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Randall David Cook’s new play is a real scream

When Randall David Cook ’91 was invited to write a new horror thriller to be performed by Furman students, he was admittedly terrified. “I decided that I wanted to push myself and attempt something I’ve...

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Michael Rubin to speak about Trump and Israel

American Enterprise Institute (AEI) scholar Michael Rubin will speak about the Trump presidency’s impact on the Israel-Palestine conflict Tuesday, Feb. 21 at 7:15 p.m. in Hartness Pavilion (connected to Daniel Dining Hall) on the Furman...

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Furman’s Communications Office receives awards

The University Communications office at Furman received four major awards at the CASE District III annual conference held in Nashville Feb. 6-8. The university captured two “Award of Excellence” honors for Origin Stories and Furman...

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Shucker Fellows attend Disney’s Youth Education Series

When Kim Keefer, director of Furman’s Shucker Center for Leadership Development, decided in the fall of 2015 it was time to replace the five-day Outward Bound Wilderness Leadership Program Shucker Fellows had long attended, Disney’s...

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A Furman education opens doors

Greater Greenville Sanitation executive director Steve Cole ’00 graduated from high school in 1990. “At the time,” he says, “getting a car was more important to me than getting an education.” So he went to...

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Ken Peterson named Dean of Faculty

Furman University Economics Professor Ken Peterson, who has taught at the university since 1990, has been named dean of the faculty.  He assumes his new position immediately. Peterson, who will report to Vice President for...

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WWI exhibition now open at Duke Library

A new exhibition marking the United States World War I Centennial is now on display at Furman’s James B. Duke Library. The exhibition, “Over Here, Over There: Greenville in the Great War,” is free and...

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First-Place Furman hosts UTC Thursday in conference matchup

The Furman men’s basketball team is on a roll.  The Paladins have won six straight games in the Southern Conference and sit alone atop the league standings as they prepare to host defending champion UT-Chattanooga...

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Thursday’s Mike Birbiglia show cancelled

UPDATE: Because of unexpected travel delays in the Northeast due to winter storm Niko, Furman's comedy show with Mike Birbiglia on Feb. 9 has been cancelled. The comedian is unable to get a flight out...

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Changing the future of a race

Furman alum Jason Terrell ’12 is garnering lots of attention for his nonprofit organization that works to improve the future of young black men by supporting African-American male teachers. Profound Gentlemen is a Charlotte, N.C.-based...

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