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The Guide for Un-Tourists

Furman alum Marian White ’09 and her husband moved to Delray Beach, Florida in 2015.  A short time later, she wrote a guide book for those who want to learn more about the area.  The book,...

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Building healthier communities from the ground up

Angel Cruz ’08 didn’t always love dirt. Her original plan was to become a medical doctor. After coming to Furman, she discovered a new interest in sustainability science and along the way, a new zest...

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Once Homeless, Now Headed to Furman

Even though Khendra Witt was homeless for a while during her freshman year in high school, she didn’t allow those circumstances to hold her back.  She graduated from Mauldin High School this spring as the senior...

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Tom Evelyn Named VP for University Communications

Furman University President Elizabeth Davis announced today that Tom Evelyn has been named Vice President for University Communications at the school. Evelyn comes to Furman from the University of Florida, where he has served as...

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Young Alum a Major Player in 2016 Election

Even though she graduated from Furman less than five years ago, it hasn’t taken Anna Sugg ’12 long to make her mark in the political world.  Sugg, who serves as Director of Television for the...

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Bringing Art to North Main

People in the North Main community of Greenville have likely noticed that new artwork is showing up all across the city. The Stone Academy school just finished its third installment in a series of public...

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The business and technology of water

Though he had been part of the dot com craze’s heyday, and though he had been a technology consultant, Jeff Diaz ’06 was still looking for something more. He wanted the intellectual challenge and professional...

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Trump and Evangelical Voters

The Republican Party has long been a stronghold of religious voters, but how are those same voters responding to Donald Trump as their party's nominee?  In an interview with Minnesota Public Radio, Furman political science...

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French Citizen of the Month

Dr. Marianne Bessy, an associate professor of French in the Modern Languages and Literatures department at Furman, has been selected as the "Honored French Citizen" of the month by the French Consulate in Atlanta. A...

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In Pursuit of Medicine’s Moral Code

Treating the human body like a machine has served western medicine well, but the solutions are simple when machines finally can’t be fixed anymore. Not so much when a mother of three lapses into a...

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