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Greenville News reviews “Pomp and Circumstance”
Something really big happens to the graduating college seniors in Randall David Cook’s new play at Furman, but Greenville News reviewer Paul Hyde is not going to spoil the secret. But Hyde does have some...
Continue ReadingFurman Percussion Ensemble concert Dec. 2
The Furman Percussion Ensemble will present a concert Monday, Dec. 2 at 8 p.m. in Daniel Recital Hall on the Furman campus. Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for students. Directed by Furman faculty member...
Continue ReadingFeeding the planet 2050
For most of us, it’s pretty easy to go about the day-to-day and not give a second thought to food security. But what if you knew that within 40 years, nine billion people will live...
Continue ReadingRight at home with research
By Erikah Haavie 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...
Continue ReadingShooting his age at Pinehurst No. 2
At what age is it too late to quit chasing your golf dreams? For Dr. M.O. Owens, a 1933 Furman graduate and retired Gastonia, N.C., pastor, it’s never too late. Owens, who attended his 80th...
Continue ReadingShooting his age at Pinehurst No. 2
At what age is it too late to quit chasing your golf dreams? For Dr. M.O. Owens, a 1933 Furman graduate and retired Gastonia, N.C., pastor, it’s never too late. Owens, who attended his 80th...
Continue ReadingUpcountry History Museum Presents: “To the Moon: Snoopy Soars with NASA”
An exhibit commemorating NASA’s Apollo 10 mission and the role of Charles M. Schulz’s Peanuts characters is on display now through Dec. 29 at the Upcountry History Museum–Furman University. “To the Moon: Snoopy Soars with NASA”...
Continue ReadingSolo exhibit for Nikki Pressley ’04
Nikki Pressley, who graduated from Furman in 2004 with a degree in studio art, has a solo exhibit, “Elsewhere, In Another Form,” currently on display at the Charlie James Gallery in the Chinatown district of...
Continue ReadingHanging out at the White House
Maurice Owens, a 2002 Furman graduate in political science, is currently working in the White House as special assistant to chief of staff Denis McDonough. Owens started work at the White House under President George...
Continue ReadingHanging out at the White House
Maurice Owens, a 2002 Furman graduate in political science, is currently working in the White House as special assistant to chief of staff Denis McDonough. Owens started work at the White House under President George...
Continue ReadingPhilosophy professor co-authors new book
J. Aaron Simmons, assistant professor of philosophy at Furman University, has co-authored a new book, The New Phenomenology: A Philosophical Introduction. Written with Wheaton College philosophy professor Bruce Ellis Benson and published by Bloomsbury, The...
Continue ReadingPhilosophy professor co-authors new book
J. Aaron Simmons, assistant professor of philosophy at Furman, has co-authored a new book, The New Phenomenology: A Philosophical Introduction. Written with Wheaton College philosophy professor Bruce Ellis Benson and published by Bloomsbury, The New Phenomenology...
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