music

Bingham Vick Jr. and his wife Judy, give to the program that he led at Furman

Chosen family can create ties that bind beyond geographical separation, time and, yes, even a pandemic. Bingham Vick Jr. and Judy Vick, prove that, and after spending decades mentoring, training and feeding their Furman kids...

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Fall 2020 Dean’s List

Here are the students who made the Dean’s List for the 2020 fall term. The honor is awarded to full-time undergraduates who earn a grade point average of at least 3.4 during the semester. The...

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Joseph Vaughn statue unveiling scheduled April 16

Furman University President Elizabeth Davis sent the message below to the campus community on Tuesday, March 2.  Learn more about the unveiling and watch the live video stream of the event. Dear Campus Community, We are...

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‘I Belong Here’ at the top of gospel music charts

He’s recorded with music royalty like Quincy Jones, been to the Grammy Awards, and even played at the famed Apollo Theater in New York. [caption id="attachment_49170" align="alignright" width="265"] The gospel song "I Belong Here" has...

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Let Joseph Vaughn Day shine a light on our values

This morning, President Elizabeth Davis sent the following message to the campus community to celebrate Joseph Vaughn Day. Dear Campus Community, At last week’s presidential inauguration, poet Amanda Gorman reminded us that “there is always...

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The right chemistry: Furman undergrad makes a name for herself in computational field

How do you top off an undergraduate career that earned two of the nation’s top awards? If you’re Ariel Gale ’20, who graduated with a degree in chemistry, you spend your last semester, during a...

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‘We Grew Up at Furman’

Someone had called security. The reason for the concern? A teenage girl had shown up with her mother, her voice teacher, high school principal, and a member of the Black fraternity Omega Psi Phi. The...

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Alumna stands in for Kamala Harris during inauguration rehearsal

Furman University music alumna TSgt. Stacey Holliday '04 created quite a buzz on Monday, Jan. 18, during Inauguration Day rehearsal, which coincided with the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. A member of the Singing Sergeants,...

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‘I had a purpose for being there’

The secret treat was sometimes grits, sometimes salmon croquettes. [caption id="attachment_48729" align="alignright" width="300"] Rawn Harbor '71.[/caption] Whatever the special offering, the Black dining hall employees who gave it to Rawn Harbor ’71 did so with...

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TSgt. Stacey Holliday scores vice-presidential gig

If Stacey Holliday '04, a member of Singing Sergeants, told you she’d be taking part in Inauguration Day 2021, you might assume the alto would be performing as part of the United States Air Force...

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Message from President Davis: A commitment to our democracy

Today, Elizabeth Davis, president of Furman University, sent the following message to the Furman community. Dear Campus Community, Yesterday was one of the most troubling days in the history of our American democracy. Like many...

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2020: The Year in Review

Amid the challenges, 2020 also brought us countless moments of joy, discovery and community – from learning and gathering virtually to getting out the vote to giving back. While students realized The Furman Advantage in...

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