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Young Alumni Day builds community
by Leo Fackler A glance at the campus calendar reveals that almost every day is full of activity at Furman. All kinds of events are scheduled, but rarely does Furman’s outreach touch multiple cities on the...
Continue ReadingSeth G.: Classical skills, contemporary flair
by Stacy Schorr Chandler As a violin performance major at Furman, Seth Gilliard spent lots of time with Bach, Mozart and all those powdered-wig types. But there were times when he really just wanted to...
Continue ReadingDuke McCall was influential Baptist leader
Duke Kimbrough McCall, a 1935 Furman graduate who became one of the most influential leaders in the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC), died April 2 in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. He was 98. From 1951-82, McCall was...
Continue ReadingOf Ben Bernanke and the timeless connection
by Brenda Fowler Wensil In a small Southern town he sits in a local café, both leaning forward and over a bowl of soup. He can be found there most any day. So when the café...
Continue ReadingBiking and building community
by John Greenfield “Parts of Windhoek, Namibia’s capital city, and the South Side of Chicago are actually eerily similar,” says Dustin Gourdin ’10, a Ph.D. student in the University of Chicago’s sociology department. “You see a...
Continue ReadingJohn Durst to the rescue
Fifteen months after a major scandal, the former S.C. Hospitality Association has distanced itself from the fallout by changing its name, bringing in the former head of the state’s top tourist agency to rebuild it...
Continue ReadingBenedict’s last papal kiss for Furman alumnus’ baby
In the midst of early spring’s talk of white smoke versus gray smoke, predictions and predilections, Jonathan Arrington ‘04 was focused on something else. A kiss. One that would be the last infant blessing given...
Continue ReadingCongrats to the Class of 2013!
Steady rain did little to dampen the spirits of Furman's Class of 2013. Commencement exercises were scheduled for the Eugene Stone Soccer Stadium but were moved to Timmons Arena due to inclement weather....
Continue ReadingDon’t kill all the lawyers…
At age 85, Furman graduate Jack McIntosh has published his first book, Don’t Kill All the Lawyers: I’ll Give You a Short List. The book is illustrated by award-winning editorial cartoonist Robert Ariail and was the...
Continue ReadingAlumnus engages Supreme Court on gay marriage
As the U.S. Supreme Court considers the Defense of Marriage Act, a Furman graduate and his husband have submitted an open letter to Justice Antonin Scalia asking the Court to consider equality of laws and...
Continue ReadingDon’t kill all the lawyers…
At age 85, Furman graduate Jack McIntosh has published his first book, Don’t Kill All the Lawyers: I’ll Give You a Short List. The book is illustrated by award-winning editorial cartoonist Robert Ariail and was...
Continue ReadingAward-winning Horsley studies skin’s mysteries
by Sarah Webb Two thousand twelve was an especially good year for biologist Valerie Horsley ’98. First, the Yale University professor won a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, which comes with research...
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