Professor Tekulve Nominated for 2017 Pushcart Prize
Professor Susan Tekulve’s essay, “Silent Song,” which first appeared in the Spring 2016 of Appalachian Heritage, was nominated twice for a 2017 Pushcart Prize. The Pushcart Prize: Best of the …
Community News
Continuing to Inspire: Converse Students Step Up for MLK Day 2017
Finding ways to positively impact the community is an ongoing tradition at Converse, and this year’s Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service brought faculty, staff and students together …
Dr. Templeton Presents with NY Times Novelist and LA Times Editor in Pasadena
Dr. Erin Templeton presented a paper titled, “Masks, Unmaskings, and Masquerades,” on a roundtable with NY Times bestselling novelist Jonathan Letham and LA Times book review editor Carolyn Kellogg at …
Marriage and Family Therapy Department Receives Development Grant
Dr. Amanda Szarzynski and Dr. Kelly Kennedy received a Faculty Development Grant to begin conducting research at the MMFT program’s clinical training partnership site, Emerge Family Therapy Clinic and Training …
Students Win Multiple Awards at SC Academy of Science Conference
Students from the Department of Biology, Chemistry and Physics took top honors at this year’s South Carolina Academy of Science meeting at Coastal Carolina University. The conference was attended by …
Converse Welcomes Broadway Star Kimilee Bryant ’88 as 2017 Commencement Speaker
Converse College’s Class of 2017 has announced that leading Broadway performer and Converse alumna Kimilee Bryant ’88 will give the commencement address at the graduation ceremony on May 20. Bryant performed …
Math Jeopardy, Measles and Black Death: Just Another Day in the Math Department
Dr. Williams and seven of her students attended the Mathematical Association of America Southeastern Section conference at Mercer University in Macon, GA. Dr. Williams gave a presentation on ‘Inquiry-Based Learning …
Student-Produced Concert Brings Hot-Rising Band SHAED to Amphitheater
SHAED, a Washington, D.C.-based alt-rock-pop trio comprised of powerhouse vocalist Chelsea Lea and multi-instrumentalist twins Max and Spencer Ernst take Converse College’s Rainey Amphitheater stage May 13 in an entirely …
Young Women in Art Exhibition Brings in Hundreds of Submissions
The 7th annual Young Women in Art Juried Exhibition had nearly 400 submissions from 30 high schools across South Carolina. Young women in grades 9-12 were encouraged to enter their …