Dr. Keefer Rallies Students to Join the Great Conversation
“One of the questions that peppers social gatherings of adults, is the get-to-know-you icebreaker, ‘So, what do you do?’ One could have a lot of …
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Third Annual “High Heel Hundred” Spotlights Gender Pay Gap
The Converse College Student Government Association (SGA) presents the third annual “Hub-City High Heel Hundred,” a 100-meter dash in your favorite pumps, on Friday, Sept. …
Dr. Monica McCoy: A Critical Lens for a Critical Issue
The headlines are heartbreaking, but we see them flash across our television screens nightly: another child hurt, abandoned or abused. No matter how many times …
Attention Span & Music Perception
Susan Ledford ’13, Linsday Eller ’13, Brittany Silver ’12, Spenser Robinson ’12, Kandace Griffin ‘13Faculty Sponsors: Dr. Richard Keen, Dr. Donald Scott, Dr. David Berry …
Melissa Owens: Theatre, Kindness, and the Chekhov Method
For all her experience in theater – nearly three decades’ acting and teaching all over the country and beyond – Melissa Owens is one low-drama …
Cross-Cultural Career: Heather Barclay Findlay ’03
Heather Barclay Findlay ’03 laughed when asked about her career path. She said, “I would not say I have had a career ‘path.’ It’s been …
Converse Grad Sails into ‘Intensely Competitive’ Fellowship
For a 21-year-old student from a tiny Alabama town, Ashley Blount has already logged more miles than most folks do in a lifetime; she has …
Alumna's Business Concept Wins Spartanburg Main Street Challenge
When Sara McClean Riddle ’05 heard her name called out as a winner, she jumped up and hugged her loved ones, including her 9-month-old son. …
Personal connection leads Erskine Bowles to deliver Converse College address
Erskine Bowles is in high demand. The noted political and economic figure was in Palo Alto, California this week to speak at Stanford University and …