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Shaking a nation to its roots
Fifty years ago this week, on April 12, 1964, Malcolm X delivered, in Detroit, one of the most important speeches in the history of the Civil Rights Movement, “The Ballot or the Bullet.” His speech...
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Images from the evening The future belongs to those who celebrate the differences of others while working together to create practical solutions for the challenges of today and tomorrow, former President Bill Clinton said at...
Continue ReadingPresident Clinton lauds work of Riley Institute
The future belongs to those who celebrate the differences of others while working together to create practical solutions for the challenges of today and tomorrow, former President Bill Clinton said at The Riley Institute at...
Continue ReadingFurman completes funding for field house at Stone Soccer Stadium
Furman officials announced today that Greenville entrepreneurs and community leaders Martha and Stewart Spinks have provided the capstone commitment to complete funding for a new field house at the university's Eugene Stone Soccer Stadium. The $1.6...
Continue ReadingFive honored at awards banquet
Team Captain Turner Morsches was named the Furman Rugby Team’s 2013-14 Most Valuable Player Monday night at the Furman Club Sports Banquet. More than a 150 students, coaches and administrators attended the annual dinner, which...
Continue ReadingPercussion Ensemble in concert April 12
The Furman University Percussion Ensemble will present its annual spring concert Saturday, April 12 at 8 p.m. in Daniel Recital Hall on campus. The concert is open to the public. Tickets are $5 for adults and...
Continue ReadingSpeaks named SoCon Player of the Month
Not many freshmen are playing No. 1 singles. But Ansley Speaks isn’t like many freshmen. Speaks was a major recruiting coup for Furman women’s tennis coach Debbie Southern out of Mauldin High, and a tremendous...
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In January, Furman University was selected as a finalist in the Second Nature Climate Leadership Awards for exemplifying the mission of the American College & University Presidents' Climate Commitment (ACUPCC) of addressing sustainability through education,...
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In January, Furman University was selected as a finalist in the Second Nature Climate Leadership Awards for exemplifying the mission of the American College & University Presidents’ Climate Commitment (ACUPCC) of addressing sustainability through education,...
Continue ReadingFood for thought
The students waited in anticipation as Chef Adam Fox put the first spoonful to his lips. The four, who made up one of six groups in Professor Sarah Worth’s Philosophy of Food weekly lab, had...
Continue ReadingHough wins back-to-back road races
Charlie Hough, a Furman University freshman from Travelers Rest, has won back-to-back road races for the Furman Cycling team in an unprecedented accomplishment among freshmen in the Southeastern Collegiate Cycling Conference (SECCC). In a March...
Continue ReadingThumbs up for The Invalid
Furman University Theatre dishes out a heaping of laughs and comedic wit in their latest performance The Imaginary Invalid by Molière. The seventeenth century comic genius was well-known for his satirical plays which poke fun...
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