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Jefferson Awards Foundation announces 2018 Class of ChangeMakers

The goal of the Jefferson Awards Foundation in South Carolina is to cultivate the next generation of the state’s servant leaders. With that in mind, the organization has selected its first class of ChangeMakers—10 individuals...

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Woman’s work wear upstart gets ready to pop

With influencers like Hillary Clinton, Huma Abedin and Brooklyn Decker who sport Argent work attire, the company co-founded by Sali (Sumer) Christeson (Class of 2007)  and Eleanor Turner is well on its way to charting new territory....

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Fort Mill High senior organizes event to empower women leaders

[caption id="attachment_35775" align="alignright" width="400"] Fort Mill High School senior Erica Daly participated in the Riley Institute's Emerging Public Leaders program over the summer.[/caption] Fort Mill High School senior Erica Daly is working toward closing the...

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Manuscript Club students bound for Mexico City

Students in the Furman Manuscript Club have submitted an abstract, which has been accepted for the 2018 Digital Humanities Conference to be held in Mexico City this June. Using a double-blind peer review process, reviewers...

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Foresee and forget: how to remember the future

An article appearing in Scientific American draws on research by Furman psychology professor Gil Einstein and Mark McDaniel of Washington University (Saint Louis). The article unpacks the difference between retrospective memory and prospective memory, the latter...

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Professor Liz Smith weighs in on best and worst states for women

Politics and International Affairs professor Liz Smith contributes to an article appearing in USA Today about the best and worst states for women. She and other experts answer questions about the #metoo movement, factors to...

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Brutal and bountiful: Poet’s ‘Lindy Lee’ recalls Upstate’s textile history

[caption id="attachment_35754" align="alignright" width="337"] Kimberly J Simms is a 2002 Furman graduate.[/caption] Furman English graduate (Class of 2002) and poet Kimberly Simms answers questions posed by Paul Hyde of The Greenville News about her collection, Lindy...

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Furman presents climate change panel discussion March 14

Furman University’s David E. Shi Center for Sustainability will host an Alumni Climate Change panel discussion Wednesday, March 14 from 7-8:30 p.m. in Burgiss Theater of the Trone Student Center. The discussion is free and...

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In praise of faculty scholarship

Watch a video about the 2018 Faculty Scholarship Reception Faculty scholarship is happening all around Furman. Even on top of classroom requirements, advising, grading, serving on committees and attending meetings, professors from all disciplines are...

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Furman Symphonic Winds in concert March 16

Furman Symphonic Winds will present a concert Friday, March 16, at 8 p.m. in McAlister Auditorium on the Furman University campus. The CLP concert, “A Pocketful of Posies,” is open to the public. Tickets for...

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