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U.S. Army combat veteran Brad Carraway shines light on mental health, PTSD

Art by South Carolina native son and U.S. Army combat veteran Brad Carraway will be on display May 8-June 15 in Thompson Gallery of the Roe Art Building on the campus of Furman University. Regular...

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Health sciences professor Julian Reed writes book about movement in classroom

Furman University Professor of Health Sciences Julian Reed has written a new book about integrating movement and curriculum in the elementary classroom. The book, “Activating the Modern Classroom,” is published by Information Age Publishers. [caption...

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Fulbright grant awarded to senior Claire Pullan

Claire Pullan, a Furman University senior from Aiken, has won a Fulbright U.S. Student Program award for an English Teaching Assistantship for the 2018-2019 academic year from the U.S. Department of State and the J....

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2018’s greenest states

WalletHub gauges the eco-friendliness of all 50 states using 23 metrics such as LEED-certified buildings per capita and percentage of renewable energy consumption. The group also talks to university experts about how to build environmental...

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Ending public servant loan forgiveness hurts S.C. communities

[caption id="attachment_36078" align="alignright" width="337"] Bryan Boroughs '02 is vice president and general counsel for Institute for Child Success.[/caption] Often, public servants are willing to sacrifice big paychecks to do the work of the people. What...

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Chemistry professor Greg Springsteen wins SCICU teaching award

Furman Associate Professor of Chemistry Greg Springsteen has been awarded a 2018 Excellence in Teaching Award from the South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities, Inc. (SCICU). A faculty member from each of SCICU’s 20-member institutions...

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Individual impact

Furman political science graduate Alyssa Richardson '12 is one of a dozen individuals featured in a Business Officer magazine story about the value of a liberal arts education. Richardson, who graduated Harvard School of Law...

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Fewer vets in Congress impacts U.S. military intervention

[caption id="attachment_34876" align="alignright" width="300"] Colgate University Assistant Professor of Political Science Danielle Lupton is a 2008 Furman University graduate.[/caption] When fewer veterans serve in Congress, how does that impact the President's ability to exert force...

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Lyric Theatre presents Engelbert Humperdinck’s “Hansel and Gretel”

Furman University Lyric Theatre will present two performances of Engelbert Humperdinck’s “Hansel and Gretel” Thursday, April 19 and Saturday, April 21 at 8 p.m. in McAlister Auditorium. The opera is open to the public. Tickets...

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Political and public solutions threaten school safety

In the aftermath of the Parkland, Florida school shooting, Furman education professor Paul L. Thomas writes an opinion piece for Greenville Journal. Thomas, who joined the Furman faculty in 2002 and previously taught in the...

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