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Paul Caldwell tapped to lead America’s largest choruses

1986 Furman University music graduate Paul Caldwell has been named artistic director for the Seattle Men’s Chorus and Seattle Women’s Chorus, whose combined membership numbers over 600 making them the largest community choruses in America,...

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Classroom creativity earns Freeman ’04 Milken Educator Award

Kimberly Freeman ’04 has opened the door for learners to discover an ancient language and culture through a blended curriculum that links to modern tools and learning goals. She has gotten Lexington Middle School students...

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New film by Chris and Emily White blends local and Hollywood names

Unconventional might be one word to describe Chris White’s and wife Emily Reach White’s filmmaking. Their latest film, “Unbecoming,” includes a goat herder and a retired United States senator with a deep, dark secret. An...

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Furman’s football program ranks fifth nationally in Graduation Success Rate

OCTOBER 27, 2011 by Furman Sports Information Furman's football program ranks fifth nationally in Graduation Success Rate (GSR) among all Division I institutions, according to the figures released this week by the NCAA. For all...

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Launched into Web stardom

JANUARY 13, 2012 by John Roberts, Newspage Editor Brian Highsmith ’10 thought he would surprise his bride, Emily Patterson Highsmith ’10, with an atypical wedding gift. So before his January 7 wedding in Orange Park,...

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Saving baby Jordan

Nancy ’02 and Shelvis Smith-Mather ’02 were doing peace-building ministry work in South Sudan late last year when the couple’s first child was born seven weeks early. In a rural and conflict-filled area with no...

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Furman welcomes new members to board

The Furman University Board of Trustees welcomed five new members to the board during its fall meeting Saturday. The new trustees are Ed Good of Greenville, Francie Heller of Greenwich, Conn., Gordon Herring of Greenville, Richard...

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Riots, relocation and reforestation: 2010 alum Tommey returns from Guatemala

NOVEMEBER 11, 2011 By Chloe Kowalski ’12, Contributing Writer Riots, relocation, and robbery may be an unlikely road to reforestation, but for 2010 graduate Cameron Tommey, these were just a few of the ingredients. The...

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University mourns death of alum and Greenville business leader C. Dan Joyner

JANUARY 9 , 2012 by Media Relations C. Dan Joyner, a 1959 Furman graduate and one of Greenville’s most prominent business leaders, died Sunday, Jan. 8, after a brief illness. Joyner was chairman and CEO...

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Chris White ’92 to screen film “TAKEN IN”

February 22, 2012 by Tina Underwood, Media Relations 1992 Furman graduate and filmmaker Chris White will present his film, "Taken In," on Wednesday, Feb. 22 at 7 p.m. in Burgiss Theater. The showing is free...

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Late C. Dan Joyner to be first recipient of Riley Medal for Promise and Achievement

MAY 1, 2012 by Vince Moore, Director of News and Media Relations The Furman Board of Trustees has announced that the late C. Dan Joyner of Greenville is the first recipient of the newly created...

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Furman alum Martin Rooney, professor Tony Caterisano collaborate on new book

JUNE 22, 2012 by Tina Underwood, Contributing Writer Furman alumnus Martin Rooney '93 received assistance from one of his former professors as he was writing his latest book about metabolic training, diet and fitness. The result...

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