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Furman recognizes graduates of Women’s Leadership Institute

The Women’s Leadership Institute (WLI) of Furman University recently recognized the following Class of 2020 graduates: Nenna Akpaete-Culliver, Michelin North America Rafaela Baranzano, Fitesa Emily Baulig, Goodwill Industries of Upstate/Midlands, SC Amie Blankenship, LS3P Lauren...

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Furman Libraries acquires unique music collection

Two new collections of microtonal music – music played with tones that exist in the spaces between notes like C and C sharp or E and F – have a new home at Furman University....

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Relieving the tax burden

Sydney Tanner ’20 looks forward to the time of year most people dread – tax season. For the third year in a row, Tanner is volunteering with Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA), a free tax...

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Furman likes all its numbers heading into postseason

Furman Head Coach Bob Richey has high hopes for the Paladins as they head into postseason play in Asheville this weekend. The 25-6 team has won 10 of its last 11 matchups, stepping into the...

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March Madness: How to spice up the first four games in Dayton

In a college basketball season where a team can look terrific one night and abysmal the next, the job of the NCAA Tournament selection committee has never been more difficult, says Forbes magazine contributor Brian...

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Keys to Biden’s success in SC

For Furman University Politics and International Affairs Professor Danielle Vinson '89, the margin of Joe Biden's decisive victory in the South Carolina primary was jaw-dropping. In a Spartanburg Herald-Journal article, Vinson credits Biden's win to...

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Who is a South Carolina Democrat?

In an article appearing in The Greenville News, the question posed to Furman University Politics and International Affairs Professor Danielle Vinson and others is "What makes a South Carolina Democrat?" About the state's Democratic electorate,...

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10 big questions heading into Saturday’s election

Ahead of Saturday's Democratic primary, The Greenville News taps political science experts from Furman University and Clemson for their take on what the election results will be and what the outcome will mean going forward....

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Upstate SC: A culinary wonderland

Since 1985, Furman University alumnus Tommy Stevenson '65 has been arriving in the wee hours, every day to grind sausage, cut pork chops and cube his own steak at Tommy’s Country Ham House. A fixture...

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SC’s impact on the 2020 race

In an election year, we often hear from Furman Politics and International Affairs Professor and alumna Danielle Vinson '89. CBS News caught up with the election expert in an on-camera interview in Washington, D.C. In...

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