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‘A Glimpse of the Sacred’

Pope Francis’ visit to the United States last week drew massive crowds and created a huge amount of media interest. To understand more about the impact of that visit, the Furman News and Media Relations...

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Aloha ‘Aina: for the love of the land

Lush tropical greenery, beautiful beaches and waterfalls, spectacular sunsets. While she spent part of her summer sailing through Hawaii, Kelsey Orr ’17 wasn’t on a leisure trip. Her 12-hour days as a student and rookie...

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What a Coincidence!

What are the odds of two people in a room of 23 having the same birthday?  You may say not likely, but the math says it’s better than 50 percent. Furman math professor John Harris...

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A Glimpse of the Sacred

Why is Pope Francis such a popular figure? In addition to holding the most universally recognized and honored office in the world, Pope Francis has many—and very rare—human qualities that are attractive to all of...

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Furman graduate, former faculty member, author remembered in Huffington Post

[caption id="attachment_19275" align="alignright" width="300"] Photo by Courtney Perry[/caption] After reeling off the many accomplishments of 1961 Furman University graduate (master’s) and former Furman faculty member (1960-62) Phyllis Tickle, author Jack Levison shares a remembrance on a...

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Tenor Kyle Jones keeps many plates spinning

[caption id="attachment_19267" align="alignright" width="300"] Photo by Peter Hemmer[/caption] As director of music and worship arts and organist for Eastminster Presbyterian Church (Indialantic, Fla.), lyric tenor and 2001 Furman graduate Kyle Jones has a full plate....

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Educational partnership helps open doors

The Greenville region is blessed with an abundance of educational institutions offering a broad array of opportunities, and Greenville Technical College and Furman have enjoyed a longstanding partnership that is a model for collaboration and...

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Furman 38 Citadel 10

[caption id="attachment_19248" align="aligncenter" width="550"] Sophomore John Stumpf breaks away for a try in the second half. (photo by Deborah Miller)[/caption] Furman scored four trys in the second half to pull away from a feisty Citadel...

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Furman cadets work with U.S. Army in Rwanda

Summer mornings began at 4:45 a.m. for Furman ROTC Cadet Adam Johnson ’17. Stationed at Gabiro, a military training facility outside Kigali, Rwanda, Johnson exercised to the tune of Swahili chants sung by Rwandan soldiers....

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Paintings by Furman alum on display in Thompson Gallery

Paintings by 2010 Furman alumnus Dan Perkins will be on display Oct. 5-26 in Thompson Gallery of the Roe Art Building on campus. Thompson Gallery hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday through Friday. A reception...

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