New Exhibition Celebrates African American Alumni at Converse University
Written by Deb Peluso ’15 and Caroline Blair ’25 Dr. Angela Elder’s class in African American History recently held a reception in Montgomery Student Center, …
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Alison Hughey ’03 Featured on FOX News
Adjunct Instructor of Music Therapy and Converse alumna Alison Hughey was featured on a FOX Carolina News feature about how music therapy can help relieve …
Converse Ushers in December with 2023 Lessons & Carols
Converse University and the Spartanburg community enjoyed a beautiful Converse holiday tradition with the annual Festival of Lessons & Carols. Held in Twichell Auditorium on …
Converse Community Connects for 2023 Rock the Tower
Converse’s 2023 Rock the Tower event raised more than $133K in 24 hours thanks to alumni, parents, faculty, staff, students and friends. This annual day …
Converse Announces New Director of Alumni Relations
Inspired by her professional poise and passion for education, Converse University announced that Dr. Andrea Weatherman Kikkert, member of the Class of 2005, will serve …
Welcome Guest Director of Opera Elizabeth Margolius ’90
Converse alumna and five-time Joseph Jefferson Award nominee, stage and movement director Elizabeth Margolius’ selected directorial credits include London Road for Shattered Globe Theatre, Tidy and Rose for Renaissance Theaterworks, Crimes …
Converse Hosts Second Annual Data & Cybersecurity Week
Converse University hosted the second annual Data and Cybersecurity Week from October 17 through the 19th. October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month; this event offered sessions …
Ellen Bryant Voigt ’64 Publishes ‘Collected Poems’
Ellen Bryant Voigt ’64, MacArthur Fellow, Pulitzer Prize finalist, and former Poet Laureate of Vermont recently published a definitive collection of more than five decades …
Alumna Teaches Empathy Through Work with Immigrant & Refugee Families
Converse alumna Laurann Gallitto Patel ’09, ’15, has spent more than eight years supporting immigrant and refugee children and their families as they adjust to …