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How Washington works

Sixteen Furman political science majors and Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets got a unique view of the inner workings of Washington, D.C., during a recent trip hosted by former Furman ROTC instructor and retired Army...

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Radio host Mike Gallagher to speak about conservative altruism

Greenville's own Mike Gallagher, political commentator, thespian and radio host, will speak on the Furman campus Thursday, April 10 at 5 p.m. in Shaw Hall of the Younts Conference Center. His CLP lecture, “A Conservative’s Approach...

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UES students receive top honors

On Friday March 28, seven students in the Undergraduate Evening Studies program were inducted into Furman University's Gamma Theta chapter of the Alpha Sigma Lambda Honor Society. The honorees are Margaret Fiske ’13, Jennifer Grissop...

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Bringing clean water to Guatemala

Furman and the Global Sustainability Club, a student-run organization at the university, have committed to help finance a water project that will transform the quality of living for hundreds of residents of the San Lucas...

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Bringing clean water to Guatemala

Furman and the Global Sustainability Club, a student-run organization at the university, have committed to help finance a water project that will transform the quality of living for hundreds of residents of the San Lucas...

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FIT Rx: Prescription for health, recipe for engaged learning

From couch to 5k and a third place race finish—for Tammy Sightler, this was an unprecedented accomplishment made possible by health sciences majors Dana Duffett ’15 and Shannon Murphy ’15. “Last semester, Dana and Shannon...

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How to fix Obamacare?

What do you get when you mix good intentions and politics? According to James Capretta, a Senior Fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, the answer is an imperfect healthcare law.

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Furman hosts ACS Women’s/Gender Studies conference April 4-5

Furman will host the 10th Associated Colleges of the South (ACS) conference on Women’s/Gender Studies April 4-5. The two-day conference, “Intersections and Assemblages: Genders and Sexualities Across Cultures,” will take place primarily in Hipp Hall and...

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Making their mark

Nearly five decades ago, two black elementary school teachers and a guidance counselor enrolled in the evening graduate studies program at Furman University. Their registration made headlines, as Furman was the first all-white private institution...

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Change is coming to North Korea

Since establishing itself as a nation in 1948, North Korea, by many accounts, remains one of the most oppressive and closed off countries in the world. Under the leadership of Kim Jong Un, the self-proclaimed...

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