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Ray, Sweezey honored by staff
[caption id="attachment_17957" align="alignright" width="300"]President Elizabeth Davis honors Emily Sweezey (left) and Linda Ray (right) during an April 17 ceremony. [/caption] Ray, an administrative assistant in Modern Languages and Literatures, has worked at Furman for 35...
Continue ReadingThe prolific professor
Average number of people who view daily posts on his blog, “The Becoming Radical”: 600-700 Average number of words he writes each day: 1,000+ Number of followers on Twitter: 4,086 Number of tweets since February...
Continue ReadingMastering the “green” classroom
“Green thinking” has moved into classrooms, where students earn degrees specifically focused on sustainability studies or add an Earth-friendly spin to more traditional majors. Furman launched its sustainability science major in 2011, which allows students...
Continue ReadingShucker Graduate Rises Above the Challenge
Luke Christie has never taken a walk, can't cut his own steak and can't put himself to bed, but when you talk to him, you tend to forget his physical challenges. He's articulate, intelligent, funny...
Continue ReadingA tip of the graduation cap to Luke Christie
Luke Christie has never taken a walk, can't cut his own steak and can't put himself to bed, but when you talk to him, you tend to forget his physical challenges. He's articulate, intelligent, funny...
Continue ReadingMen’s cycling team makes clean sweep at national championships
How good is the Furman men’s cycling team? This past weekend at the USA Cycling Collegiate National Championships in Asheville, N.C., Furman claimed victories in the Road Race, Criterium and Team Time Trial events. It...
Continue ReadingHistory, Asian studies professor publishes new book
Furman University Assistant Professor of History and Asian Studies Wendy Matsumura, Ph.D., has published a new book about Okinawa. "The Limits of Okinawa: Japanese Capitalism, Living Labor, and Theorizations of Community" is published by Duke...
Continue ReadingA little bird told me
[caption id="attachment_17920" align="alignright" width="600"] Image courtesy of Shutterstock.com[/caption] The degree to which we humans can adapt to noise is many and varied. Let’s say we live in a quiet neighborhood where the only sounds we...
Continue ReadingFurman holds 2015 spring commencement
Furman awarded 649 undergraduate and master’s degrees and presented its top academic honors during graduation exercises Saturday evening. The weather cooperated perfectly as approximately 7,100 people attended the commencement activities in Paladin Stadium. Harold C....
Continue ReadingLive Video Streaming for Commencement
Furman will provide live video streaming of its graduation ceremony for the Class of 2015. Coverage begins at approximately 7:15 p.m. on Saturday, May 9. The service is provided for free by the Southern Conference...
Continue ReadingFulbright Grants Awarded to Two Shucker Graduates
Four Furman University students have been awarded English Teaching Assistantships from the Fulbright U.S. Student Program. The Fulbright recipients, who will begin their teaching assignments this fall, are Natalia Arenas (Simpsonville, S.C.); Bryan Betts (Tega...
Continue ReadingFulbright grants awarded to four Furman students
Four Furman University students have been awarded English Teaching Assistantships from the Fulbright U.S. Student Program. The Fulbright recipients, who will begin their teaching assignments this fall, are Natalia Arenas (Simpsonville, S.C.); Bryan Betts (Tega...
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