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Another ‘sellout’ for Lessons and Carols
Now celebrating its 19th year, Furman's Festival of Lessons and Carols continues Sunday, Dec. 15 with two services at 3 and 5 p.m. in Daniel Chapel. Free tickets have been spoken for, but there's a...
Continue ReadingSowing a passion for science
Furman biology professor Laura Thompson has inspired classrooms of students since she joined the university in 1987. Thompson was trained in plant physiology, but her focus today is ethnobotany, or the relationships between people and...
Continue ReadingInternational violinist connects with Furman students
William Preucil, who has served nearly 20 years as the concertmaster of the Cleveland Orchestra, maintains a busy performing schedule but always has found time to help nurture the next generation of classical violin players....
Continue ReadingAward-winning music in the great outdoors
Furman percussion professor Omar Carmenates is among the performers on a recording that has been named one of NPR Music’s “50 Favorite Albums Of 2013.” Carmenates was one of 30-plus percussionists who gathered in the...
Continue ReadingAward-winning music in the great outdoors
Furman percussion professor Omar Carmenates is among the performers on a recording that has been named one of NPR Music’s “50 Favorite Albums Of 2013.” Carmenates was one of 30-plus percussionists who gathered in the...
Continue ReadingExploring Furman’s living classroom
Christina Phillips ’13 recently spent her summer operating a zipline across Furman Lake. But this wasn’t your ordinary zipline. Phillips made 12,000 runs using a special 30-meter-long zipline constructed of garden hose reels and fishing...
Continue ReadingJazz Combos to perform free concert Dec. 8
Furman Jazz Combos will present a concert Sunday, Dec. 8 at 8 p.m. in Daniel Recital Hall on campus. The concert is free and open to the public and is a CLP. The Jazz Combos are coached...
Continue ReadingAn American student in Indonesia
Attending the 2013 Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation CEO Summit in Bali, Indonesia this fall was the biggest gift that Furman senior Katie Lowery had ever received. But it was also a revelatory experience. While Lowery,...
Continue ReadingA stunning campus, indeed
The beauty of the Furman campus continues to draw accolades. In a recent posting on Buzzfeed, the university was listed among “10 Uniquely Stunning College Campuses from Around the World.” Furman was one of three...
Continue ReadingProfessor Bibb writes about the end of the world
There is an important difference in how religious people often view the nature of the world and the "end times." A part of contemporary American Christianity is shaped by the idea that the world is...
Continue ReadingProfessor Bibb writes about the end of the world
There is an important difference in how religious people often view the nature of the world and the "end times." A part of contemporary American Christianity is shaped by the idea that the world is...
Continue ReadingPro-gun lobbyist Larry Pratt to speak Dec. 5
Larry Pratt, executive director of Gun Owners of America (GOA), will speak on the Furman campus Thursday, Dec. 5 at 7 p.m. in Watkins Room of the Trone Student Center. His talk, “Tickets to the Gun...
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