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Pushing the boundaries of solar energy

Furman began installing energy-producing solar panels on its campus more than a decade ago. But the university’s solar energy push has hit a wall, reaching a state limit that prevents it from installing more solar...

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Furman Singers alumni prepare for 18th reunion

In the past 67 years the Furman Singers have seen many students pass through their ranks.  Throughout all these years, there are two songs that will always be in their repertoire: “Brown Eyes” and “The...

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Pushing the boundaries of solar energy

Furman began installing energy-producing solar panels on its campus more than a decade ago. But the university’s solar energy push has hit a wall, reaching a state limit that prevents it from installing more solar...

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Supreme Court and affirmative action

The Supreme Court this week decided Fisher v. University of Texas. It did not decide, however, what the future affirmative action in American higher education would be. Instead, it put off for a future day...

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High praise for teacher education at Furman

Furman University is one of only four universities in the nation to receive a top rating for its teacher education program, according to a report released today. Furman joined Vanderbilt, Lipscomb and Ohio State universities...

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Paladins shift league play to fall

The Furman Rugby Team will now play league games in the fall. The squad's announced schedule includes home matches against Western Carolina (September 21), Elon (October 5) and Appalachian State (October 26). The Furman team...

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Dottie Pepper is back on the scene

Dottie Pepper, the former Furman and LPGA star, makes it clear. It was the writers who used the word “retirement” with regard to her broadcasting career. She never did. So after an eight-year run with...

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A new vision for Upcountry History Museum

Dana Thorpe became the new executive director of the Upcountry History Museum-Furman in April. Her vision for the museum includes exploring new subjects, making connections between local history and the broader scope of American history,...

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Bieber, Bach and Seth G

Furman graduate and violinist Seth Gilliard, who goes by the stage name Seth G, wows crowds in Charleston, S.C., with hip-hop-inspired original songs and adaptations of pop hits like Ellie Goulding's "Lights," Cee-Lo Green's "Forget...

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Welcome home, Major Bell

Major Nicole Kuhne Bell of the U.S. Army has been in Afghanistan for the past seven months, but her deployment ended Friday and it was a grand surprise for her son, 3-year-old Hayden. Bell, who...

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