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Going the distance

  The closest Jennifer Osorno-Bejarano ’12 came to giving up wasn’t when she moved to Greenville at the age of 15 unable to speak English. Nor was it when she couldn’t graduate from high school...

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Percussion Ensemble presents concert Nov. 21

The Furman Percussion Ensemble will present a concert Saturday, Nov. 21, at 8 p.m. in Daniel Recital Hall on the Furman University campus. Directed by Furman music faculty member Dr. Omar Carmenates, A Night of World...

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Furman’s Muslim Student Association releases statement on Paris terrorist attacks

The Muslim Student Association at Furman has released a statement condemning the terrorist attacks that took place in Paris Friday night.  Click on the headline to read the statement.

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Vietnam combat veterans to speak Nov. 12

Two Vietnam combat veterans and authors J. L. Bud Alley, and James T. Lawrence, will speak Thursday, Nov. 12, at 7 p.m. in Watkins Room of the Trone Student Center on campus. The CLP event,...

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Joe Fretwell is first Furman student to intern at the JFK Presidential Library

  Not everyone gets to examine the Presidential mailbag. But this summer, that’s exactly what Joe Fretwell ’16 got to do. In Fretwell’s case, he was reading and digitizing correspondence from the John F. Kennedy...

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Peace, love, and rock-n-roll

Rachel Gifford’s love of the 1960s began in high school. “I got really (I mean really, really) into the Beatles when I was a sophomore in high school and it just spiraled from there. The...

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Psychology in the archives

There’s a lot to be learned from a cow puzzle. At least that’s what renowned psychologist Eric Schopler discovered during his research with the aid of a simple cow-shaped puzzle and a traditional puzzle with...

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Duke Endowment awards grant to Support Student Scholarships

Furman has received a $22.3 million grant from The Duke Endowment to strengthen and support one of the University’s premier merit scholarship programs. The grant includes $22 million for the University’s endowment to augment Furman’s James...

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High Noon: “America and the Holocaust”

The role of the United States in dealing with the Jewish victims of Nazi Germany has been the subject of a long and heated debate. How much did the United States know, and what did...

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Undergraduate Evening Studies photography exhibition

Photography by students and faculty of Furman University Undergraduate Evening Studies (UES) is on display now through Dec. 7, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Monday-Friday, in the Baiden Gallery of the Herring Center on campus. The exhibition,...

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Find Your Passion in Serving

In the Heller Service Corps, there are approximately 1,200 Furman students working all year long with more than 60 agencies in the Greenville community. From serving as mentors to at-risk students to helping adults overcome...

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“What Really Matters?” President Davis Lecture

Furman President Elizabeth Davis “What Really Matters?” November 17, 2015 It is a privilege and honor to stand before you and deliver my thoughts about what really matters.  It’s also quite humbling as many presenters...

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