Converse Professor Wins Award for Best Dissertation in Southern History
Converse College professor Dr. Angela Esco Elder is the winner of The Southern Historical Association’s 2017 C. Vann Woodward Award for the best doctoral dissertation …
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Converse “Rocks the Tower” Worldwide for Second Annual Day of Giving
At the stroke of midnight on November 9, ‘Rock the Tower’ took over the Converse website and social media channels for the College’s second annual …
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 …
Our 2017 Interior Design Grads are Making Their Mark in the Industry
Here’s what our recent Interior Design grads are up to: Eleanor Abbott ’17 is an interior designer with Lazy Boy, Pineville, North Carolina Hannah Anderson …
Low Residency MFA in Creative Writing to Hold Open House Jan. 6
The Converse Low Residency MFA in Creative Writing program will hold an Open House Information Session on Saturday, Jan. 6, 2018 from 3:30-4:30 p.m. in …
Faculty and Grads Present at 39th Annual Tri-State Sculpture Conference
Converse’s Department of Art and Design hosted the 39th annual Tri-State Sculptor Association Conference in October. Professor Mary Carlisle served as conference chair and presented …
Guest Artist Series Presents Violinist Courtney Elise LeBauer on Dec. 1
Imagine a young woman from North Carolina, a violinist, enjoying a year in Germany on a Fulbright scholarship. Now imagine this talented musician with a …
Converse’s Music Therapy Program Granted 10-Year Re-accreditation
Dr. Elizabeth York and Dr. Carol Shultis were instrumental in our Music Therapy Program receiving re-approval from the American Music Therapy Association. Approval was granted …
Professor Mulkey’s Poems Published in ‘Poetry East’ and ‘SC Review’
Professor Rick Mulkey has two new publications: Refugee appears in the current issue of Poetry East and A Scatological Scat appears in the fall edition …