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Live Streaming the Finale

Nearly 500 college students from 48 schools around the country will be coming to Greenville this weekend to wage daylong legal battles on the Furman campus and in three of the downtown courthouses. The students...

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26.2 Miles and Counting

In an article about the 2016 Boston Marathon, arguably the country’s premier long-distance running event, Furman Health Sciences professor Bill Pierce provides tips on how to survive the grueling challenge.  His first piece of advice:...

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Greenville, Furman Set to Host Mock Trial Championship

The field is set. Forty-eight teams, a veritable Who’s Who of America’s top colleges and universities, will converge on Greenville beginning Friday for a weekend tournament to decide the best team in the country. They won’t...

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Sexual identification perceptions vary by culture

In 1474 in Medieval Europe, a rooster (a male chicken) was put on trial for “the heinous and unnatural crime of laying an egg”. Inside the egg, the villagers believed was a cockatrice, a mythical...

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Hutson Receives SCICU Excellence in Teaching Award

Dr. Kevin Hutson, Professor of Mathematics at Furman University, has been awarded a 2016 Excellence in Teaching Award from the South Carolina Independent Colleges & Universities (SCICU) organization. SCICU annually recognizes one faculty member from...

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Engaged! showcases student work

Student research, creative activity, performances, internships, study away, service learning -- spanning the natural sciences, social sciences, arts and humanities. The eighth annual Furman Engaged! Celebration on Tuesday, April 12 showcased all forms of engaged...

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When Laws are Bad for Business

Last month, North Carolina joined a growing number of state legislatures that have either passed or tried to pass bills that could enable discrimination against members of the gay, lesbians and transgender communities. The reaction...

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The 2016 Mock Trial Champion? It’s Yale

Yale University, the 2015 runner-up, defeated the University of Virginia on Sunday evening in the final round of the Bell Tower Championship at the Younts Conference Center to capture the first mock trial national championship...

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A Big Boost for a Local Public School

Legacy Charter School in Greenville has received $13.7 million in New Markets Tax Credits to help fund the construction and renovation of the school’s facilities.  Furman health sciences professor Julian Reed is actively involved in...

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Get Ready for Dins Day II

Furman University will once again reach out to its alumni, parents and friends from around the world when the school celebrates “Dins Day” Tuesday, April 26. April 26 is the last day of classes for...

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Furman wins second-straight SoCon Women’s Golf Championship

Twenty-second ranked Furman (+11) won its second-straight Southern Conference Women's Golf Championship Monday at the par-72 6,087 yard Savannah Quarters Golf Club in Pooler, Ga. With the win, the Paladins clinched the SoCon's automatic bid...

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An Interview with Jay Bocook

Furman music professor Jay Bocook is recognized internationally as a composer, arranger, conductor and educator. His work has been performed at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games in Atlanta...

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