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At Home with Carl Sandburg
Soon after 2002 Furman graduate Kimberly Simms arrived at the Carl Sandburg Home, the poet had the first of the season’s baby goats in her arms, only hours old at that point. Simms, who is...
Continue ReadingRemarks by Nathan Thompson Commencement May 7, 2016
Remarks of Graduating Senior Nathan Thompson Furman University Commencement May 7, 2016 “Ma’am, can you pass a drug test?” I listened nervously as the judge leaned forward in her chair and repeated the...
Continue ReadingW. Randy Eaddy Commencement Speech May 7, 2016
Remarks of W. Randy Eaddy Furman University Commencement May 7, 2016 President Davis, members of the faculty, fellow Trustees, proud parents and family of the graduates, and the Furman University Class of 2016 . ....
Continue Reading“Bringing the Virtual to Reality”
Visual effects artist Joe Letteri, who has received four Academy Awards for his pioneering work on such films as Avatar, King Kong and The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, will speak on the Furman...
Continue ReadingHow I Started My Own College
Furman graduate Paula Wallace ’70 was just 29 when she quit a grade-school teaching career to pursue her dream of starting an arts college. More than 30 years after it opened its doors, the Savannah...
Continue ReadingOnly Love Can Break Your Heart
Furman graduate Ed Tarkington ’95 is the author of Only Love Can Break Your Heart, a winter/spring 2016 Indies Introduce debut title and a January 2016 Indie Next List pick. The author talks about the...
Continue ReadingMaking Music at WVU
Furman music graduate Scott Tobias ’92 has been named director of bands at West Virginia University. Tobias comes to WVU from the University of Central Florida, where he was an assistant professor and director of...
Continue ReadingFurman Unveils New Soccer Field House
Furman University has officially opened the Spinks Field House at the Eugene Stone Soccer Stadium, the final athletics project completed as part of the “Because Furman Matters” fundraising campaign. The 5,300-square foot building contains locker...
Continue ReadingWill Nate Smith be the next Paladin in the Majors?
Nate Smith ’13 isn’t there yet, but it appears to be only a matter of time until the Furman baseball program has produced its second Major Leaguer in as many seasons. Less than three years...
Continue ReadingCampus culture, rape culture: A survivor and an advocate
It was an incident in her teen years that she and her parents never talked about. It was something she tried to forget; they all tried to forget it. More than a decade later, it...
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