D., have contributed chapters to a new book, Teaching Comics Through Multiple Lenses: Critical Perspectives (Routledge). [caption id="attachment_26657" align="alignright" width="333"] Henderson and Thomas contribute to "Teaching Comics"[/caption]...

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Golf and Clean Water

Furman graduate and LPGA Tour Hall of Fame member Betsy King attended a golf tournament in Cape Cod recently to mingle with the players and talk about a charitable project dear to her heart. King,...

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Furman Theatre to Present “The Birthday Party”

Furman University Theatre will present The Birthday Party by Harold Pinter Sept. 28-Oct. 1 and Oct. 6-8 at 8 p.m., with matinee showings Oct. 2 and Oct. 9 at 3 p.m. All performances take place...

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An expedition in learning

It’s not easy building a school from scratch. Working with a committed group of community leaders, educators and volunteers, that’s exactly what Rodney Johnson ’03 has been able to do. After graduating from Furman, Johnson’s...

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Visiting Scholar Charles Kimball to Speak About Islam Sept. 26

Dr. Charles Kimball, Presidential Professor and Director of Religious Studies at the University of Oklahoma (Norman, Okla.), will speak on the campus of Furman University Monday, Sept. 26 at 1:30 p.m. in Johns Hall 101....

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Carnegie Hall Affiliate Ensemble, Decoda, in Concert Sept. 15

The Furman Department of Music will host a concert featuring Decoda, the Affiliate Ensemble of Carnegie Hall, Thursday, Sept. 15 at 8 p.m. in Daniel Recital Hall on the Furman campus. The concert is free...

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Professor Receives $347,000 NIMH Grant

Erin Wamsley, an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Furman University, has received a $347,000 grant from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) to study the effect of waking rest on memory. The three-year Academic...

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The Campus Laboratory

Education is the key element behind many of Furman’s green initiatives, which includes everything from the new $1.6 solar farm to the elliptical machines that help power the Physical Activities Center. Wes Dripps, Associate Professor...

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Furman, Community Inextricably Linked

In a Greenville News op-ed piece, Dr. Angela Halfacre cites beliefs of our nation’s founding fathers who espoused the importance of youth involvement in civic engagement and service. With Furman’s Community Engagement Initiative, the university has...

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Beauty and the Books

Furman’s beautiful campus has been well documented, and now the Travel Channel has listed the university as one of its 10 favorite “resort-like campuses” in America. The Travel Channel blog, “Roam,” noted that campus “grounds...

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Furman, Vanderbilt Forge New Partnership

When a university like Furman consistently funnels well-rounded, high-caliber graduates to a top-rated master of accounting program like the one at Vanderbilt University, it makes perfect sense to establish a more formal relationship in order...

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Erik Ching Authors New Book About Civil War in El Salvador

Furman University History Professor Dr. Erik Ching has written a new book about civil war in El Salvador. [caption id="attachment_26458" align="alignright" width="400"] Dr. Erik Ching is author of several books about El Salvador.[/caption] Stories of...

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