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[caption id="attachment_19248" align="aligncenter" width="550"] Sophomore John Stumpf breaks away for a try in the second half. (photo by Deborah Miller)[/caption] Furman scored four trys in the second half to pull away from a feisty Citadel...

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Furman cadets work with U.S. Army in Rwanda

Summer mornings began at 4:45 a.m. for Furman ROTC Cadet Adam Johnson ’17. Stationed at Gabiro, a military training facility outside Kigali, Rwanda, Johnson exercised to the tune of Swahili chants sung by Rwandan soldiers....

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Paintings by Furman alum on display in Thompson Gallery

Paintings by 2010 Furman alumnus Dan Perkins will be on display Oct. 5-26 in Thompson Gallery of the Roe Art Building on campus. Thompson Gallery hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday through Friday. A reception...

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Five Furman grads enlist with Teach For America

Five Furman University graduates have begun teaching with Teach for America (TFA), a selective national nonprofit organization that places college students and recent graduates in high-need classrooms across the country. The alumni are: Heather Ayer...

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Furman downs College of Charleston, to face Citadel

[caption id="attachment_19190" align="alignright" width="734"] RJ Bradley breaks through for a try against the College of Charleston. (photo by Deborah Miller)[/caption] Fresh from a 62-5 win over the College of Charleston, Furman will face conference rival...

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Stanley speaks about picking a president in 2016

Harold Stanley, Ph.D., political science professor and Vice President of Academic Affairs at Southern Methodist University (Dallas) will speak on the campus Tuesday, Sept. 29, at 5 p.m. in Watkins Room of the Trone Student...

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Professor Horhota kicks off High Noon series with talk on “Memory Fitness”

What is memory, and how does it change with age?  Can anything be done to maintain one’s memory over time? Furman psychology professor Michelle Horhota will address that subject when she opens the university’s High...

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DEA chief Rosenberg speaks about battles on two fronts

Chuck Rosenberg, Acting Administrator for the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), will speak on campus Monday, Sept. 28, at 7:30 p.m. in Watkins Room of the Trone Student Center. His talk, "Battling ISIS and al Qaeda...

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Shi Center fellows make trek to conferences

Whether it’s semester-long study away, shorter-term May experiences, internships, or presenting research at academic conferences both in the United States and abroad, Furman students have abundant opportunities for engaged learning outside the classroom. Last spring,...

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Oregon State University’s Goodrich gives poetry reading

Charles Goodrich of the School of History, Philosophy, and Religion at Oregon State University will give a poetry reading Monday, Sept. 28, at 7:30 p.m., in Johns Hall 101 on campus. The CLP event is free...

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Black Lives Matter leader recounts group’s beginnings

One of the most popular movements today is Black Lives Matter, a movement that has been fueled by stories of police brutality, violence against African-Americans and hate crimes. On September 15, the founder of the Black...

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A ‘supermoon’ is coming to a sky near you this weekend

Late this Sunday evening and into early Monday, the U.S. and much of the world will get to see a moon much bigger and brighter than usual before it is engulfed by a total lunar...

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