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Working to fill the empathy gap

Brittany Wright ’19 wanted to get experience doing research outside of Furman. Thanks to a grant from The Furman Advantage she was able to do just that at the University of South Carolina’s Arnold School...

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Greetings from Augusta National

Furman had three golfers invited to the inaugural Augusta National Women’s Amateur that is taking place April 3-6, and The Augusta Chronicle was impressed enough to write about it. The Furman golfers are junior Natalie...

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Furman alum studies what listeners perceive as ‘gay speech’

Travis Evans-Sago ’09 knew as soon as he started speaking in McEachern Lecture Hall many people in the audience would rightly conclude he’s gay. How they were able to do that was the subject of...

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Alum Claire Gibson to read from her new novel April 16

Watch an interview with Claire Gibson on "Guideposts" Claire Gibson, a 2009 Furman University graduate, will return to campus to discuss her debut novel, “Beyond the Point,” Tuesday, April 16, at 5 p.m. in Room...

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Symphonic Winds concert April 12 honors retiring professor Les Hicken

Just a few short weeks after leading the Furman Symphonic Winds in a performance at New York’s historic Carnegie Hall, Leslie W. Hicken will conduct the ensemble in its annual spring concert Friday, April 12,...

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Yale University’s David Bromwich presents Tocqueville lecture April 10

David Bromwich, author and Sterling Professor of English at Yale University, will speak on the campus of Furman University Wednesday, April 10, at 5 p.m. in the Watkins Room of the Trone Student Center. His...

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What happens if Obamacare is struck down?

Research by 2018 Furman graduate Emma Winiski is cited in a New York Times article about what could happen to many Americans if the Affordable Care Act is ruled unconstitutional. The article refers to a...

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PalaTHON breaks fundraising record, funds endowment for children’s camp

On Saturday, more than 250 Furman University students came together in Timmons Arena for the school's 6th annual PalaTHON. The six-hour dance marathon raised more than $40,500, all of which will go to support Prisma Health...

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Furman student named 2019 Newman Civic Fellow

Whitney Maness, a Furman University junior from Rock Hill, has been named a 2019 Newman Civic Fellow by Campus Compact, a Boston-based non-profit organization working to advance civic engagement in higher education. Maness is one...

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Professor Erin Wamsley receives $527,551 NSF grant

Is it possible that daydreaming is not such a waste of time after all? That while we’re taking a break from our immediate surroundings, our brains are working to process recent memories without a conscious...

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