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Chris White ’92 to screen new film

Filmmaker Chris White '92 will present his film, Get Better, on Wednesday, Feb. 13 at 7 p.m. in Furman Hall 214 on campus. The showing is free and open to the public and is part...

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Engaging Faith conference meets Feb. 22-23

Furman will hold its Engaging Faith 2013 conference Feb. 22-23 in Daniel Chapel on campus. This year's speakers are Brené Brown, a nationally renowned speaker whose 2010 TEDx Houston talk on the power of vulnerability...

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Furman named Tree Campus USA

The Arbor Day Foundation has recognized Furman University as a 2012 Tree Campus USA for its dedication to effective community forestry management. Furman has earned the honor five consecutive years. To receive the designation, Furman...

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‘It’s Bell Tower Serious’

Look to your left. Look to your right. One of you is going to marry someone you meet at Furman. That's what former Furman president David Shi told Courtney Tollison's freshman class at orientation in...

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Paintings by Jeff Jensen on display

Paintings by Jeff Jensen will be on display Feb. 14 through March 15 at Thompson Gallery in the Roe Art Building on campus. Thompson Gallery hours are 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., Monday through Friday....

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Sandra Day O’Connor to be keynote speaker

Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor will be the keynote speaker for the 2013 Law & Society Symposium to be held in Charleston Monday, April 15. The program, which will focus on the separation...

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A look back at Civil Rights in Greenville

On Wednesday, Feb. 27, Furman will host a special screening of a half-hour program produced by WSPA-TV that takes an in-depth look at the Civil Rights efforts that took place in Greenville during the 1960s....

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Valentine’s dance a smash

More than 200 people attended the Heller Service Corp's Valentine's Dance for Exceptional Adults Tuesday in the Younts Conference Center. The annual event, a community dance where adults with special needs to come to dance...

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Furman’s link to the Boston Pops

As a Furman piano student 32 years ago, did Keith Lockhart have a feeling he would one day be an internationally renowned orchestral conductor? Not at all. He planned to be a lawyer. But Lockhart...

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Five new trustees to join Furman board

Richard Cullen, chair of the Furman Board of Trustees, has announced that five new members will join the board this summer. The new trustees are Ed Good of Greenville, Francie Heller of Greenwich, Conn., Gordon...

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Boston College professor speaks March 13

Robert Faulkner, professor of political science at Boston College, will speak on the Furman University campus Wednesday, March 13 at 4:30 p.m. in Watkins Room of the Trone Student Center. His talk, “Democratic Greatness? Tocqueville...

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Furman Singers to perform March 12

The Furman University Singers will complete their annual spring tour with a concert on campus Tuesday, March 12 at 8 p.m. in McAlister Auditorium. The performance is open to the public, and is part of...

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