Multiple Faculty Members Promoted for 2021-2022 Academic Year
Eight Converse faculty members were promoted in the Summer of 2021 and will begin the fall semester with their new academic ranks. These promotions reflect …
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Converse’s Marriage and Family Therapy Master’s Program Welcomes First Doctoral Intern
Converse’s Master of Marriage and Family Therapy (MMFT) program recently hired its first Doctoral Intern, Deneisha Scott-Poe. A Doctoral Candidate from Virginia Tech, Scott-Poe will …
Celebrating President Jeffrey H. Barker’s Life and Legacy
On August 27, 2021, the Converse community united to commemorate and reminisce about Converse President Dr. Jeffrey H. Barker, while still grieving his sudden loss. …
Minor in Arts Opens Door to Full-time Job
Child and Family Studies major and Arts Administration minor, Chloe Young ’22, began interning at Paint Love, a nonprofit in Atlanta, Georgia, in November 2020. …
Music Education Grad Wins SC “Heart of the Arts Award”
Susan Wines ’08 was presented with the National Federation of High Schools “Heart of the Arts Award” for the state of South Carolina. Wines is …
Doing Time with Inmates: Molly Glibbery Austin ’15
Written by Courtney Hammett ’19 for Converse Magazine Molly Glibbery Austin ’15 never imagined that a few years after graduating with honors from Converse, she’d …
MFA Student Wins New Southern Voices Poetry Book Prize
Converse MFA poetry student Marlanda Dekine is the winner of the 2021 New Southern Voices Poetry Prize. The prize, sponsored by Spartanburg’s Hub City Press, …
Converse University Mourns the Death of President Jeffrey H. Barker
A campus-wide memorial service to celebrate Dr. Barker’s life and legacy took place on Friday, August 27, 2021 at 1:00 pm in Twichell Auditorium in the Zimmerli …
Converse Secures Dynamic Space in Drayton Mills Marketplace for Inaugural Esports Program
The above Interior Design 3D rendering was created by Meirav Goldhour, Assistant Professor of Interior Design. Subject to change. Converse University has secured a dynamic …