Tekulve Wins Golden IPPY for Best Fiction Novel in South
In the Garden of Stone by Converse professor Susan Tekulve received a gold medal in the Independent Publisher Book Awards – known as the IPPYs – as the best novel published …
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125th Celebration in Sights and Sounds
Nearly 800 alumni and guests convened at Converse April 25-26 to celebrate Converse’s 125th anniversary. We hope you enjoy this recap of the sounds and sights of the weekend, as …
Converse to Host Conference on Gender Learning Differences
An upcoming teaching conference at Converse College will focus on learning differences between boys and girls. The keynote speaker for the Institute for the Study of Instructional Strategies (ISIS) is …
"Pied Piper of Philosophy," DeLapp Honored for Teaching Excellence
Dr. Kevin DeLapp was recognized by the South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities (SCICU) consortium with the Excellence in Teaching Award during a dinner ceremony in Columbia, SC on April …
Fryin’ Eggs and Boilin’ Hammy: Okra to Opera 2014 Conference
Okra to Opera: The Conference on Southern Culture returns for its second year, this time exploring the diverse ways that food touches on every aspect of life – from religion, …
Renovation of Pell Hall Reveals Past
The walls are talking in Converse College’s Pell Hall. Sounds of construction, sawing and drilling, and the crackle of debris falling through open shafts between its four floors, filled the …
An Impressive Lineup: Student Internships, Research Projects, Fellowships, Grad Schools, Jobs
Converse students are on the move with a flurry of accomplishments this spring. With summer just around the corner, an impressive lineup of research projects, internships, fellowships, jobs, and graduate …
A Taste of the Medical Field: Meredith Walker ’14
Senior biology major Meredith Walker got a taste of the medical field thanks to the Greenville Hospital System’s MedEx Academy internship during the summers of 2012 and 2013. MedEx Academy helps …
Plague, Power & English Sermon
Kathleen Hines ’14 Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Laura Feitzinger Brown, Associate Professor of English; Co-director of the Nisbet Honors Program Summer 2013 Kathleen Hines, class of 2014, received a South Carolina Independent Colleges …