Dr. Fohr Discusses Interfaith Solidarity and Social Media
Dr. Sherry Fohr had her article “Spontaneous Interfaith Support: Using Social Media” published in The Interfaith Observer. Read the full article here.
Community News
Dr. Walker Talks About the Great Depression in the South on SC Public Radio
Dr. Melissa Walker, George Dean Johnson, Jr. Professor of History Emerita, was a guest on Walter Edgar’s Journal, a radio program exploring the arts, culture, history of South Carolina and …
Dr. Hall Presents Research on History of Punkademia
Dr. Mirko Hall delivered a paper on the history of punkademia in German Studies at the annual conference of the German Studies Association in Portland, Oregon. He also provided the …
President Newkirk Named as One of Region’s Most Influential People
President Krista Newkirk is one of only 50 people selected by Greenville Business Magazine as one of the region’s most influential people. President Newkirk was named Converse College’s tenth President …
A Letter from President Newkirk: Our Vision for 2020
Welcome to 2020! As we ring in the new year, we celebrate not only a new year but also a new decade. It gives us an opportunity to pause and …
Dr. Weeks Performs with Spartanburg Philharmonic Orchestra
Dr. Doug Weeks performed the Rachmaninoff 2nd Piano Concerto with the Spartanburg Philharmonic Orchestra and the Beethoven Choral Fantasy with the Converse Symphony and Festival Chorus conducted by Professor Keith …
Creative & Professional Writing Senior Attends Honors Conference in New Orleans
Kelly Ferguson ’20 (Nisbet Honors) attended the National Collegiate Honors Council (NCHC) annual conference in New Orleans as part of the editorial team for the NCHC’s national undergraduate journal, UReCA. …
2019-2020 Creativity, Community and Cultural Enrichment Grants Awarded
Converse’s Creativity, Community, and Cultural Enrichment Grants celebrate the creative solutions that result from thinking in new ways and across disciplines, backgrounds and cultures. The grants range from $500 to …
MFA Faculty Member Named on 2019 Best Fiction Books List
Professor Sheila O’Connor announced that her newest novel, Evidence of V: A Novel in Fragments, Facts, and Fictions, was listed as one of the Best Fiction Books of 2019 by …