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A stroll no longer

The traditional college tour, a long-walking trek across campus to review academic buildings, residential halls and athletic facilities, is becoming a relic. According to the Chronicle of Higher Education, many colleges and universities, including Furman,...

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A closer look at ‘Obamacare’

The South Carolina General Assembly has gone home for the year, but the fight over Medicaid expansion—a major building block of the federal Affordable Care Act and one of the most contested issues of the...

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Furman ranks high in ROI study

Furman University ranks among South Carolina’s top colleges and universities when it comes to providing its graduates the greatest lifetime return on investment, according to a new survey compiled by AffordableCollegesOnline.org (ACO). Furman was listed...

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The health care debate at Furman

The South Carolina General Assembly has gone home for the year, but the fight over Medicaid expansion—a major building block of the federal Affordable Care Act and one of the most contested issues of the...

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Good morning from Washington, D.C.

A group of high school teachers who are currently in Washington, D.C., as part of the Riley Institute’s Teachers of Government summer program were chosen to say “Good Morning” as part of the MSNBC show,...

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Mosteller now Miss South Carolina

Brooke Mosteller told a joke during her pressure-packed interview question at the Miss South Carolina 2013 pageant. She was still having fun as she was introduced as the state's new beauty queen Sunday. Mosteller, a...

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“Mobi-Rec” comes to Greenville

Nine graduates of the Riley Institute at Furman’s Diversity Leaders Initiative has given a mobile recreation vehicle to the Greenville Parks and Recreation Department that will help make physical recreation more accessible to disadvantaged youth...

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Manyé named president of NACS

Furman University modern languages professor Lourdes Manyé has been elected to a two-year term as president of the North American Catalan Society (NACS).  Manyé has been serving as treasurer of the organization since 2007. Founded...

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Building community, one stone at a time

Bruce Clemens has always wanted to move mountains. This year, he enlisted the help of ten Furman students to help him to do just that, literally. Teamed up with an industrious group of local villagers,...

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Kierkegaard, collaboration and online philosphical musings

While most students this summer likely aren’t planning on discussing Nietzsche, Kierkegaard in their spare time to solve societal issues, it’s all a part of the day for philosophy major Maggie Bedrosian. Bedrosian has been accepted to...

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