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Opening a “Book of Days”
Forty students, 151 light cues, 30 sound cues, 120 costumes. In just three-and-a-half weeks, the Furman University Theatre Arts Department has put together a complex whodunit murder mystery that, not only entertains, but takes on...
Continue ReadingCampus gets vote of approval from Travel + Leisure
What makes a college campus beautiful? According to Travel + Leisure magazine, it’s the “varying combinations of awe-inspiring architecture, landscaping, and surroundings.” When it came time to choose the 30 “Most Beautiful College Campuses” from...
Continue ReadingBackline paces Furman to 41-11 win over Bulldogs
Sophomore winger Miles Lerner scored two trys to pace Furman to a 41-11 win over the Citadel Saturday on the military campus’s parade grounds. With the win, the Paladins move to 5-0 on the fall...
Continue ReadingWhat’s Up with Europe?
Europe is in turmoil: Ukraine is boiling, Russia is menacing, the populist right is winning elections, economies are stagnant, and government debt remains crippling. What is happening to the European continent, and does any of...
Continue ReadingMemorials and Remembering the Past
In an essay for Time magazine, Furman graduate Claire Greenstein reflects about whether constructing memorials for tragic events is a positive and significant step toward remembrance. She writes: “Remembering can be controversial. For the past 13 years,...
Continue ReadingPresident Davis speaks to Women’s Forum
Don’t try to emulate someone in a situation like you and know thyself. Those were two of the suggestions Furman President Elizabeth Davis told a nearly standing room only group at a Women’s Forum at...
Continue ReadingChina’s environmental crisis
China, a rapidly growing economy, is more seriously polluted than any society on earth, said a keynote speaker at the two-day international symposium on “China’s Environment Crisis: Is there a Way Out?” The forum,...
Continue ReadingWhy everyone (almost) is wrong about Common Core
Education reform must start with social reform, Furman University Education Professor Paul Thomas told an audience of more than 100 parents, grandparents, and community members during a special lecture Wednesday at the Upcountry History Museum....
Continue ReadingRiley Institute Joins $3 Million Education Initiative
The Riley Institute at Furman is a major partner in a new community initiative that will work to keep middle school students engaged in school and on track to graduate from high school and college. The...
Continue ReadingAn interview with Riley Institute’s Don Gordon
Since its founding in 1999, The Riley Institute at Furman has worked to get young people engaged in politics, public policy and leadership. The non-partisan institute—named for the former governor of South Carolina and U.S....
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