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Furman Student Honored by Save the Children Action Network

Kjersti Kleine ’17 has won a national award from Save the Children Action Network (SCAN). The inaugural Student Advocate of the Year award was presented to Kleine during the Invest In Kids Advocacy Summit held...

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How I Started My Own College

Furman graduate Paula Wallace ’70 was just 29 when she quit a grade-school teaching career to pursue her dream of starting an arts college. More than 30 years after it opened its doors, the Savannah...

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Only Love Can Break Your Heart

Furman graduate Ed Tarkington ’95 is the author of Only Love Can Break Your Heart, a winter/spring 2016 Indies Introduce debut title and a January 2016 Indie Next List pick. The author talks about the...

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Making Music at WVU

Furman music graduate Scott Tobias ’92 has been named director of bands at West Virginia University.  Tobias comes to WVU from the University of Central Florida, where he was an assistant professor and director of...

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Furman Unveils New Soccer Field House

Furman University has officially opened the Spinks Field House at the Eugene Stone Soccer Stadium, the final athletics project completed as part of the “Because Furman Matters” fundraising campaign. The 5,300-square foot building contains locker...

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Will Nate Smith be the next Paladin in the Majors?

Nate Smith ’13 isn’t there yet, but it appears to be only a matter of time until the Furman baseball program has produced its second Major Leaguer in as many seasons. Less than three years...

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Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble in concert April 22

The Furman University Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble will present a concert Friday, April 22 at 8 p.m. in McAlister Auditorium on the Furman campus. Open to the public, “Gloriosa!” is conducted by Director of...

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Jazz Combos in concert April 24

The Furman University Jazz Combos will present a concert Sunday, April 24, at 8 p.m. in Daniel Recital Hall on campus. Conducted by Furman music faculty members Matt Olson and Steve Watson, the concert is...

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Campus culture, rape culture: A survivor and an advocate

It was an incident in her teen years that she and her parents never talked about. It was something she tried to forget; they all tried to forget it. More than a decade later, it...

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Tudora to be Paladin

Michael Tudora, an 11-year Canadian rugby player and team captain, has committed to Furman and will enroll in the fall. Tudora, son of Alex and Michelle Tudora, attends Donald A Wilson Secondary School in Ontario....

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Furman students author stories about the future and sustainability

An online volume of short stories by Furman students has been published by Project Hieroglyph, a global collective of writers and researchers whose aim is to create science fiction that will spur innovation in science...

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It’s Dins Day!

Welcome to Dins Day! Tuesday, April 26 marks the last day of classes for Furman students, and it’s also the time when the university spends the entire day reaching out to its alumni, parents and...

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