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Historic leadership for a historic university

On March 19, Elizabeth Davis will be inaugurated as Furman’s 12th president. She officially began her duties as the university’s president on July 1, 2014 after coming from Baylor University, where she spent 22 years...

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Singers to perform seven concerts during tour

The Furman University Singers will be on tour Sunday, March 8 through Tuesday, March 17 performing at local and regional churches, with two closing concerts in Daniel Memorial Chapel Monday and Tuesday, March 16 and...

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Davis to guest conduct Singers’ closing concert

The Furman University Singers will conclude their spring tour with two concerts Monday, March 16 and Tuesday, March 17 at 8 p.m. in Daniel Memorial Chapel on campus. As part of the presidential inauguration festivities...

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A daily dose of art

Jhanay Williams ’14 was wrestling with a life-changing decision as she approached graduation from Furman last year. On one side, there was the safe place to purse her master’s degree: New York University, located in...

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Sweet dreams in the Furman lab

Sleep. Most of us look forward to it as a way to recuperate from a hectic day and prepare our bodies and minds for the next. But researchers in the Psychology Department at Furman are...

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Improving diversity in the sciences

Current statistics from the National Science Foundation on women and minorities in science and engineering suggest that the demographic composition of scientists and engineers does not reflect the large diversity of the American population. Over...

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Internet, mass media impact press-government relations

In today’s world, talk about what goes in our nation’s Capital is common place. But are we really being told everything that takes place in our nation’s capital? On Feb. 24, former host of CNN’s...

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By the work of their hands

In his now famous commencement address at Stanford University, Steve Jobs said, “You’ve got to find what you love . . . the only way to do great work is to love what you do.”...

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Benefits of hopping, running and jumping

Furman health sciences professor Julian Reed says that if children are hopping, jumping and running while they are learning math, English and other school subjects, they will not only be fitter, but they will learn...

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A defining challenge of our era

Furman recently announced that it had received a $500,000 gift to support its rapidly growing Poverty Studies program. Meanwhile, on the same day, the University of North Carolina announced that it was considering closing its...

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World Religions Symposium continues throughout spring

Furman University will hold its annual World Religions Symposium beginning Thursday, Feb. 26 at 5:30 p.m. in Johns Hall 101 on the Furman campus. The symposium, “Hinduism, A Living Tradition” is free and open to...

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High Noon spring series begins March 18

Furman biology professor Wade Worthen will examine the state of scientific literacy in America when he opens the university’s High Noon spring lecture series Wednesday, March 18 at the Upcountry History Museum-Furman. The lecture, “Science...

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