Students and Grads Receive Multiple Accolades at SC Art Ed Conference
Converse faculty, students and alumnae were out in force at the 2019 South Carolina Art Education Association Conference in Greenville. Students and alumni received multiple …
Graduate Students
Art Education Student Named 2018-19 Florence Teacher of the Year
Florence One Schools selected Converse graduate student Sharri Duncan ’20 as their 2018-19 Teacher of the Year. Sharri is currently enrolled in Converse’s online MEd …
New Dean Puts Converse on the Move: Meet Dr. Lienne Medford
With an eye towards growth and positive impact on K-12 education across South Carolina and beyond, Converse’s new Dean of Education and Graduate Studies brings …
MFA Student Publishes Third Novel in 3 Years
MFA Young Adult Fiction student, Gwen Holt ’18, recently published her newest novel, Daughter 4254. Gwen, who publishes YA novels under the pseudonym of Leigh …
Multiple MFA Grads Celebrate Publishing Success
Congratulations to MFA fiction grad Karin Gillespie ’12 on the publication of her new novel, Love Literary Style, with Henery Press, and to poetry graduate Gabrielle …
A New Generation of Biomedical Researchers Presents at Converse
A new biosensor to help detect a genetic disease. The potentially carcinogenic effects of Round Up. This sort of research may sound like the domain of large biomedical research labs, but it’s being conducted right here on the Converse campus. And some of the researchers aren’t old enough to drive.
Alumna Michel Stone Gives Commencement Address to Undergraduates
Alumna and nationally acclaimed author Michel Stone of Spartanburg was the keynote speaker for Converse College’s 2016 commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 14. The graduating …
Marriage & Family Therapy Grad Motivated to Help Families with Special Needs
A Spartanburg teacher credits raising her autistic niece as motivation for wanting to do more to help the families of children with special needs. Beverly …
Converse Master’s Program Helps Writers to Be More Creative
For Matt Burrell, Converse College’s low-residency MFA program has allowed him to pursue a master’s degree while working on a fictionalized account of his deployment …