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Grading Melania Trump’s Convention Speech

According to many news reports, Melania Trump's Republican National Convention speech sounded a lot like Michelle Obama's address at the 2008 Democratic National Convention. Were parts of the speech plagiarized? WYFF-TV asked Furman philosophy professor Aaron...

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Professor Vinson Speaks About Trump’s VP Pick

Donald Trump announced last week that Indiana Gov. Mike Pence would be his running mate, ending months of speculation over who that pick would be .  Furman political science professor Danielle Vinson was quoted in...

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The Bridges of Greenville County

Furman’s Bridges to a Brighter Future is a college access and academic enrichment program for Greenville County high school students who have great academic potential but often face difficult and challenging circumstances at home. Since...

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Golf and the Bowden Boys

The Bowden brothers—Jonathan ’09 and Daniel ‘10—grew up on the golf course and became good enough at the game that both excelled on the men’s golf team at Furman. After a few detours that involved...

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Anna Sugg Named One of Most Influential Women in Election Media

Anna Sugg ’12 remembers when she first got interested in politics. “When I was in fifth grade, our teacher gave us this assignment where she had a worksheet and we had to watch the Bush...

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Hitting on All Cylinders

Whitewater High School in Georgia is no stranger to successful baseball seasons and producing college-level talent, but perhaps none of their alums has made a first-year splash like 2015 graduate Jabari Richards. Richards, who just...

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Furman energy efficiency grant fuels savings for local nonprofits

Donating money wisely is easier said than done. That was the basic tenet behind an $80,000 gift given to Furman University in spring 2015 by an anonymous donor. The donation was earmarked to help make...

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Furman Students, Alums Join Musical Theatre for Summer Productions

Greenville’s GLOW Lyric Theatre, South Carolina’s only professional opera, operetta and musical theatre company, is gearing up for a Furman-filled July. The 2016 season of Gounod’s deeply romantic opera, “Romeo et Juliette” and the fiery...

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Southern Living Lists Greenville Among “South’s Best College Towns”

When Southern Living magazine compiled its list of the “South’s Best College Towns,” Furman’s hometown, Greenville, was among the top 21 choices.  According to the magazine, it “selected some of our favorite small towns, some...

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A Life of Design

After studying studio art at Furman, Meredith Moran German ’99 moved to New York City and began working as a fashion designer. She and her husband, Wendell, eventually started their own company, Meredith Wendell, whose...

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