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Furman Theatre presents “Lobby Hero” by Lonergan

Furman University Theatre will present Kenneth Lonergan’s “Lobby Hero” Oct. 10-13 and Oct. 18-20 at 8 p.m., with Sunday matinee showings Oct. 14 and Oct. 21  at 3 p.m. All performances take place in The...

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Furman gears up for Family Weekend

Family Weekend at Furman University gets underway this weekend, Sept. 28-30. The long-running tradition, which is expected to host around 2,000 guests, is loaded with events ranging from performances and sports to sessions about academic...

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Four Furman graduates among Greenville’s ‘Best & Brightest 35 and Under’

On Sept. 25 at the Greenville ONE Center, Greenville Business Magazine honored 37 outstanding young professionals in a ceremony presented by Furman University and sponsored by Countybank. Among “The Best & Brightest 35 and Under,”...

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Art by Tom Flowers and family on display in Thompson Gallery

Art by Tom Flowers, Professor Emeritus of Art at Furman University, and family will be on display Oct. 5-Nov. 2 in Thompson Gallery of the Roe Art Building on campus. Regular Thompson Gallery hours are...

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Professor of Music Charles Tompkins opens Hartness Organ Series Oct. 2

Furman University Organist and Professor of Music Charles Boyd Tompkins will present a recital Tuesday, Oct. 2, at 8 p.m. in the Charles E. Daniel Memorial Chapel on campus. The recital, the first in the...

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Jim McNeely Jazz Trio in concert Saturday, Sept. 22

The Furman University Department of Music presents the Jim McNeely Jazz Trio Saturday, Sept. 22, at 8 p.m. in Daniel Recital Hall. The event is open to the public. Tickets are $15 for adults, $10...

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Band Extravaganza set for Sept. 28

Furman University’s Marching Band, The Paladin Regiment, will present its annual Band Extravaganza concert Friday, Sept. 28, at 8 p.m. in McAlister Auditorium on campus. The concert is open to the public and is held...

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Library historian Wiegand to speak about Greenville desegregation Oct. 3

Noted American library historian and Florida State University Professor Wayne Wiegand will speak about the efforts to desegregate the Greenville Public Library system Wednesday, Oct. 3, at 7 p.m. in Watkins Room of the Trone...

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Education professor Paul L. Thomas receives award for essay collection

Furman Department of Education Professor Paul L. Thomas has received the 2019 Divergent Award for Excellence in 21st Century Literacies for his collection of essays “Critical Media Literacy and Fake News in Post-Truth America” co-edited...

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Las Vegas shooting victims honored in art exhibition

Fifty-eight lives, 58 portraits. Through works of art, Ellen Culbertson Abramo, a 2000 Furman University art major turned education graduate (MA), is honoring those who perished in the Oct. 1, 2017 Las Vegas mass shooting....

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