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Engaging music

They’ve played for friends and faculty at Furman. They’ve played for music fans in a private home. They’ve played for middle and high school students. They’ve played for two communities of senior citizens. And that’s...

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Shucker Graduate in the Spotlight

Austin Charles History and Asian Studies Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Austin Charles knew he wanted to be on the other side of an ocean someday. The question was, which one? A summer semester in Oxford,...

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Women in Business: Tracy James

Tracy James is a partner in the law firm of Hamilton, Stephens, Steele & Martin in Charlotte, N.C., where she specializes in construction law with an emphasis on representing minority- and women-owned construction and design...

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Tracy James ’02 is a featured Charlotte Woman in Business

The Charlotte Business Journal recently featured Tracy Thompson James '02 as a "Charlotte Woman in Business." James is a Partner at Hamilton, Stephens, Steele & Martin specializing in construction law, with an emphasis on representing...

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Speaking of Schools: President Davis reflects on first year

Elizabeth Davis is just about to complete her first year as Furman’s president. In a wide-ranging podcast interview with Doug Keel, host of the South Carolina ETV Radio program “Speaking of Schools,” she discusses the...

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President Davis Urges Legislature to move swiftly on flag

Furman President Elizabeth Davis has issued a statement of support for the removal of the Confederate battle flag from the Statehouse grounds in Columbia. “I applaud and support the state's leadership in the call to remove...

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James J. (Jay) Burks ’89 promoted to Brigadier General

On June 1, 2015, James J. (Jay) Burks was promoted to Brigadier General in a ceremony conducted in Falls Church, VA. Burks graduated from Furman with a bachelor of arts in business administration. He is...

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A talent for bringing out the best

Just a few days after graduating with her elementary education degree from Furman, Madison Smith ’15 has happily taken the plunge into the world of adulthood. She’s rented her first house near downtown Greenville and...

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The comeback kid

Kadarron “KD” Anderson ’12 wasn’t your typical Furman football player. For one thing, he was really, really good—first-team All-America good. For another, he grew up in the Connie Maxwell Children’s Home in Greenwood, S.C., alongside...

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A voice for Greenville’s seniors

Furman University’s Senior Leaders Greenville is designed for people who aren’t ready to retire from life and who want to learn more about the issues and challenges facing their age group. The program “helps them...

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A star behind the scenes

Like many college freshmen, Caitlin Cain ’15 wasn’t sure what she wanted to do when she got to college. Unlike many college freshmen, it didn’t take her long to find out - one play, to...

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Celebrating 25 years of Kaleidoscope

By day, Bruce Cable is a Greenville County Schools challenge teacher, serving three elementary schools. By night, he teaches yoga at the Greenville Unitarian Universalist Fellowship on State Park Road. And during the summer, Cable...

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