Converse Reflects on Hurricane Helene One Year Later
On a typical September day, the Converse University campus is bustling with activity as students, faculty, and staff walk across the sun-dappled lawns to classes, …
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
Converse to Hold 4th Annual Data Science and Cybersecurity Week
Converse University will hold its fourth annual Data Science and Cybersecurity Week from September 29 through October 3, 2025. October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month in …
Dr. DeLapp Receives Dao Annual Best Essay Award
Harold E. Fleming Professor of Philosophy Dr. Kevin DeLapp was awarded the 2024 Dao Annual Best Essay Award for a recent paper, “Confucian Rituals and …
Professor Mulkey Celebrates Multiple Publications
Associate Professor of English; Director of Creative Writing, Professor Rick Mulkey worked on a new chapbook of poetry during his summer sabbatical, which has been accepted for …
Converse University Celebrates 20 Years of Music Therapy Education and Impact
Written by Michelle Bowen The Petrie School of Music at Converse University proudly celebrates the 20th anniversary of its Music Therapy program, a pioneering academic …
Converse Holds Annual Summer Research Symposium
Converse University held its annual Summer Research Symposium in Montgomery Student Center on August 7, 2025. This event showcases students participating in the Science, Technology, Arts …