Converse University Welcomes Five New Faculty Members for Fall 2025
Converse University President Dr. Boone J. Hopkins has announced the hiring of new faculty members for the School of the Arts, the School of Business & Data Science and the …
Converse faculty are the mentors you’ll call your own as a Converse University student. You won’t find access to these great minds anywhere else.
Our faculty are committed to providing transformative learning experiences for our students. They are also practicing professionals, international performers, and award-winning authors, artists, scholars and researchers. We have faculty lecturing on biomedical ethics in Iceland, bringing cutting-edge technology to opera, and landing half-million-dollar grants to improve research facilities right here on campus.
Converse faculty provide deep scholarship, transformative mentorship, experiential learning, and support for students – and each other.
Faculty Spotlights
Dr. Evan Thomas
“From day one to graduation, we get to see students’ authentic selves shine and their confidence come out.”
Dr. JJ Lies
“There’s something compelling about the culture of Converse.”
Professor Meg Hanna-Tominaga
“We craft the experiences each student has to help them pursue the exact career they’re interested in.”
Dr. Jessica Williams
“I wanted to be in a community where faculty and students talk to each other outside of the classroom.”
Faculty Impact
Inspiring Insights: Industry Luminaries Prepare Converse Students for a Bright Future
Written by Amanda Mathis It began with an idea—a great one. The Converse School of Business and Data Science rolled out the red carpet this past spring for the highly anticipated Business …
Dr. Peterson Publishes Second Book
Dr. Aaron Peterson, Director of the Doctorate in Professional Leadership and Assistant Professor of Leadership at Converse University, recently published a new book. Second Star to the Right: Essays on Leadership in …
Converse Art Education Summer Intensive Holds Graduate Exhibition
Converse University’s MEd in Art Education students united on campus for the annual two-week residency summer session. The online MEd in Art Education at Converse includes four semesters of online coursework and …
Jed Dearybury ’03 Publishes Children’s Book
Jed Dearybury ’03 has written and illustrated a children’s book to be released in July of 2025. The Rainbow Tree is described as a story of love and community in the face of …
Professor Thomas Featured Artist at Upstairs Artspace
Associate Professor of Art Jena Thomas is one of 12 art educators spotlighted in Upstairs Artspace’s summer exhibition. Professor Thomas’s abstract landscape paintings explore the contemporary context of how mankind alters and …