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A coach for life

The son of Spartanburg sharecroppers, J. Lyles Alley is a man whose life and legacy are intertwined with Furman athletics.  “A Coach for Life: the J. Lyles Alley Collection,” a new exhibit on display at...

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A summer with the stars

Through the help of Furman’s internship program, junior Caroline Phillips traveled to Los Angeles, California for a summer internship where she brushed shoulders with Hollywood stars Jay Pharoah, Ne-Yo, John Ham, and Ben Affleck. The...

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Rice making his mark in Nashville

Jesse Rice wanted to make sure it was perfect. The 12-year-old stayed up late into the night, making sure each detail was just right. He left the results of his labor, scrawled on a slightly...

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Improving grades one letter at a time

Shortly after entering Furman in 2012, J.R. Walker found himself in a losing race. He had come 2,300 miles from his home in Los Angeles, Calif., to be part of the Furman student body and...

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Riley Center names fellows

Fifteen leaders in the afterschool and expanded learning fields nationwide have been selected as White-Riley-Peterson Policy Fellows as part of a partnership between The Riley Institute at Furman University and the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation....

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Class of 2017 raises bar

The numbers are in for the class for the class of 2017. And Brad Pochard, associate vice president for admission, is pleased.The acceptance rate dropped to the low 60s, a rate not seen since the...

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Famed organist Chen performs Sept. 10

Chelsea Chen, an internationally renowned young American organist and composer, will perform Tuesday, Sept. 10 at 8 p.m. in Daniel Memorial Chapel on the Furman University campus. Chen’s concert is this year’s Belcher Organ Recital...

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Brett Eldredge in concert Oct. 2

Singer-songwriter Brett Eldredge, whose debut album “Bring You Back” rocketed to #2 on the Country Albums chart, will perform in concert Wednesday, Oct. 2 at 8 p.m. in the amphitheater on the Furman University campus....

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Pearce-Horton Complex nears completion

DODGING THE UNENDING deluges and downpours that drowned the Greenville area over the summer, construction crews somehow made good progress on the expansion of the press tower at Paladin Stadium. The actual “press level” for...

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Athletic Hall of Fame welcomes four new members

FOOTBALL STANDOUT Jerome Felton ’08, tennis stars James Cameron ’03 and Mary Neil Hagood McKie ’05, and longtime women’s tennis coach Debbie Southern will be inducted into Furman’s Athletic Hall of Fame October 5. Felton,...

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