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The Right to Vote

Three Furman students have filed a lawsuit in Greenville County that, if successful, would allow college students in the area to register to vote in the location where they attend school. The lawsuit argues that...

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Merry co-authors chapter of The Summer Slide

Assistant Professor of Sociology Joseph Merry has co-authored a chapter of a new book, The Summer Slide: What We Know and Can Do About Summer Learning Loss (Teachers College Press). [caption id="attachment_27004" align="alignright" width="204"] The...

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Joining the Environmental Fight

Furman alum Frank Holleman never planned to become a nationally recognized authority on coal ash, a toxin-riddled waste that has power companies under scrutiny across the country. But five years after taking a job with...

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High Noon series kicks off Sept. 28 with “Brexit” lecture

Residents of the United Kingdom voted in June to leave the European Union, the 28-nation bloc that was formed just after World War II.  How did that happen and what does that decision mean for...

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Provost Shields Announces $225,000 NSF Grant for MERCURY Consortium

Dr. George Shields, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost at Furman University, announced today that the National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a $225,000 grant to the Molecular Education and Research Consortium in Undergraduate...

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Success Over Stardom

Elizabeth Bishop, a 1989 Furman graduate, has a resume many opera singers can only dream of. She has sung leading roles around the world, and she gained national attention for singing two different roles at...

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Here Comes the Sun

How long will it take until the project is completed? The solar facility is expected to be complete and operational in early 2017. We’ll have a more definite schedule very soon, but right now we...

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Three Professors Remember 9/11

Three Furman professors wrote op-eds for The Greenville News over the weekend in conjunction with the 15th year anniversary of 9/11.   Religion professor Alfons Teipen wrote a piece titled Use Islamic Holiday to Unite People, while history...

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The No. 1 school in South Carolina

What makes Furman University one of the nation's leading liberal arts and sciences colleges? We believe it's our personalized academic path. Our educational model creates a four-year pathway for students, combining learning with real-world experiences and self-discovery. That's...

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Henderson and Thomas Contribute to New Book

Education Professors Scott Henderson, Ph.D., and Paul Thomas, Ed.D., have contributed chapters to a new book, Teaching Comics Through Multiple Lenses: Critical Perspectives (Routledge). [caption id="attachment_26657" align="alignright" width="333"] Henderson and Thomas contribute to "Teaching Comics"[/caption]...

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