Converse Commencement: Celebrating the Class of 2023
On May 20, 2023, the Converse community gathered to celebrate the graduating Class of 2023. Our graduates were involved in leadership opportunities, research, internships, study …
Graduate Students
Rebecca Parrish ’00 Wins Sullivan Regional Service Award
Director of Institutional Grants, Rebecca Parrish ’00, was nominated by President Boone J. Hopkins for the Sullivan Faculty & Staff Regional Service Award. Parrish won …
Lisa Hase Jackson ‘15 Wins Converse MFA Book Prize
The Converse Low Residency MFA in Creative Writing and Clemson University Press announce the 2023 Converse MFA Alumni Book Prize winner, Lisa Hase-Jackson ‘15, author …
Converse Inauguration 2023: Hopkins at the Helm
On Friday, April 21, 2023, Converse University celebrated the investiture of its twelfth president, Dr. Boone J. Hopkins, in the Zimmerli Performance Center at Twichell …
Converse Celebrates High-Impact Experiential Learning at 2023 RISE Symposium
Converse held its second annual RISE Symposium during the week of April 10, 2023. Open to all undergraduate, graduate and Converse II students, the RISE …
EdS Grad Named New Principal at SHS
Dr. Andrew McMillan ’13 has been named as the principal at Spartanburg High School, beginning July 1, 2023. McMillan received his Educational Specialist degree from …
The Power of Play: Dr. Julie Jones and Jed Dearybury ’03
On Saturday, March 11, 2023, the powerhouse team of Dr. Julie Jones (‘99) and Jed Dearybury ’03 held a daylong conference at the Citizens and …
Grad Student Organizes Mental Illness Awareness “Stigma-free” Concert
MM in Piano Performance student Catherine Black ’23 is organizing a free concert highlighting mental health stories and challenging the stigma around mental illness. The …
In the Wake of Trauma: an MFA Immersion Residency Experience
By Rebecca L. Cleveland Cartwright Adversarial growth is a psychological phenomenon of post-traumatic changes in which people flourish after extreme adversity. I’d never heard of …