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Furman on normal schedule Tuesday

Furman University will operate a normal schedule Tuesday, Feb. 24. Faculty, staff and students will receive text and email alerts anytime the normal operational status changes. Additional information or updates will be available on the...

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Miami String Quartet in concert Feb. 19

Furman University will host a performance by the acclaimed Miami String Quartet Thursday, Feb. 19 at 8 p.m. in Daniel Recital Hall on campus. Presented by the Furman University Partners in the Arts initiative and...

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Off to a successful start

Furman University’s Center for Corporate and Professional Development has announced that the inaugural class of the Women’s Leadership Institute is off to a highly successful start after beginning its work on campus in January. The...

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Deepening educational ties with China

Furman has been sending students to study abroad in China since the 1980s, but the university strengthened its ties to the nation in 2005 with a partnership program established at Su Zhou University just outside...

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University to operate on normal schedule Wednesday, Feb. 18

Furman will resume normal operations on Wednesday, Feb. 18. People traveling to campus tomorrow should be cautious and allow plenty of time to arrive. Faculty, staff and students will receive text and email alerts anytime...

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Author of Toxic Charity to speak on campus Feb. 17

Dr. Bob Lupton, author of Toxic Charity and founder of FCS Urban Ministries in Atlanta, will deliver the Peggy and Ed Good Lecture Tuesday, Feb. 17 at 7 p.m. in Furman's Hartness Pavilion. Lupton’s talk,...

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LTC Scrivens appointed chair of military science program

For the past three years, Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Gregory Scrivens worked from a desk in one of the world’s largest office buildings. He shared the space with 23,000 coworkers spread among five stories and 17.5...

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Furman marks 50 years of desegregation

Furman will hold a number of events marking 50 years of desegregation at the university. The first is a panel discussion, which will be held Wednesday, Feb.11 at 6:30 p.m. in Johns Hall 101 on...

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What is Yik Yak? A very popular app

Yik Yak, a mobile, anonymous social network with apps for Android and iOS, launched in November 2013 and has been a huge hit on college campuses ever since. “You can think of it as a...

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More praise for Furman’s beauty

Furman is listed among the “30 Most Beautiful College Campuses in the South,” according to an article on “The Best Colleges” website. The university was ranked No. 4 on the list, which featured schools that...

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Art-in-progress by Glen Miller on display

An ongoing drawing exhibition by Furman art professor Glen Miller will be on display Feb. 19-March 20 in Thompson Gallery of the Roe Art Building on the Furman University campus. Thompson Gallery hours are 9...

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Furman listed among “Colleges That Pay You Back”

Furman is listed among the nation’s top 200 schools that provide students with an outstanding combination of academics, affordability and career prospects, according to a new book published by The Princeton Review. The university is...

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