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Furman’s Malici calls for reason over rhetoric and fear-mongering

Furman University political science professor Dr. Akan Malici offers another opinion piece in the Greenville News—his third in as many months. In it, he notes the consequences of succumbing to the barrage of media hype...

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Faculty, staff receive grants from ACS

Nine Furman faculty and staff members have received grants from the Associated Colleges of the South (ACS), an organization serving 16 nationally ranked liberal arts institutions. ACS Faculty Development Grants are funded by the Mellon Foundation...

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Malici: We must starve “clash of civilizations” narrative

While sensational and headline-grabbing, political rhetoric directed at Muslims “plays into the hands of terrorist propaganda that America is at war with Islam,” says Furman University Political Science Professor Akan Malici. He describes how feeding...

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Mixed media art exhibition to open Jan. 11

Mixed media art by Mollie Oblinger, Associate Professor of Art at Ripon College (Wis.), will be on display in Thompson Gallery, Roe Art Building, Jan. 11-Feb. 10. Gallery hours are Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. A...

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Liz Seman gives back through leadership

[caption id="attachment_20260" align="alignright" width="300"] Photo by Bart Boatwright, Greenville News. Used with permission.[/caption] In the Greenville nonprofit and public service spheres, Liz Seman’s name is synonymous with servant leadership. The Furman University Executive Director of...

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Furman hosts Church Music Conference Jan. 21-22

Furman University will host its 2016 Church Music Conference on campus Thursday and Friday, Jan. 21 and 22. The conference is open to the public. Founded in 1971, the Furman University Church Music Conference is made possible...

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Emerging Public Leader combines community service, visual arts

[caption id="attachment_20208" align="alignright" width="300"] Photo by Bart Boatwright of the Greenville News. Used with permission.[/caption] For Mauldin High School senior Celine Crum, deciding on her EPL community service project was easy. A participant in the...

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Shepherding social change, one day-laborer at a time

Derek Snook, a 2008 Furman University history graduate, spent time teaching in Kenya, chose to live a year in a Charleston homeless shelter, and worked for a short time as a day-laborer. Not long after,...

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Nelsen quoted in USA Today about Paris attacks, study away

Recent Paris terror attacks have refocused attention on emergency plans as they relate to study away programs. Furman Political Science professor Brent Nelsen says pieces of an emergency plan came together after 9/11, “ …...

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Furman Symphony, Oratorio Chorus to present “Messiah” Dec. 4

The Furman Symphony Orchestra and Oratorio Chorus will present Handel’s Messiah Friday, Dec. 4, at 8 p.m. in McAlister Auditorium on campus. The event is part of the Sound Quality Concert Series and is open to...

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