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Psychology professor Einstein receives Lifetime Achievement Award

Gilles O. Einstein, Professor of Psychology at Furman University, was named co-recipient of a 2017 Lifetime Achievement Award presented by the International Conference of Prospective Memory (ICPM). The award was made during the ICPM’s 5th...

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SC officials criticize President Trump’s vulgar comment

President Donald J. Trump's derogatory comments about immigrant countries have ignited a global firestorm of reaction. Paul Hyde of The Greenville News gets local and regional response to Trump's choice of words. Speaking to lawmakers,...

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Aspen String Trio in concert Jan. 23

The Furman University Department of Music will host the Aspen String Trio in concert Tuesday, Jan. 23 at 8 p.m. in Daniel Recital Hall on campus. Free and open to the public, the performance includes...

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Tutu talks about truth at MLK Community Breakfast

Nontombi Naomi Tutu, daughter of South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu, spoke at a Community Breakfast Jan. 12 as part of a series of events honoring the life and work of Martin Luther King, Jr., "Building the...

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Furman listed in 200 Colleges “That Pay You Back”

Furman University is among the colleges and universities featured in the 2018 edition of The Princeton Review’s Colleges That Pay You Back: The 200 Schools That Give You the Best Bang for Your Tuition Buck....

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Zachos of UC California Santa Cruz speaks about climate change Jan. 25

Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar James Zachos, professor of Earth & Planetary Sciences at University of California Santa Cruz, will speak Thursday, Jan. 25 at 5:30 p.m. in Plyler Hall, Patrick Lecture Hall on the...

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Vermont’s Cooper Willsey is ready for a battle at U23 Nationals in Reno

Back from his fourth European race, U.S. cyclocrosser and Furman sophomore Cooper Willsey is gearing up for the Men’s U23 race at Reno Nationals on Sunday, Jan. 14. Cyclocross Magazine asked the Vermont native about his...

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Modern Languages professor Bost receives 2017 Jim Smart Award

Furman University Modern Languages professor and English department chair David Bost has been named winner of the James H. Smart Award by Furman’s Cothran Center for Vocational Reflection. Presented annually to a Furman faculty or...

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How tuberculosis symptoms became ideals of beauty in the 19th century

Allison Meier, a contributor for Hyperallergic, caught up with Furman University History professor Carolyn Day about her recently released book Consumptive Chic: A History of Beauty, Fashion, and Disease (Bloomsbury Academic). Homing in on the decades...

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Prints by Taryn McMahon on display in Thompson Gallery

Prints by Kent State University School of Art professor Taryn McMahon will be on display Jan. 15-Feb. 15 in Thompson Gallery on the Furman University campus. The artist will present a talk during a reception...

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