2021 ‘Young Women in Art’ Competition Open for Entries
Converse College’s Department of Art and Design is now accepting entries for the 2021 Young Women in Art Juried Virtual Exhibition. South Carolina young women in grades 9 through 12 …
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Dr. DeLapp Judges Clemson-Milliken & Company Ethics Competition
Dr. Kevin DeLapp served as a judge at the Clemson University-Milliken & Company Ethics Competition in March. In addition, he had a paper on the early Jesuit reception of Confucianism …
Converse Partners with ‘Girls Who Code’ to Encourage Math and Tech Futures
In an extension of its program development in mathematics and technology, Converse College announces its partnership with Girls Who Code during the 2020-2021 academic year. Girls Who Code aims to …
Five Decades and Innumerable Memories: The Legacy of Dr. Jeff Willis
Many campuses have that one standout “legend”: someone who has seen the people, the landscape and the trends of a community change from decade to decade. For Converse College, that …
Dr. Behravan and Grads Published in Research Journal ‘MRS Advances’
Steffi Kong ’20 (Nisbet Scholar) and Alejandra Martinez ’20 (Nisbet Scholar) were coauthors with Assistant Professor of Physics Dr. Maddy Behravan on a paper titled “Investigation of Normal Cell and …
Music Business Professor Jeter Wins SC Press Association Award
The South Carolina Press Association honored Converse Professor John Jeter with a first-prize award for ‘News Feature Writing’ in the Greenville Journal. Professor John Jeter is an adjunct professor in …
Studio Art Grad Celebrates Multiple National Exhibitions
Printmaking alumna, Rosetta Nesbitt ‘15 exhibited at The Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts & Sciences in Loveladies, NJ. Her relief print “Conjuring” was accepted into this year’s “Works …
Provost Dr. Jeff Barker to Retire in June 2021
Update: On April 26, 2021, Dr. Barker accepted the position of President of Converse University. Dear Converse Community, Today, September 18, 2020, Dr. Jeff Barker announced his retirement as Provost, …
Converse Partners with Music Myway to Produce World’s First Fully Interactive 3D Venue Experience
In collaboration with Converse’s renowned Petrie School of Music and its Music Business and Technology program, Oregon-based startup Music Myway Inc. is releasing “Virtual Venue,” a plug-and-play hardware and software …