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FSO, “In a Galaxy Far, Far Away” Oct. 16

The Furman University Music Department announces its Sound Quality & More Music Series for the 2015-2016 season. Furman presents more than 220 public events each year. Opening the Sound Quality ensemble series is a performance...

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Furman Theatre stages “Hair”

Furman University Theatre will present Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical, with book and lyrics by James Rado and Gerome Ragni, and music by Galt MacDermot, Oct. 15-17 and Oct. 21-24 at 8 p.m. Matinee...

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Professor Allen to speak on “Robot Revolution?” Wednesday at High Noon

Some experts believe that highly developed robotic devices can be a positive addition to our lives. Others suggest that intelligent machines could be an imminent threat to humanity. Either way, robots that can perform human...

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Furman education professor Henderson writes verse memoir

Dr. Scott Henderson, William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Education, has written a verse memoir, Gin and Gardenias: A Memoir of Desire, Love, and Loss. It is published by Fiction Addiction Publishing located in Greenville. Henderson, a Furman...

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SC Poetry exhibit now open at Duke Library

A new exhibit showcasing South Carolina poetry is open at Furman University’s James B. Duke Library through Jan. 15, 2016. The exhibit, “Celebrating South Carolina Poetry: An Exhibition to Mark the Acquisition of The Ninety-Six Press...

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‘A Glimpse of the Sacred’

Pope Francis’ visit to the United States last week drew massive crowds and created a huge amount of media interest. To understand more about the impact of that visit, the Furman News and Media Relations...

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Aloha ‘Aina: for the love of the land

Lush tropical greenery, beautiful beaches and waterfalls, spectacular sunsets. While she spent part of her summer sailing through Hawaii, Kelsey Orr ’17 wasn’t on a leisure trip. Her 12-hour days as a student and rookie...

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What a Coincidence!

What are the odds of two people in a room of 23 having the same birthday?  You may say not likely, but the math says it’s better than 50 percent. Furman math professor John Harris...

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A Glimpse of the Sacred

Why is Pope Francis such a popular figure? In addition to holding the most universally recognized and honored office in the world, Pope Francis has many—and very rare—human qualities that are attractive to all of...

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Furman graduate, former faculty member, author remembered in Huffington Post

[caption id="attachment_19275" align="alignright" width="300"] Photo by Courtney Perry[/caption] After reeling off the many accomplishments of 1961 Furman University graduate (master’s) and former Furman faculty member (1960-62) Phyllis Tickle, author Jack Levison shares a remembrance on a...

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Tenor Kyle Jones keeps many plates spinning

[caption id="attachment_19267" align="alignright" width="300"] Photo by Peter Hemmer[/caption] As director of music and worship arts and organist for Eastminster Presbyterian Church (Indialantic, Fla.), lyric tenor and 2001 Furman graduate Kyle Jones has a full plate....

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Educational partnership helps open doors

The Greenville region is blessed with an abundance of educational institutions offering a broad array of opportunities, and Greenville Technical College and Furman have enjoyed a longstanding partnership that is a model for collaboration and...

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