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Professor Andersen receives Fulbright to teach in Croatia

Furman Earth and Environmental Sciences professor Brannon Andersen has been awarded a Fulbright Scholarship for teaching and research at the University of Zadar in Croatia during the 2014-15 academic year. Through the grant, Dr. Andersen will...

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The Underdog King of World Cup Soccer

Going into this summer’s World Cup in Brazil, the U.S. national team is more popular than ever. Why is that? Here’s one theory: America loves playing the underdog. It’s perhaps fitting, then, that the man...

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Furman honors alumni, inducts new members to Benefactors Circle

In mid-May, Furman’s trustees and boards and councils converged on campus for the annual Leadership Summit Weekend. In addition to regular meetings, key volunteers and donors gather for the presentation of the year’s four alumni...

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A new twist on the food truck

This sleek Airstream, aptly named The Bullet, isn't just a kitchen on wheels, it's an incubator for business. Furman alumnus Chase Fisher ’09 and his partners are piloting a new food truck project in Montgomery,...

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Kirby named director of Center for Corporate and Professional Development

Victoria Kirby has been named Director of the university's Center for Corporate and Professional Development.  A Furman graduate, Kirby was a co-founder and managing principal for a leading network integration company in the southeastern United States,...

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A new twist on the food truck

This sleek Airstream, aptly named The Bullet, isn't just a kitchen on wheels, it's an incubator for business. Furman alumnus Chase Fisher ’09 and his partners are piloting a new food truck project in Montgomery,...

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Remembering the Normandy Invasion

Hours before the first Allied troops stormed the beaches of Normandy, Herb Crews was already well behind enemy lines. As crew chief of a C-47 military transport aircraft, Crews was assigned to drop 28 paratroopers...

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Professor Nelsen reappointed as SCETV Commission chairman

South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley has reappointed Furman political science professor Brent Nelsen to serve as chairman of the South Carolina Educational Television Commission. He has served as chairman since 2011, and his new, six-year...

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Riley Institute celebrates 10 years of DLI

More than 80 business, education and community leaders gathered at Michelin North America Monday morning to help the Riley Institute at Furman celebrate the 10-year anniversary of its highly successful Diversity Leaders Initiative (DLI) program. The...

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DLI Anniversary Celebration

The Diversity Leadership Initiative, part of Furman University’s Riley Institute, celebrated 10 years of achievement and unveiled Unite South Carolina, a magazine that looks at 10 of those successes, at a breakfast hosted by Michelin North...

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Vontsolos ’15 wins Adam Smith Prize for economics

Emily Vontsolos, a rising senior at Furman University, won the 2014 Adam Smith prize, awarded for the best economics paper submitted each year. The award was presented at the Economics Department’s end-of-year picnic recently, said...

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Class of 2014 leaves record-breaking legacy

When the Class of 2014 walked across the stage this May, they had plenty to be proud of. But this year, graduates carried with them a unique achievement—they set the record for participation in Furman...

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