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Reeder sets sights on U.S. Olympic Trials
Troy Reeder ’17 “didn’t want to go out there and lay an egg” at the NCAA Track and Field Outdoor Championships earlier this month at the University of Oregon’s legendary Heyward Field. That would have...
Continue ReadingFurman Professor Lends Hand With “Roots” Remake
Tell us how you came to be involved in the remake of “Roots?” The music supervisor of Roots tracked me down after Forest Whitaker requested private lessons on the jeli ngoni, a West African lute...
Continue ReadingA Run for the Senate
The Republican voters in South Carolina District 12 had to decide on Tuesday between four candidates who were running for the State Senate. Furman political science professor Brent Nelsen talked with WSPA-TV about the candidates...
Continue ReadingDigging into the roots of food
Eating may seem like a straightforward act of everyday life, but if you look at it from a sociological perspective, why people eat the way they do is a complex question. Just ask Ken Kolb,...
Continue ReadingCommenting on News from Orlando
As the investigation continues into the gunman of the Orlando nightclub shootings, Omar Mateen, the FBI is looking at Mateen's wife and what she knew before the massacre. In an interview with FOX Carolina, Furman...
Continue ReadingThe Rising Economic Discontent
Presidential candidates Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders have recognized the deep-seated concerns of Republicans and Democrats about their past, present and future economic prospects and their campaign messages have resonated with these concerns. As a...
Continue ReadingPortrait of the Artist
Nathan Bertling ’96 grew up in Spartanburg with an affinity for art and a curiosity toward the divine, but it wasn’t until his college years in Furman’s art department and, later, his experiences at seminary,...
Continue ReadingA Father and Son at Oakmont
Before he became an eight-time winner on the PGA Tour and earned the reputation as one of the best putters in the history of golf, Brad Faxon ’83 was an All-American golfer at Furman. Just days...
Continue ReadingThe Final Days of Great American Shopping
In his first book of prose fiction, "The Final Days of Great American Shopping," retired Furman professor Gilbert Allen writes about America’s obsession with money, mass marketing and material objects. Allen is the Bennette E....
Continue ReadingQ & A with new Union County Schools Superintendent Bill Roach ‘92
Dr. William “Bill” F. Roach Jr. has been appointed the new superintendent of Union County Schools starting June 1, 2016. He’ll also be teaching school finance as part of Furman’s master’s degree program in school...
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