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Furman poll: Students like Romney; faculty and staff favor Obama

OCTOBER 11, 2012 by John Roberts, Newspage Editor Like most Americans, Furman faculty, staff and students are fairly divided when it comes to party affiliation and presidential politics. But, according to an informal poll released...

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“Carolina and Constitution” series continues

NOVEMBER 19, 2012 by Vince Moore, Director of News and Media Relations Furman president Rod Smolla, one of the nation’s top constitutional scholars, will present the second of his lectures about South Carolina cases that...

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Meet Furman’s new trustees

NOVEMBER 14, 2012 by Vince Moore, Director of News and Media Relations The Furman Board of Trustees welcomed 10 new members to the board during its fall meeting Saturday. The new trustees are Ann Bryan of...

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Learning for You registration underway

Registration is underway for more than 100 classes, camps and excursions through Furman University’s ‘Learning for You’ continuing education program. Designed for a wide range of ages and interests, the Learning for You program includes a...

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Furman named to service honor roll

Furman University has been named to the 2013 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll. The designation is the highest honor a college or university can receive for its commitment to volunteering, service-learning and civic...

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Diane Nash to speak on Freedom Riders

Diane Nash, a Civil Rights champion who helped organize the Freedom Riders as a college student in the 1960s, will speak Tuesday, Jan. 29 at 7 p.m. in Younts Conference Center on the Furman campus....

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Surgeon Dr. James Andrews to speak

Dr. James Andrews, a world-renowned orthopedic surgeon who has operated on many of the greatest athletes in sports, will speak at the annual fundraiser for the Furman baseball team on Thursday, Feb. 14 at the...

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Saving baby Jordan

Nancy ’02 and Shelvis Smith-Mather ’02 were doing peace-building ministry work in South Sudan late last year when the couple’s first child was born seven weeks early. In a rural and conflict-filled area with no...

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High Noon: “The Weight of Mercy”

The Rev. Deb Richardson-Moore, pastor of the Triune Mercy Center, will speak about ministering to the homeless in Greenville and how she came to write about a book about those experiences when she delivers the...

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Ed Sheeran comes to Furman March 26

Singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran, who is touring with Taylor Swift this spring and whose song “The A Team” was nominated for Song of the Year at the 2013 Grammy Awards, will perform in concert at Furman’s...

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