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Hunter, former coach battles hunger in Palmetto State

When former Furman University assistant head football coach Tim Sorrells retired in 2017, he turned his attention to a group whose mission is to feed the chronically hungry in South Carolina. South Carolina Hunters for...

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Getting to know Emily Scott Robinson

Singer-songwriter, Emily Scott Robinson, a 2009 Furman University Spanish and history alumna, is featured in Yes! Weekly, a publication out of her hometown of Greensboro, North Carolina. The story describes her cross-country journey collecting material...

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Pitch competition set for student entrepreneurs

The Furman Office for Innovation and Entrepreneurship will host its first annual Paladin Pitch Competition set for Saturday, Feb. 22, 9-11 a.m., in McAlister Auditorium on campus. Six student teams, armed with their venture pitches,...

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Greenville residents tell stories of the Holocaust

The South Carolina Council on the Holocaust will mark 75 years since the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau with its observance of the International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Jan. 28. Preserving memories from that time, the council...

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Replanting mall’s natural charm

Angelia Davis of The Greenville News reports on the multi-year tree replanting project happening at Furman University. The latest phase has removed 40 of the nearly 70-year-old oaks lining Furman Mall from the PAC to...

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English professor Joni Tevis awarded NEA Fellowship

Joni Tevis, the Bennette E. Geer Associate Professor of English at Furman University, has been awarded a 2020 Creative Writing Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). The NEA selected only 36 Fellows...

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Preparing students for meaningful work

Heidi Bostic, visiting associate provost for special projects at Furman University, looks beyond higher education as a means to a singular end, that is, the quest for the perfect job. In a piece she wrote...

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Shooting for the stars

Robert Anderson III, a 2018 physics alumnus, graduated Furman University cum laude at the age of 42. He was also part of the Furman Teacher Education program, which, he says, "should be major in and...

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Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

For more than 15 years, Furman University has celebrated the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. through a slate of activities that honors the civil rights era icon. Activities include setting aside...

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Furman hosts Fania E. Davis at MLK community breakfast

Fania E. Davis, social justice activist and civil rights attorney, will speak at a community breakfast honoring the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Friday, Jan. 17, at 8 a.m. in...

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