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Protecting the Dreamers

Furman President Elizabeth Davis is among nearly 800 college and university presidents and chancellors who have signed a letter to U.S. Senate and House leaders urging Congress to pass legislation to permanently protect the nation’s...

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Furman professor receives Mentor of Year award from CUR

Brannon Andersen, professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Furman University, has received the 2017 Geosciences Undergraduate Research Mentor Award from the Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR). The award is given annually to an individual...

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Charles Tompkins, Gary Malvern present organ and trumpet recital Oct. 30

The Furman Department of Music will present a recital featuring faculty members Charles Tompkins (organ) and Gary Malvern (trumpet) Monday, Oct. 30 at 8 p.m. in Daniel Memorial Chapel on campus. The recital is free...

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An examination of the liberal arts

Do liberal arts colleges have an image problem? They are often perceived as being elite and irrelevant, but the best of them excel in areas such as student engagement and critical thinking. Times Higher Education...

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The Furman-Gallup and The Duke Endowment study

Furman University will partner with global analytics firm Gallup to study more deeply the impact of the university’s undergraduate experience and measure the effectiveness of its signature approach to education, The Furman Advantage, thanks to...

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High Noon on Oct. 25: President Trump and American foreign policy

Brent Nelsen, professor of Politics and International Affairs at Furman, will talk about “American Foreign Policy in the Age of Donald J. Trump” when he speaks at the university’s High Noon fall lecture series Wednesday,...

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Mercer vs. Furman: it’s no ordinary football game

Bobby Lamb ’86 and Clay Hendrix ’86 grew up together as best friends in Commerce, Ga. They played on a high school state championship football team coached by Lamb’s father, and they both came to...

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In the Kitchen at White Oaks

In the 25 years since White Oaks was bequeathed to Furman University in 1992, the Williamsburg-style house has been home to five university presidents and their families. The recipes in a new cookbook celebrating those...

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A challenge to think differently

Every Friday afternoon from 2:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m., a group of about 15 students get together in Johns Hall for an end-of-the-week chat. Some are politics and international affairs majors. Others are majoring in math or...

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High Noon: Professor Andersen to speak on climate change Oct. 18

Brannon Andersen, professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Furman, will talk about climate change and its causes when he speaks at the university’s High Noon fall lecture series Wednesday, October 18. [caption id="attachment_34674" align="alignright"...

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