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Carnegie Hall Comes to Furman

Decoda, the Affiliate Ensemble of Carnegie Hall, lavished their unique brand of music upon concert goers Sept. 15. Paul Hyde of The Greenville News spoke with Dr. Anna Joiner about the artists-in-residence who also led...

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AHBC Presents New York Times Columnist, Best-Selling Author David Brooks

The American History Book Club & Forum and Upcountry History Museum-Furman University will host New York Times columnist and best-selling author David Brooks Wednesday, Oct. 5 at 7 p.m. at The Poinsett Club in downtown...

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Political Science Professor Malici Coauthors New Book

Furman Political Science Professor Akan Malici has coauthored a new book about United States-Iran relations. The book, Role Theory and Role Conflict in U.S.-Iran Relations: Enemies of Our Own Making is cowritten by Stephen G....

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Social Responsibility Meets Environmental Responsibility

Miracle Hill Ministries was one of three organizations chosen to receive a portion of an anonymous donation given in spring 2015 to Furman University with the directive that it be used to help make several...

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Hungary, Sixty Years After the Revolution

2011 Furman graduate Claire Greenstein and 2012 Furman graduate Brandon Tensley have authored their third article for Foreign Affairs, a publication of the Council on Foreign Relations. In it, the authors describe how 60 years...

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Furman Theatre to Present “The Birthday Party”

Furman University Theatre will present The Birthday Party by Harold Pinter Sept. 28-Oct. 1 and Oct. 6-8 at 8 p.m., with matinee showings Oct. 2 and Oct. 9 at 3 p.m. All performances take place...

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Visiting Scholar Charles Kimball to Speak About Islam Sept. 26

Dr. Charles Kimball, Presidential Professor and Director of Religious Studies at the University of Oklahoma (Norman, Okla.), will speak on the campus of Furman University Monday, Sept. 26 at 1:30 p.m. in Johns Hall 101....

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Carnegie Hall Affiliate Ensemble, Decoda, in Concert Sept. 15

The Furman Department of Music will host a concert featuring Decoda, the Affiliate Ensemble of Carnegie Hall, Thursday, Sept. 15 at 8 p.m. in Daniel Recital Hall on the Furman campus. The concert is free...

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Professor Receives $347,000 NIMH Grant

Erin Wamsley, an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Furman University, has received a $347,000 grant from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) to study the effect of waking rest on memory. The three-year Academic...

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Furman, Community Inextricably Linked

In a Greenville News op-ed piece, Dr. Angela Halfacre cites beliefs of our nation’s founding fathers who espoused the importance of youth involvement in civic engagement and service. With Furman’s Community Engagement Initiative, the university has...

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