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Three professors awarded Faculty Research Grants

The Furman University Research and Professional Growth committee has selected recipients of the Furman Standard Faculty Research Grants. Furman professors Brannon Andersen, Bryan Bibb and Carolyn Day are the newest honorees. The grants are valued...

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Storey awarded Visiting Fellowship at Princeton

Furman University professor Benjamin Storey has received a one-year Visiting Fellowship with the Department of Politics at Princeton University for the 2016-2017 academic year. Dr. Storey is an associate professor of political science and co-director...

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Jim Guth on evangelicals’ fascination with Donald Trump

Furman University Political Science professor James Guth weighs in on why Donald Trump continues to win the hearts of the religious right. In National Public Radio’s It’s all Politics segment, Dr. Guth predicts Trump’s appeal...

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Thomas Goldsmith: The Grandfather of Video Games

[caption id="attachment_21660" align="alignright" width="294"] Dr. Thomas Goldsmith '31[/caption] The university community is quite familiar with Furman graduate and Nobel Laureate Dr. Charles Townes ‘35, but fewer may be aware of another Furman alum whose scientific...

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Furman student makes case for universal helmet law

The numbers are sobering. Furman University junior Simone Corpora cites statistics which report that South Carolina saw 950 highway fatalities in 2015. Of those, 132 were motorcycle drivers. And you might guess that the vast...

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Diversity and Inclusion Committee awards grants

In keeping with its mission to sustain a dynamic community that respects the inherent worth of all people, the Office of Diversity and Inclusion is going about the business of securing funding for a number...

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Brown University Professor Kenneth Miller to deliver Townes Lecture

Brown University biology professor and PBS “NewsHour” adviser Kenneth R. Miller will deliver the Charles H. Townes Lecture on Faith and Reason Tuesday, March 29 at 7 p.m. in Younts Conference Center on the Furman...

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Furman makes strong impact among community leaders

In March, The Greenville News honored 30 extraordinary leaders in the community. Winners in 10 categories were then selected by the newspaper’s readers.  Furman health sciences professor Alicia Powers, Ph.D., was the top vote getter...

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Past Portents: Stories in Prose & Poetry

“Past Portents: Stories in Prose and Poetry,” a joint reading and signing by authors Joni Tevis and A. Scott Henderson, will take place Wednesday, March 30, at 4 p.m. in the Pitts Room on the...

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Furman to host Clemson-Navy, high school play-off games Saturday

Clemson University and U.S. Naval Academy, two of the top rugby college teams in the region, will kick-off 2:30 p.m. Saturday in contest that will be hosted by Furman University. The Greer Spartans, a local...

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Furman Theatre presents “Winter’s Tale”

The Furman University Theatre will present “The Winter’s Tale” by William Shakespeare Wednesday, April 10 through Saturday, April 13 at 8 p.m., and Sunday, April 14 at 3 p.m.; and again Wednesday, April 17 through...

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Putting the Fe in Ironman

Sixteen athletes crouch at the start line outside Furman’s Physical Activities Center waiting for the word go. But these aren’t ordinary athletes. Instead of putting in long hours at the gym, you can usually find...

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