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Sarah Clanton moves to Music City

2007 Furman graduate Sarah Clanton was still a Furman student when she fell in love with Nashville. After making Greenville her home for many years, the singer/songwriter/cellist followed her heart to the place where she...

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Wagenknecht and Turlington ’16 present research in Poland

A collaborative learning environment where students work alongside professors has long been a hallmark of Furman’s liberal arts offering. With that opportunity often come other perks. Chemistry major and Beckman Scholar Michael Turlington ’16 joined...

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Part three of Criminal Justice Series: Tuesday, Aug. 4

Minor drug offenses can sideline citizens for years as they serve out lengthy prison terms. After incarceration, many will go on to repeat offenses that landed them in prison in the first place. Is there...

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Charleston Police Chief Mullen to speak in criminal justice series

Controversial police shootings in Ferguson, Baltimore, North Charleston, and the recent death of Sandra Bland have eroded trust in law enforcement, not only around the country, but here in South Carolina. Moreover, citizens with mental...

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Riley Institute names afterschool/expanded learning policy fellows

Fifteen leaders in the field of afterschool and expanded learning nationwide have been selected as White-Riley-Peterson Policy Fellows as part of a partnership between the Riley Institute at Furman University and the Charles Stewart Mott...

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Furman earns place on President’s honor roll

Furman has been named to the 2014 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, which recognizes institutions of higher education that support exemplary community service programs and raise the visibility of effective practices in campus...

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Area teens named Emerging Public Leaders

The Riley Institute at Furman University has announced its 2015-16 class of Emerging Public Leaders (EPL). Launched in 2002 by the Riley Institute, Emerging Public Leaders is an intensive, statewide service-oriented leadership program for rising...

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Bridges to a Brighter Future students enroll in college

Twenty Greenville County high school graduates and participants in Furman University’s Bridges to a Brighter Future will enroll in college. Nearly all the graduates will be enrolling as first-generation college students. Program director Pam Davis says, “The beauty...

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Meet the new Bridges students

Twenty-seven Greenville County high school students have been invited to participate in Furman University’s Bridges to a Brighter Future, a program whose mission is to give students the tools and support they need to overcome...

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Check out the Lakeside Summer Concert Series

Furman's Music by the Lake Summer Concert Series, a Greenville tradition since 1968, opened Thursday, May 28, at 7:30 p.m. in the university’s amphitheater. Celebrating the “Sounds of Summer,” the Lakeside Concert Band, under the...

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