Alumni

On May 17, 2025, the Converse community gathered to celebrate the graduating Class of 2025. We welcomed the Class of 2025 to Converse in the fall of 2021; it was the …

Converse staff, students, and alumna Samm White ’24, spent the day at the State House with the Student Basic Needs Coalition. A national group, the Student Basic Needs Coalition advocates for financially inclusive education …

Creative and Professional Writing graduate Makayla Gay ’19 recently published Hackles with Girl Noise Press. Hackles is a collection of poems rooted in Appalachia. Gay has been published in journals including Tupelo Quarterly, Prairie Schooner and Adroit Journal. …

Following the success of our inaugural May Day weekend last year, Converse once again welcomed students, their families & friends, faculty, and staff to join us for three days of celebration, …

Converse University welcomes the 2025-26 Opera Guest Director, Luke Browder, ’13. Dr. Luke Browder is a Lecturer of Choral and Vocal Studies at Clemson University where he directs the Men’s …

Written by Sofiya Gobora ‘25 & Allison Reini On Friday, April 25, 2025, the Converse University community gathered in Twichell Auditorium within the Zimmerli Performance Center to celebrate an annual …

Spartanburg native, Converse graduate, and nationally-known philanthropist Rev. Amy Cantrell ’94 will be the 2025 Founder’s Day keynote speaker at Converse University on Friday, April 25. This annual celebration bridges …

Each year during Reunion, Converse University’s Alumni Association Board recognizes and celebrates outstanding alumni who demonstrate high levels of achievement and/or service in one or more of Converse’s Seven Core …

Written by Luciana Ugalde Garcìa ’27 When Joel Houston ’24 first stepped onto the campus of Converse University, he envisioned his college years as a soccer player, competing on the field …