Art Therapist's Exhibition Features Clay as Spiritual Pieces
Milliken Art Gallery will host a large selection of ceramics by Kat McIver in the “Gates of Mercy” exhibition. Currently living in Asheville, NC, McIver is a working ceramic artist …
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Converse Students Perform at German Music Festival, Student Vlogger Shares Story
Music education major Maggie Haggerty ’13 and students from the Converse Orchestra and Converse Chamber Singers traveled to Opennau, Germany the last week in September to present two concerts at …
Trustees of Converse and Wofford Colleges Announce Study to Maximize Collaboration
The Boards of Trustees of Converse College and Wofford College have initiated a study to explore collaborative opportunities to enhance the distinctive strengths and common missions of each institution. The …
$2.5 Million Given to Construct Marsha H. Gibbs Field House
Responding to explosive growth of the Converse Valkyries Athletics Program over the last decade, Jimmy Gibbs and his wife, Converse Trustee Marsha Gibbs, have made a $2.5 million gift to …
Visiting Writers Series to host Robert Olmstead for Reading
Olmstead’s most recent book, The Coldest Night, was published in April. Publishers Weekly called it “(An) elegiac, gritty coming-of-age novel, powerful, desolate and well crafted.” It was chosen as an …
U.S.News & World Report Ranks Converse as Top University
Converse was ranked #17 among Southern Regional Universities and as the #3 Best Value in that category in U.S.News & World Report’s 2013 edition of America’s Best Colleges. “Today, more …
SGA "High Heel Hundred" to Raise Awareness of Gender Pay Gap
The Converse College Student Government Association presents the second annual “Hub-City High Heel Hundred,” a 100-meter dash in your favorite pumps, on Friday, Sept. 14 at 5:30 PM in downtown …
Golf Team Opens Inaugural Season with Home Invitational
The Converse Golf team has partnered with Founders Credit Union to host the first home tournament of the sport’s inaugural season. The Converse Invite will take place on September 17th …
Alumna Michel Stone, Author of "The Iguana Tree," to Speak
As they prepared to begin college careers, Converse freshman spent their summers delving into alumna Michel Stone’s debut novel, The Iguana Tree. Arriving on campus armed with notes outlining their …