Dr. Thomas McDaniel Retires After Nearly 45 Years
Converse College’s Thomas McDaniel doesn’t hunt or fish or enjoy travel. So what’s a professor, administrator and author of eight books, 35 textbook chapters and articles in more than 60 …
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Sixty High School Students Train as Leaders at Converse
Sixty rising high school juniors and seniors from eight states learned this week about how Spartanburg gives back through a leadership conference at Converse College. Led by Converse staff and …
Partnership with Legacy Charter School Advances STEM Literacy
Converse College and the Legacy Charter School in Greenville, S.C. announce a partnership to increase STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) literacy within Legacy’s Early College High School division. The program …
Annual "High Heel Hundred" Spotlights Gender Pay Gap Sept. 11
The Converse College Student Government Association (SGA) presents the fifth annual “Hub-City High Heel Hundred,” a 100-meter dash in your favorite pumps, on Friday, Sept. 11 at 5:00 p.m. Check …
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 in Iraq. “It’s gone from …
Age Ain’t Nothing But a Number
Southern Belle, redefined. Going back to college as an adult is not an easy choice. But for Connie Stillinger ’14 it was, by far, one of the best decisions she’s …
Dr. Mirko Hall, A Musicking Man
Mu•sic•king (def.): any activity associated with music, such as composing, rehearsing, practicing, listening, dancing and critiquing Whether dishing up antics to engage his classroom or playing a video clip to …
Forensic Scientist for California Crime Lab: Jessica Simmons Jordan ’04
It wouldn’t take a forensic scientist to determine that Jessica Simmons Jordan ’04 has figured out the formula for success. But if it did, Jessica would be qualified. Jordan graduated …
Blending Music, Literature, and Latin American Culture: Sarah Finley ’08
Voice performance major and Nisbet Honors student Sarah Finley ’08 took advantage of faculty-mentored research at Converse to tie together her diverse passions in music, literature, and Latin American culture. She …