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The Red Bus is coming Tuesday!

The Red Bus Project is coming to Furman on Tuesday, March 26. The project features a red, British double-decker-bus-turned-mobile-thrift-store that travels to college campuses across the Southeast and raises money for orphan care. The bus...

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Furman English professor publishes book

Nicholas Radel, a professor of English at Furman, has published a new book, Understanding Edmund White. The book, which is published by the University of South Carolina Press and is part of the Understanding American Literature...

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Creative writing professor, author speaks

Lewis Hyde, the Richard L. Thomas Professor of Creative Writing at Kenyon College in Ohio, will speak on campus Monday, March 18 at 7 p.m. in Daniel Chapel. His talk, “Gift Exchange and the Creative...

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Furman hosts mock trial tournament

Furman University will host the Carol N. Ney National Mock Trial Tournament Friday, March 15 through Sunday, March 17 on campus. Twenty-four teams from 10 states and the District of Columbia, representing 18 colleges and...

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Top U.S. Army attorney to speak

Lieutenant General Dana K. Chipman, The Judge Advocate General of the U.S. Army, will speak on the Furman campus Wednesday, March 20 at 7 p.m. in Younts Conference Center. His lecture, “Combat Boots and Benefits:...

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Jonathan Bloom discusses wasted food

Jonathan Bloom, author of American Wasteland: How America Throws Away Nearly Half of Its Food (and What We Can Do About It), will speak on the Furman campus Wednesday, March 27 at 6:30 p.m. in Shaw...

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Tocqueville program receives major gift

The Tocqueville Program at Furman received a major boost this week when an alumnus made a $500,000 gift to underwrite the efforts of the highly respected academic program that promotes the continuing relevance of Western...

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Michigan professor to speak April 8

Betsey Stevenson, professor from the University of Michigan’s Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, will speak on campus Monday, April 8 at 3:30 p.m. in Watkins Room of the Trone Student Center. Her talk,...

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Loyola professor to speak April 3

Diana Schaub, professor of political science at Loyola University Maryland and a member of the Hoover Institution's Jill and Boyd Smith Task Force on the Virtues of a Free Society, will speak on campus Wednesday,...

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Former U.S. Ambassador visits campus

Robin Sanders, former U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria and the Republic of Congo, will speak on the Furman campus Tuesday, April 2 at 7 p.m. in Shaw Hall of Younts Conference Center. Her lecture, “Africa 2013:...

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Symposium honors Dr. John Shelley

A group of Furman graduates who have gone on to become respected scholars in their fields will return to campus this week to participate in a two-day symposium that will honor religion professor Dr. John...

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Senior Art Show begins April 8

Art by 13 Furman seniors will be on display April 8 through May 4 in Thompson Gallery of the Roe Art Building. Thompson Gallery hours are 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. The senior...

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