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Golf and Clean Water

Furman graduate and LPGA Tour Hall of Fame member Betsy King attended a golf tournament in Cape Cod recently to mingle with the players and talk about a charitable project dear to her heart. King,...

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An expedition in learning

It’s not easy building a school from scratch. Working with a committed group of community leaders, educators and volunteers, that’s exactly what Rodney Johnson ’03 has been able to do. After graduating from Furman, Johnson’s...

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The Campus Laboratory

Education is the key element behind many of Furman’s green initiatives, which includes everything from the new $1.6 solar farm to the elliptical machines that help power the Physical Activities Center. Wes Dripps, Associate Professor...

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Beauty and the Books

Furman’s beautiful campus has been well documented, and now the Travel Channel has listed the university as one of its 10 favorite “resort-like campuses” in America. The Travel Channel blog, “Roam,” noted that campus “grounds...

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Celebrating the New School Year

Approximately 1,200 faculty, staff, students and members of the Greenville community came together in McAlister Auditorium Thursday as Furman University officially celebrated the beginning of the 2016-17 school year with fall convocation. [caption id="attachment_26412" align="alignright"...

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Speaking About Stigma, Stress and Fear

Furman education professor Paul Thomas has been very open with his colleagues and administrators about his struggles with anxiety, which includes a fear of flying.  He talked about some of those fears and how they are...

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Yeah, That Leo Mazzone

Leo Mazzone was the pitching coach for the Atlanta Braves from 1990-2005, when the Braves won one World Series, five National League pennants and 14 division titles. He coached Tom Glavine, Greg Maddux and John...

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Furman to Build $1.7 Million Solar Facility

Furman University has announced plans to install a major solar facility along Poinsett Highway near the campus, a $1.7 million project that will significantly reduce the university’s energy costs and bring its solar power production...

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Dozier projected to be in NY Jets’ final 53

On Sept. 13, 2015, Dakota Dozier ’14 did something no other Furman graduate has ever done: Play in an NFL game as an offensive lineman. He wasn’t exactly expecting it. Dozier had watched from the...

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Furman ups Keydets in scrimmage

Furman outscored the Virginia Military Institute 43-12 Saturday in a pre-season scrimmage at Lexington, Va. The game consisted of three, 30-minute periods with regular water breaks to help both teams cope with hot, humid game...

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