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Feeding the hungry in South Carolina

If you've ever crossed paths with a deer on South Carolina backroads or highways, you know the species is not in short supply. What is lacking in the state is access to free-range, healthy protein...

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Shaniece Criss: Councilwoman, GCS Hall of Fame member

Shaniece Criss was not only reelected to her post on the Travelers Rest City Council in November, but she was also voted into the Greenville County Schools Hall of Fame. The Furman University assistant professor...

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FSO and Oratorio Chorus present Handel’s ‘Messiah’

The Furman Symphony Orchestra (FSO) and Oratorio Chorus will present Handel’s “Messiah” Friday, Dec. 6, at 8 p.m. in McAlister Auditorium on the Furman University campus. The event is open to the public and is...

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Furman Jazz Combos present concert Dec. 8

The Furman Jazz Combos will present a concert Sunday, Dec. 8, at 8 p.m. in Daniel Recital Hall on campus. Presented by the Furman Department of Music, the concert is free and open to the...

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Greenville: Facing its past

Montgomery, Alabama, is the home of The National Memorial for Peace and Justice, a place dedicated to African Americans who have perished by lynching or fallen victim to other racial injustices. The central memorial is...

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Furman plays role in NSF grant to advance women in STEM

The statistics from the National Science Foundation are sobering: Women across all ethnicities fall well behind men in the number who hold full professorships in science, technology, engineering and math. To target the gender gap, the...

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Moravian Love Feast Dec. 8

Furman’s Office of Spiritual Life presents its annual Love Feast, Sunday, Dec. 8, at 5 p.m. in Daniel Memorial Chapel. Based on shared feast traditions that date to the early church, the Love Feast celebrates...

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Furman professor elected fellow of AAAS

The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has elected George C. Shields, a Furman University chemistry professor, to the rank of fellow in the organization. This year’s cohort includes 443 members; they will...

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Weaponized learning outcomes

A subpoena to appear in the Supreme Court of the Kingdom of Tonga inspires Furman's David Eubanks to opine on the subject of "learning outcomes" and official statements that attempt to measure the same. Eubanks,...

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Furman to end exemption for off-campus fraternity houses

Since 2001, Furman has required all students to live in on-campus housing except for seniors who wish to live in off-campus fraternity houses. Furman University will eliminate off-campus fraternity houses by fall 2020. Several media...

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