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Musicians present concert, perform at international clarinet festival

Furman Clarinet Ensemble (FCE), a group of 16 student musicians, will present a concert Wednesday, July 24, at noon at the Carolina Music Museum, 516 Buncombe St., in Greenville. The concert is free and open...

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M.O. Owens ’33, Furman’s oldest known alumnus, dies at 105

[caption id="attachment_39522" align="alignright" width="283"] A sculpture of Owens greets K-12 students at Gaston Christian School's Worship and Fine Arts Center. Owens attended the 2018 dedication.[/caption] Hand raised aloft, a smiling bronze sculpture of Milum Oswell...

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Music by the Lake Summer Concert Series resumes July 11

As Director of Bands Leslie W. Hicken enters retirement at Furman University, he will continue to lead the Music by the Lake Summer Concert Series, which begins Thursday, May 23, at 7:30 p.m. at the...

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Computational chemistry conference at Furman spurs innovation, academic diversity

More than 100 chemists from across the nation will convene in Greenville, South Carolina, when Furman University hosts the 18th annual MERCURY Conference for Undergraduate Computational Chemistry July 15-19. Founded in 2001, Molecular Education and...

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Q&A with Karen Foreman: Founder of Global Village

[caption id="attachment_39479" align="alignright" width="300"] Foreman is a 1984 Furman economics alum and a 1991 international development graduate of the Harvard Kennedy School.[/caption] Karen Foreman didn't know that a post-college trip to see friends in Americus,...

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Most beautiful college campuses in America

There are other aspects of a university besides stellar academics and faculty that draw students to Furman University. The Active Times canvasses social media, online reviews and other sources to come up with a coast-to-coast...

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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 2019 graduates: Tina Belge, Greenville County Deanna Berry, McWhorter Capital Partners Katherine Boda, Furman University Jamie Bryant, Christ Church Episcopal School...

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Wes Dripps, Laura Bain discuss sustainability on air

Furman Earth and Environmental Sciences Professor Wes Dripps and Associate Director of Sustainability Assessment Laura Bain are guests on 106.3 WORD radio's "Cover Story" with Evan Smith. The two tag team on the piece, in...

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Health sciences professors advance guidelines for preventing injury, death

Furman University Health Sciences professors Tony Caterisano, Matt Feigenbaum and Ben Snyder contributed to a set of national guidelines aimed at preventing injuries and deaths related to college sports training. Their paper, written with other...

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Basking in Obama’s ‘afterglow’ could burn Biden

According to an article appearing in The Washington Times, the Democratic base still holds enormous goodwill toward former President Barack Obama. But some early state voters say Obama failed to deliver on many of his...

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