Converse Professor Wins SC First Novel Prize
The South Carolina Arts Commission and Hub City Press announce Susan Tekulve of Converse College as the winner of the 2012 South Carolina First Novel Competition. Tekulve’s novel, In the …
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Author Joyce Carol Oates, Artist Jane Creech Combine Talents at Converse
One of America’s most distinguished authors will combine talents with Converse alumna for a reading, book signing and art exhibition in Twichell Auditorium on Friday, April 27. National Book Award …
Woodfin's Students Encounter History in Unforgettable Ways
Whether showing up for class in period costume, playing period music, or serving period food (including World War I gruel so bad that some students consider it a badge of …
Online Course Aims to Enhance Energy and Climate Change Studies in Elementary Schools
Converse education professor Dr. Wayne Cheser is passionate about advancing elementary school children’s awareness of energy and climate change issues – so much so that he spent two years researching and …
Poet Denise Dumahel of MFA Faculty to Give Reading, Book Signing
Converse College and Hub City Bookshop will feature award-winning poet Denise Duhamel, a member of the Converse College Low-Residency MFA faculty, for two events on Wednesday, March 7. Duhamel will …
Converse Mourns Loss of Nat Magruder
Converse College Associate Professor Emeritus of History Nathaniel Fuqua Magruder, 81, husband of Gayle Gravlee Magruder, died on Thursday, February 2, 2012, after a brief illness. A memorial service, led …
Andrew Blanchard Curates National Printmaking Exhibition
Works by 21 printmakers from around the United States are included in an exhibition curated by Converse professor Andrew Blanchard at Southside Art Gallery in Oxford, Miss. Titled Winter’s Ink, …
Stories of Rare Stradivari Instruments Take Center Stage
A collaboration between Spartanburg businessman Roger Habisreutinger and The Carlos Moseley Chamber Music Series at Converse College is bringing four of the world’s rarest instruments, played by renowned musicians dedicated …
Converse Mourns Loss of Joe Ann Lever
In the life of any institution, one can identify a handful of individuals whose contributions have shaped and defined the nature of that institution and whose presence has left an …