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Furman a great place to work

The Chronicle of Higher Education has once again designated Furman as a great place to work. Furman was one of 92 colleges that were recognized in the Chronicle’s seventh annual “Great Colleges to Work For” survey. The...

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Keeping up with the Boston arts scene

Graham Wright, a 2000 Furman graduate, is founder of Opus Affair, a non-profit organization in Boston that hosts monthly informal meetings for those interested in the arts. Since he founded the organization six years ago,...

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The science and art of origami

Origami, the ancient Japanese art of paper folding, demands patience and dexterity. For 2009 Furman graduate Rebecca Gieseking, who is studying for a Ph.D. in chemistry at Georgia Tech, it also provides a challenge to...

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An evolutionary moment in the schools

A South Carolina state Senator recently stalled the adoption of state education standards because he wanted students to have the additional opportunity of studying scientific arguments that would appear to discredit Darwinian natural selection.  In...

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Academic freedom in Turkey?

Academic freedom is not something Turkey is known for, and Furman political science professor Kadir Yildirim says that recent legislation on higher education makes sure it will stay that way for years to come. In...

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War and remembrance

Olivia Haase ’15 knew her great, great uncle had died on a World War I battlefield in France. What she didn’t know was how powerful the feelings would be when she saw his nearly century-old...

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Hestermann named executive director of GHS partnership

Furman University and Greenville Health System (GHS) announced today that Furman biology professor Eli Hestermann will assume the responsibilities of overseeing the new academic partnership between the two organizations. As Executive Director of Health Education/Undergraduate Studies...

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Getting to know New Zealand

Twenty-six Furman students rubbed shoulders, and in some cases noses, with a diverse group of New Zealanders during a unique May Experience course studying communication, culture, and identity. Their travels brought them to five different...

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Awards, Citations, Photos, Bios

Something in our understanding of heroism has been appropriated by the notion of celebrity. More often it is the quiet dignity of presence, sacrifice, and self-effacement that illuminates the truly heroic. So it is with Carl...

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Fostering community, cultivating leaders

Seventeen rising seniors from high schools across the state recently came to Riley Institute’s Emerging Public Leaders program at Furman University to learn more about service-oriented  leadership and begin local projects to improve their communities....

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