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Relay for Life raises more than $40,000 for American Cancer Society

About 350 students, faculty, staff and community members showed their support for cancer patients during Friday's Relay for Life, a fundraising event for the American Cancer Society that took place on the Furman Mall. The participants raised more...

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Making health a priority

Just in time for final exam prep and the promise of warmer, sunnier days ahead, PHOKUS (Promoting Healthy Options through Knowledge, Understanding, and Service) and the Furman Division of Student Life will present a health...

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Students receive top academic awards

It’s that time of year again when Furman  students are recognized for their hard work and accomplishments. On April 1, more than 80 awards were conferred on over 100 students representing disciplines from mathematics and...

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Former Ohio State running back Maurice Clarett to speak April 10

Former Ohio State University running back Maurice Clarett will speak on the Furman University campus Wednesday, April 10, at 7:30 p.m. in McAlister Auditorium. [caption id="attachment_38421" align="alignright" width="315"] Former Buckeye Clarett will speak about his...

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Stevenson ’62 honored for life of genetics work

Furman alumnus Roger Stevenson '62 was honored April 2 with the  2019 Rimoin Lifetime Achievement Award by the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics--one of the most prestigious awards in the industry. The 78-year-old...

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Awards spotlight outstanding leadership in service and diversity

The signs of spring are everywhere on campus—cherry blossoms, birds chirping, the Janie Earle Rose Garden on the cusp of unfurling its blooms. And while the environmental signs of the season are many, so are...

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Class of 2019 art students to display work April 9-May 11

Art by 12 Furman University graduating seniors will be on display April 9-May 11 in Thompson Gallery of the Roe Art Building on campus. Thompson Gallery hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday through Friday. A...

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Sue Samuels ’87 named director of bands

Sue Samuels, a 1987 Furman University graduate, has been named director of bands for the Furman Department of Music. Samuels, who fills the post of retiring music faculty member Leslie W. Hicken, will assume the...

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Students unearth the past to connect with the present

The grave markers in Brutontown Cemetery are stark reminders of segregation and the untold African-American narratives in the Greenville community. Amid a tangle of vines and roots, the stones point to residents – some believed...

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Notre Dame computer science professor Tim Weninger presents Hesburgh Lecture April 11

Notre Dame Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Engineering Tim Weninger will speak on the campus of Furman University Thursday, April 11, at 7 p.m. in Daniel Memorial Chapel. A reception with Weninger follows in...

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