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Mayor Knox White to speak on campus Feb. 22

Knox White, mayor of the City of Greenville since 1995, will speak on the Furman University campus Wednesday, Feb. 22 at 7 p.m. in Watkins Room of the Trone Student Center. The talk, “Reimagining Greenville:...

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NC NAACP president, authors hold workshop, give lecture Feb. 22

Rev. William Barber II, president of the North Carolina NAACP, and Rev. Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove, both of Durham, N.C., will speak on the Furman University campus in two events Wednesday, Feb. 22. The first event is...

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Art by Anna Kell on display in Thompson Gallery

Art by Bucknell University art professor Anna Kell will be on display in Furman University’s Thompson Gallery, Roe Art Building Feb. 27-March 24. Thompson Gallery hours are Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. A reception and talk...

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Arbor Day Foundation confers Tree Campus USA® honor

Furman University was again honored with the 2016 Tree Campus USA® recognition by the Arbor Day Foundation for its commitment to effective urban forest management. The designation marks the ninth time Furman has received the...

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Symphonic Winds in concert with guest Timothy Mahr Feb. 24

[caption id="attachment_30087" align="alignright" width="200"] Timothy Mahr will present the Consortium World Premiere of his work "Symphony No. 1".[/caption] Furman University Symphonic Winds will present a concert Friday, Feb. 24 at 8 p.m. in McAlister Auditorium...

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Furman getting major league advice from Leo Mazzone

Paladin pitching is getting the benefit of MLB coaching through the expertise of Leo Mazzone who was tapped by Paladin head coach Brett Harker as special adviser to the team. As reported in The Greenville...

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Organ concert features Pamela Decker Feb. 21

The Furman University Department of Music will present a concert featuring celebrated organist Pamela Decker Tuesday, Feb. 21, at 8 p.m. in Daniel Memorial Chapel on campus. [caption id="attachment_30029" align="alignright" width="209"] University of Arizona in...

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Muslims and refugees, integral part of Greenville

Furman religion professor Alfons Teipen adds to the voices railing against President Trump and his temporary travel ban he imposed late January. In a commentary for The Greenville News, Teipen looks at immigrants, both local...

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10 things you didn’t know about Leonardo McClarty

Leonard McClarty, a 1996 Furman University political science graduate, reveals little-known facts about his personal life in an article appearing in The Baltimore Sun/Howard County Times. The Altanta native and Howard County Chamber of Commerce...

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Award-winning historian speaks about film “Glory” Feb. 22

Doug Egerton, professor of history at Le Moyne College (Syracuse, N.Y.) will deliver the 2017 George B. Tindall Memorial Lecture in History Wednesday, Feb. 22, at 5 p.m. in Johns Hall 101 on the campus...

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