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India “truly an unbelievable experience”

NOVEMBER 29, 2011 By Tori Hedden '12, Contributing Writer and Study Abroad Participant Many students who participate in Furman’s study abroad programs find it difficult to relate the experience to those at home after the...

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Converting exercise into electricity

Fifteen of the elliptical machines in the Furman Fitness Center are equipped with devices to feed electricity generated by the users into the campus power grid.  The Associated Press reported on the energy-saving system in...

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Schiff brings debt discussion down to earth

NOVEMBER 22, 2011 By Sara Morano '14, Contributing Writer “The shelves of Wal-Mart will be empty!” Just hours after the Congressional Super Committee announced it would not meet a midnight deadline for cutting $1.2 trillion...

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Kudos to Furman’s music program

Furman has been recognized as one of the “Top Ten Music Colleges in the Nation” by the Education-Portal.com website.  Others mentioned on the list include The Juilliard School, Manhattan School of Music, Yale University, Berklee...

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Alum Erika Powell named Miss South Carolina USA

Erika Powell, a 2007 Furman graduate, has been named Miss South Carolina USA 2012.  A voice performance major at the university, Powell will represent South Carolina at the Miss USA 2012 pageant next summer in...

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Osher Foundation awards $1 million to OLLI @ Furman

NOVEMBER 17, 2011 by Vince Moore, Media Relations Director The Bernard Osher Foundation of San Francisco has awarded the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at Furman University a $1 million grant in support of the...

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Medical school can wait for William Middleton

The plan was going ahead full-steam for former Paladin football player Will Middleton. He graduated from Furman in four years. He spent his fifth playing football and preparing for the MCATs and internships so he...

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Furman listed among “Best Values” in Kiplinger’s

Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine has named Furman as one of the “Best Values in Private Universities and Liberal Arts Colleges” for 2011-2012. The magazine lists the top 100 schools in each of the private university...

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Annapolis Group study shows high satisfaction among liberal arts graduates

NOVEMBER 16, 2011 by Vince Moore, Media Relations Director A new national study commissioned by the Annapolis Group, a consortium of America’s leading liberal arts colleges, has found that graduates of residential liberal arts colleges...

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A beautiful discussion

The Morning News team at WRAL-TV in Raleigh, N.C., got into an interesting debate about the most beautiful college campuses in America. Several folks at the station nominated their alma maters, including executive producer Scott...

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