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Music educators give lessons in perspective, success and longevity

Led by Sue Samuels ’87, Furman’s director of bands and music education coordinator, several undergraduates have been spending Summer 2023 getting to know 50 of the most respected figures in the field.

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Community engaged medicine students learn lessons in resilience

A seminar hosted by The Institute for the Advancement of Community Health helped the students and several community organizations learn strategies to avoid burnout after a crisis.

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Students explore groundbreaking potential for PTSD treatment

Working with Onarae Rice, a professor of neuroscience, a team of undergraduate researchers is investigating how blocking dopamine receptors can help ease symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder – or prevent them from occurring in the...

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How do parents talk to children about social inequality?

A team of undergraduate psychology majors is spending the summer exploring novel ideas in developmental psychology and how children are socialized to view the world around them.

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Advantage Scholars prepare to join the Furman community

In an immersive three-day program, incoming students got a preview of how the Furman community is facing issues locally and globally – and learned more about how they can be a part of it.

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Furman rejoins the Fair Labor Association

Students pressed for the university’s membership to an organization that seeks greater transparency and accountability on behalf of workers worldwide.

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Class of 2027 kick-starts Furman experience at Summer Orientation

A preview of academic life for incoming first-year students was also a high-impact experience for the upperclass students serving as orientation leaders.

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Kindness club accentuates the positive

Furman’s growing Acts of Random Kindness Club is dedicated to uplifting the campus community – one simple gesture at a time.

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Alumnus brings space to life as NASA Solar System Ambassador

Ray Garner ’18 shared his galactic passions in several community talks as an astronomy graduate student in Ohio – and he has no plans to stop once he gets to Texas.

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Healing in the spotlight

Casey Funderburk ’24 is using an internship with the Applied Theatre Center to explore how drama therapy can reach vulnerable populations.

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