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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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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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