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Education professor wins award for essay collection

De-Testing and De-Grading Schools, a collection of essays co-edited by Furman University Education Professor Paul Thomas, Ph.D., has been named an Outstanding Academic 2014 title by Choice magazine. Each January, Choice publishes a prestigious list...

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Furman receives $500,000 gift to support Poverty Studies

Furman officials announced today that a Furman trustee and his wife have made a $500,000 gift that will create an endowment to support the university’s popular and innovative Poverty Studies program. The gift comes from...

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Furman to play Wofford tonight for NCAA tournament bid; game on ESPN2

No. 10 seed Furman rallied from an 11-point second half deficit to upset No. 3 seed Mercer and earn a spot in Monday night's championship game of the Southern Conference Men's Basketball Championship. The Paladins...

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CANCELED: Thinkers from right and left tackle Christianity and politics

Due to inclement weather in the Northeast, the Tocqueville Program with Princeton's Robert P. George, Ph.D., and Cornel R. West, Ph.D., (pictured here) has been canceled. The speakers will be invited back to campus at...

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Harvard’s Diana Eck to speak March 3

Harvard Divinity School Professor Diana L. Eck, Ph.D., will deliver the Charles H. Townes Lecture on Faith and Reason Tuesday, March 3, at 7 p.m. in Younts Conference Center on campus. Her CLP lecture, “The...

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What’s in a name?

There has been a debate at Clemson University about whether the name of an iconic building on campus, Tillman Hall, should be changed. The building’s namesake, Benjamin Tillman, was a former South Carolina governor (1890-94)...

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Lyric Theatre presents double bill: “Dido and Aeneas” and “The Medium”

The Furman University Music Department will present a double bill of classic operas "Dido and Aeneas" and "The Medium" Thursday, Feb. 26, and Saturday, Feb. 28 at 8 p.m. in McAlister Auditorium on campus. Directed...

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Furman to host Chinese Environmental Film Festival

Seven filmmakers from China and the United States will converge at Furman University Thursday, Feb. 26 through Saturday, Feb. 28 for the university’s first Chinese Environmental Film Festival. The festival features three days of experimental,...

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Furman Chorale performs March 3

The Furman University Chorale will present a concert Tuesday, March 3 at 8 p.m. in Daniel Memorial Chapel on the Furman campus. Conducted by Music Professor Vivian Hamilton, D.M.A., and assisted by Furman junior Henry...

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