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Tenor Bergsvein Toverud ’19 wins top prize at national competition

Bergsvein Toverud, a 2019 Furman University music education graduate, has won first prize in the Advanced Classical Division at the Classical Singer Competition, which took place recently in Chicago, Illinois. [caption id="attachment_39260" align="alignright" width="460"] Toverud...

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The Greenville story of Troy Terry

Furman Executive Director for Graduate and Evening Studies Troy Terry has a passion for literacy and service-learning. The Lowcountry native and Clemson University graduate reveals other hobbies, interests and a little-known claim to fame in...

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Matt Olson debuts new jazz CD ‘789 Miles’

Furman Professor of Saxophone and Director of Jazz Studies Matt Olson has produced a new CD recording to be officially released June 21 on OA2 Records, part of Seattle-based independent jazz label Origin Records. [caption...

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With Brexit, AFL gets closer to its European customers

Will future cross-border regulations and taxes post-Brexit help or hurt U.S.-based companies like Upstate fiber optics manufacturer AFL, which has operations in Britain and customers on the continent? Will Brexit lead to lost business? Furman...

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Clare Ruble has star power

Furman University theatre arts graduate Clare Ruble has had her sights set on the stage since her childhood debut portraying an ostrich in "The Story of the Wide Mouthed Frog." And even before graduating Furman...

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D-Day would be nearly impossible to pull off today

[caption id="attachment_39141" align="alignright" width="267"] Furman alumna Danielle Lupton '08 is assistant professor of political science at Colgate University.[/caption] How feasible would the Allied invasion at Normandy be today in light of the many eyes in...

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Chemistry Professor Mary Elizabeth Anderson receives NSF grant

Furman Associate Professor of Chemistry Mary Elizabeth “Beth” Anderson has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) Research in Undergraduate Institutions (RUI) grant to support her work in materials science. [caption id="attachment_39105" align="alignright" width="303"] Mary Elizabeth...

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Must see rose garden

[caption id="attachment_39060" align="alignright" width="425"] In addition to tending gardens at Furman, Horticulturalist Sheree Wright also looks after swans at Furman Lake.[/caption] Sheree Wright is part of a crew of dedicated personnel at Furman University charged...

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Diversity champions honored at Upstate Diversity Leadership Awards

[caption id="attachment_39031" align="alignright" width="400"] The recipients were honored May 28 in Greenville.[/caption] Upstate diversity leaders were honored Thursday, May 28, at the 15th Annual Upstate Diversity Leadership Awards. The event, which was hosted by the...

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OLLI at Furman accepting applications for Senior Leaders Greenville

The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at Furman is accepting applications through June 15 for Class 6, Senior Leaders Greenville. Launched in 2013, Senior Leaders Greenville is a program designed for adults 55 and up...

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