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A Plea for Common Ground and Partnership

More than 100 college and university presidents, including Furman president Elizabeth Davis, signed a joint letter to President-elect Donald Trump on Friday urging him to “condemn and work to prevent the harassment, hate and acts...

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And Then There Were Four

Furman defeated Sacred Heart 68-31 and North Carolina State 41-19 to win USA Rugby’s Division II South Regional this past weekend and punched its ticket to the Final Four. In so doing, the Paladins paired...

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Professor Ty Tessitore Appointed to New Faculty Chair

Furman University political science professor Aristide (Ty) Tessitore has been appointed to the newly established Jane Hipp Professorship in Western and American Political Thought at the university. The professorship was created in honor of the...

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Physically and Academically Fit

Research by Furman health sciences professor Julian Reed has consistently shown that physically active and physically fit children have greater academic performance, academic achievement, and enhanced cognition compared to their less active peers. Dr. Reed...

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A legacy of HOPE

Steve Grant ’80 doesn’t shy away from telling the story, and you know the ending before it starts. Still, when he’s finished no response seems possible. “My first son died in 2005 in October, which...

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One night on Broadway

It was an unforgettable weekend for sixteen Furman Singers who traveled to New York City to perform at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre with Kristin Chenoweth in her one-woman show, My Love Letter to Broadway. The Singers' first appearance on...

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Furman rugby to face Sacred Heart in first round play-off game

The Furman men’s rugby team will face Sacred Heart University 11 a.m. Saturday at Roberts Field in the South Regional of USA Rugby Men’s Division II Round of 16 Tournament. Champions of the Southern Rugby...

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“Sykes-Picot and the Modern Middle East”

Can we blame the seemingly perpetual conflict in the Middle East on a 100-year-old secret agreement signed by a British aristocrat and a French career diplomat?  Leading scholars, heads of nations and even heads of...

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A Vote for the Trans Pacific Partnership

[caption id="attachment_24271" align="alignright" width="300"] Dr. Brent Nelsen[/caption] In an op-ed published in The Greenville News before Tuesday’s election, Furman professors Brent Nelsen (Political Science) and Tom Smythe (Business and Accounting) argued that international trade is...

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Furman Singers Debut on Broadway

  This weekend, the Furman Singers will have a historic opportunity to add their voices to a Broadway show. The select group of sixteen singers will perform at the 1,505-seat Lunt-Fontanne Theatre in New York...

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