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 …
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Dr. Fohr Teaches Respect with World Religions
In a world where religion plays a key role in geopolitical conflict, studying world religions is a weighty undertaking. Dr. Sherry Fohr, Associate Professor of …
Erskine Bowles to Receive Honorary Degree, ‘Push’ Grads at Converse Commencement
As White House chief of staff and a co-chairman of The National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, the news-churning deficit-reduction panel popularly dubbed “Simpson-Bowles,” …
Mom Brings Coveted Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship to Converse
Graduation days are all about success stories, and when Blue Ridge Community College graduates walked across the stage Friday night, one among them received, in …
Study-Travel in the American West
Amberlyn Smith ’14 never expected that her Converse education would involve vaccinating cattle. But that’s exactly what she found herself doing in May 2012 when …
Converse Professor Starts Foundation Strengthening Ties to Tunisia
Converse College was set to host a Tunisian activist for an event focused on the international uprisings commonly known as the Arab Spring. Instead, the …
Mac Boggs Receives State’s Highest Honor in the Arts
“Infectious passion.” “Lasting influence.” “Generous.” Those are a few of the ways that professor Mac Boggs’ colleagues, former students, and friends describe his work as …
Converse Launches Online MEd in Gifted Education
Starting this summer, Converse College students can earn their master’s degree in gifted education without leaving the comforts of their homes. The school will begin …
Converse Hosting Southern Forum on Agricultural, Rural and Environmental History on April 26-27
Scholars from 11 states and Great Britain will share ideas that push the boundaries of agricultural, rural, and environmental history at Converse College on Friday …