2016-17 Creativity, Community, and Cultural Enrichment Grants
The 2016-17 Creativity, Community, and Cultural Enrichment Grants include: Arab Spring or Arab Winter in Tunisia: The Causes and Ramifications of the Jasmine Revolution: Dr. Cathy …
Faculty
Watch Converse and German Friends Perform Bach’s B Minor Mass
On November 5, 2016, the Petrie School of Music and the Spartanburg Festival Chorus welcomed the celebrated German choral conductor Thomas Strauss with his group the …
Dr. Kelly Vaneman: Never Boring [VIDEO STORY]
At Opening Convocation, the keynote speaker and Kathryn Amelia Brown Teaching Award recipient did something…unexpected. She walked right past the podium and across the stage. …
Dr. Walker Publishes Bibliography of Research on Rural Women’s History
Dr. Melissa Walker published a bibliography of research on rural women’s lives and the implications of gender for rural people. You can read it on …
Digitization Project of 9,000 Specimens from Converse’s Ravenel Collection Completed
Cristal Carreno ’17 and Nisbet Honors student Grace Frazor ’17 spent last summer digitizing the herbarium as part of the project funded by a $2.5 million grant from the …
Dr. Steele One of Six in Nation to Win Executive Director Adviser of the Year Award
Dr. Edna Steele was one of only six people in the United States to be recognized by the National Alpha Lambda Delta Freshman Honor Society …
Religion and Philosophy Preps Thinkers for the Real World
Schools of philosophical thought took centuries to evolve. At Converse, the Department of Religion and Philosophy has exploded with renewed life within the last decade, …
Dr. Jones Hosts Symposium Exploring Women in Post-Revolutionary Tunisia
Dr. Cathy Jones hosted a multi-day symposium on women in post-revolutionary Tunisia, in memory of Dr. Nabiha Jerad. Dr. Jerad, a professor from the University …
Converse Music and Theatre Students Rise to the Top at GLOW
Alumnae Stacey Gaskin ’14 and Brandon Graves ’15 are gearing up for a busy and emotional July with GLOW Lyric Theatre. GLOW is South Carolina’s …