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Furman’s Fulbright Four

Four 2016 Furman University graduates have received Fulbright U.S. Student Program grants from the U.S. Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. With the newly selected 2016-2017 Fulbright winners, Furman has...

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The business and technology of water

Though he had been part of the dot com craze’s heyday, and though he had been a technology consultant, Jeff Diaz ’06 was still looking for something more. He wanted the intellectual challenge and professional...

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Trump and Evangelical Voters

The Republican Party has long been a stronghold of religious voters, but how are those same voters responding to Donald Trump as their party's nominee?  In an interview with Minnesota Public Radio, Furman political science...

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French Citizen of the Month

Dr. Marianne Bessy, an associate professor of French in the Modern Languages and Literatures department at Furman, has been selected as the "Honored French Citizen" of the month by the French Consulate in Atlanta. A...

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In Pursuit of Medicine’s Moral Code

Treating the human body like a machine has served western medicine well, but the solutions are simple when machines finally can’t be fixed anymore. Not so much when a mother of three lapses into a...

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Art and the Community

Ross McClain, chair of Furman’s Art Department, speaks with “Scene on Seven” about how the university is helping create murals for Stone Academy of Communication Arts in Greenville.  Furman students have been working on murals...

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A Fine Imitation

When Furman alum Amber Brock ’02 isn’t teaching British literature at the Atlanta Girls’ School, she is busy promoting her first novel, A Fine Imitation.  Brock, who will be in Greenville Saturday, June 4 for...

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The Commissioner of Dread

“The Commissioner of Dread,” a poem by Furman English professor Bill Aarnes, was selected as poem of the day by Verse Daily.  According to the poetry daily site, it republishes “one new poem a day...

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Furman Professor Lends Hand With Remake of “Roots”

The History Channel began its four-part remake of the classic mini-series, “Roots,” on May 30, and the contributions of Furman music professor Julie Moore were evident on the second night of the broadcast. Moore, who...

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Mass Shooters and Mental Illness

In a presentation for TEDxGreenville, Furman philosophy professor Carmela Epright argues that most mass shooters are not mentally ill.  In addition to teaching at Furman, Dr. Epright is a member of the clinical faculty at...

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Luce Foundation Awards Furman $400,000 Grant

Furman University will host four new innovative study away and international exchange programs starting in July, thanks to a $400,000 Luce Initiative on Asian Studies and the Environment (LIASE) grant from the Henry Luce Foundation...

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Cary Fontana ’10 receives Fulbright EU Fellowship

Cary Fontana, a 2010 Furman University political science and economics graduate, has won a Fulbright-Schuman grant from the U.S. State Department. Also known as the European Union (EU) Fulbright, the honor is awarded to only...

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