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President Davis is featured guest on “Carolina Business Review”

Furman President Elizabeth Davis will be the featured guest on the newest edition of “Carolina Business Review,” a television program which airs on 22 PBS stations in North and South Carolina. The half-hour program, which focuses...

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Duke Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience Elizabeth Marsh speaks October 27

[caption id="attachment_19567" align="alignright" width="214"] Duke University Associate Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience Elizabeth Marsh[/caption] Duke University Associate Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience Elizabeth Marsh will speak at 4:30 p.m. October 27 at Johns Hall 101...

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Women’s Leadership Institute accepting applications

Furman University’s Center for Corporate and Professional Development is accepting applications for the Women’s Leadership Institute (WLI), Class of 2016. Online applications are due by Nov. 13, 2015. Women who have demonstrated successful leadership, community involvement,...

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Riley Institute announces winner of education award

A program aimed at attracting the best and brightest South Carolina students to teaching has won the 2015 Dick and Tunky Riley WhatWorksSC Award for Excellence. Furman University’s Riley Institute and South Carolina Future Minds presented...

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South Carolina poet Meyers presents reading Nov. 3

Susan Laughter Meyers, a poet from Givhans, S.C., will present a poetry reading Tuesday, Nov. 3, at 7:30 p.m. in McEachern Lecture Hall on campus. The CLP reading is free and open to the public, and...

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Furman athletic director Mike Buddie to speak at High Noon Nov. 4

He was a pitcher for the 1998 New York Yankees team that won the World Series. He has taken the mound against fearsome hitters like Barry Bonds and Sammy Sosa. He even taught actor Kevin...

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Hartness Organ Series presents Douglas Cleveland Nov. 5

Furman University will present a concert with organist Dr. Douglas Cleveland Thursday, Nov. 5, at 8 p.m. in Daniel Memorial Chapel on campus. The event is part of Furman’s 2015-16 Hartness Organ Series and Sound Quality...

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High Noon: Professor Bibb looks at modern English translations of the Bible

The Bible is the most translated book in the world, and that includes dozens of English translations over the centuries. So what does it mean when so many versions of the Bible are marketed as...

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Malici sounds off on campaign tough talk

Amid the 24/7 sound bites spewing across the airwaves from presidential hopefuls are words like “we need the strongest military on the face of the planet,” or those from Republican front-runner Donald Trump who says...

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Furman named top performer in Sustainable Campus Index

Furman University has been recognized as a sustainability leader in the 2015 Sustainable Campus Index, a publication of the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE). The 2015 Sustainable Campus Index highlights top-performing...

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Jazz Ensemble and Combos perform Oct. 30

The Furman Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Combos will present their fall concert Friday, Oct. 30 at 8 p.m. in Daniel Recital Hall on campus. The CLP concert is open to the public. Admission is $5...

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Landing a Dream Job in the National Football League

Through a combination of determination and luck, Furman alum Kelly Schutz ’10 landed her dream job as Public Relations Coordinator for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. And after five seasons with the team, the Wisconsin native...

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