MFA Professor Ashley Jones Featured on Good Morning America, NPR & The NY Times
Ashley M. Jones has had a whirlwind fall. She was interviewed by ABC News’ Byron Pitts about being honored as Alabama’s poet laureate, her love of the South, and her …
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Dr. Keen Talks to NY Times About Cruella De Vil
Dr. Rich Keen was interviewed by the New York Times about the 2021 movie Cruella. He was quoted in the Times article, “The Surprising Evolution of Cruella de Vil” which …
Converse Awards Five C3 Grants for the 2021-2022 Year
Converse’s Creativity, Community, and Cultural Enrichment Grants (C3 Grants) celebrate the creative solutions that result from thinking in new ways and across disciplines, backgrounds and cultures. Students, faculty and staff …
Student-designed Mural Amplifies Montgomery Student Center
The Student Government Association (SGA) and Multicultural Suites in Montgomery Student Center have been recently renovated with fresh interior furnishing and decorations and now include a student-designed mural as the …
Biology Major Gets Field Experience at Hobcaw Barony
As part of her South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities (SCICU) grant, Samantha Jaccard ’22, spent her summer getting firsthand experience in the field with faculty mentor Dr. Doug Jensen …
Converse II Senior’s Art Selected for Spartanburg Libraries Exhibition
Studio Art major Cathy Ceva ’22 won an award for her piece, Black Marketed Seahorses, during Spartanburg County Public Libraries‘ 8th Annual Juried Exhibition reception. The juror for this year’s exhibition, Zane …
Alumna Finds Family Roots in Mickel Library Music Room
During a trip to the East Coast from California, alumna Buffie Tronnes Wong ’85 stopped in Converse’s Mickel Library, inquiring about a plaque honoring one of her relatives, alumna Mary …
Converse University Announces New 2021 – 2022 Trustees
Converse University is pleased to welcome five new members to its esteemed Board of Trustees: Dr. B. Brant Bynum, of Spartanburg, SC, former Associate VP for Academic Affairs and Associate …
Class of 2020 Reunites for In-Person Ceremony
In May 2020, the Class of 2020 made history by being the first graduating class to have a virtual commencement. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, Converse shifted to teaching all …