Speech and Drama Grad Publishes New Manual for Educators
Sarah ‘Sally’ Ruth Clancy-Ballard ’66 recently published Control Is Not a Four-Letter Word: Establishing Positive Classroom Behavior for the Year in the First Five Days. She earned her BA in …
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Dr. Jones Teaches with Tableaux
Dr. Julie Jones’ ‘Social Studies for the Child’ class recently used arts-integrated tableaus, an innovative teaching tool, as part of an in-class activity. For this technique students depict scenes and …
Elementary Ed Grad Receives SC’s Spirit of Ruth Patrick Award
Kishni Neville ‘08 was recently honored with the Spirit of Ruth Patrick Award. Dr. Ruth Patrick was a world-renowned scientist who studied the South Carolina waterways for more than sixty …
Professor Elliott Turns to Dr. Seuss to Teach Environmental Awareness
Art Education Instructor and Converse grad Andrea Elliott ’03 presented “The Secret Life of Pets: How to Teach Art History within the Elementary Art Curriculum,” at the annual Olde English …
Dr. Brown Presents at 16th Century Studies Conference
Dr. Laura Feitzinger Brown presented a paper, “Latin vs. Lace: Mary Ward’s ‘Jesuitesses’ and Teaching Girls Latin,” at the Sixteenth Century Studies Conference in Milwaukee. Learn More! Dr. Laura Feitzinger …
Converse Professor Wins Award for Best Dissertation in Southern History
Converse College professor Dr. Angela Esco Elder is the winner of The Southern Historical Association’s 2017 C. Vann Woodward Award for the best doctoral dissertation in Southern history. Her dissertation, …
Converse “Rocks the Tower” Worldwide for Second Annual Day of Giving
At the stroke of midnight on November 9, ‘Rock the Tower’ took over the Converse website and social media channels for the College’s second annual day of giving This 24-hour …
MFA Student Publishes Third Novel in 3 Years
MFA Young Adult Fiction student, Gwen Holt ’18, recently published her newest novel, Daughter 4254. Gwen, who publishes YA novels under the pseudonym of Leigh Statham, published Perilous Journey of the …
Our 2017 Interior Design Grads are Making Their Mark in the Industry
Here’s what our recent Interior Design grads are up to: Eleanor Abbott ’17 is an interior designer with Lazy Boy, Pineville, North Carolina Hannah Anderson ’17 is an interior designer …