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English professor’s essay about swimming and borders published in Open Rivers

Melinda Menzer's U.S. to Mexico swim across the Amistad Reservoir in 2019 originally served to raise funds and awareness for a humanitarian relief agency. Later, her swim became a commentary on borders and the arbitrary...

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Furman campus wins praise in Architectural Digest

Furman's campus makes another "most beautiful" list, this one appearing in a time-honored architectural magazine.

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Furman’s Bruce Adams digs the dirt on composting

Free, organic fertilizer and less waste in our landfills? Yes, please! Bruce Adams, Furman Farm manager, lays out the dos and don'ts for backyard composting.

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Furman wins big at ‘Student Emmys’

Furman communication studies students scored four wins across 12 nominations at the Southeast Student Production Awards presented by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. Students competed with undergraduates from larger universities and media...

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Alex Threlkeld ’24 bound for Germany with a Fulbright teaching grant

Threlkeld is the 53rd student in Furman's history to receive a Fulbright grant. He'll serve as an English teaching assistant in the Rhineland-Palatinate region near the French border.

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Former Director of Bands Hicken to conduct, alum to premiere new music

The May 5 Greenville Symphony performances conducted by Les Hicken highlight wind instruments and a world premiere by Furman alumnus Erik Franklin '11.

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Trustee Jason Richards talks commercial real estate on YPK podcast

Furman Trustee Jason Richards '01 joins Kamber Parker Bowden '17 in a podcast to talk about how NAI Earle Furman LLC attracts and retains young professionals in the commercial real estate business.

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Conor Bready ’24 receives national graduate research fellowship

Bready will continue his studies at the University of California, Berkeley. A research fellowship from the Department of Energy will help him apply mathematics to solve complex chemical problems. Ultimately, he wants to better understand...

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Caterisano to be inducted into National Wrestling HOF

Caterisano coached wrestling at Furman during the first seven years of his 40-year career at the university and saw Marty Fajerman ’91 crowned Southern Conference Champion. He'll be officially inducted into the Hall of Fame...

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LDOC captures media attention

The time-honored tradition celebrates the last day of classes at the university. Students and Furman's beloved Nancy Cooper spoke with reporters about the event, while another news station covered the festivities by helicopter.

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