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Longest publishes book on young Catholics in America

Kyle Longest, assistant professor of sociology at Furman, has co-authored a new book, Young Catholic America: Emerging Adults In, Out of and Gone from the Church. Published by Oxford University Press and written with Christian Smith, Jonathan...

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Hough ’17 wins national championship

Cyclist Charlie Hough, a Furman University freshman from Travelers Rest, was crowned a national champion after winning the Criterium event at the Captech USA Cycling Collegiate Road National Championships in Richmond, Va., last weekend. Furman...

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Pi Kappa Phi wins Award of Distinction

The Delta Chapter of Pi Kappa Phi fraternity at Furman University has received the 2014 Chapter Award of Distinction from the North-American Interfraternity Conference (NIC). The award was presented to fraternity members at the NIC...

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Philosophy professor accepts appointment at USC School of Medicine

Furman philosophy professor Carmela Epright has been invited to join the Department of Psychiatry at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine in Columbia as Clinical Professor of Neuropsychiatry and Behavioral Science. She will continue...

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Keep the Furman Experience Alive

As we prepare to welcome the Class of 2014 into the Alumni Association at Commencement this Saturday, we are reminded that they stand on the shoulders of the loyal donors who sacrificially supported their Furman...

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Furman cyclist wins national championship

Charlie Hough, a Furman freshman from Travelers Rest, won the Criterium event at the Captech USA Cycling Collegiate Road National Championships in Richmond, Va., last weekend. Hough defeated a field of 90 riders who had...

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Furman’s Pi Kappa Phi fraternity receives national award

The Delta Chapter of Pi Kappa Phi fraternity at Furman has received the 2014 Chapter Award of Distinction from the North-American Interfraternity Conference (NIC). The Chapter Award of Distinction recognizes the undergraduate chapter which is highly...

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Hollingsworth Undergraduate Research projects

Four Furman University economics students who conducted Hollingsworth Undergraduate Summer Research projects in 2013 said the experience helped them map out their career paths. “We want to give students real research experience,” said Jason Jones,...

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Paladins win two events in opening day of SoCon Championships

Junior Tripp Hurt, freshman Brock Baker and freshman Tanner Hinkle give the Furman men’s track team a bright future. April 26-27 they also gave the Paladins a bright present with three men’s Southern Conference track...

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How to prevent sexual assault and date violence

Furman is a safe campus and most students don’t consider issues like sexual assault or dating violence. However, in a Tuesday lecture titled “Stand up and Speak” Jenna Vee Church from the Julie Valentine Center...

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Burnett ’14 to teach English in France

Zach Burnett, a Furman University senior from Frankfort, Ky., has been awarded an assistantship to teach English and American culture in primary and secondary schools in the Aix-Marseille region of France. The Teaching Assistant Program in...

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The economics of adultery

Did the financial crisis of 2008 drive married couples to adultery? In the Wonkblog of The Washington Post, an article headlined “The economics of adultery” examined whether there was any correlation between unfaithfulness and a faltering economy. Among...

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