Converse Alumni Art Exhibition Showcases Generations of Graduates
An upcoming exhibition at Converse University’s Milliken Art Gallery is celebrating not just one, but six Converse art alumni, including graduates from 1959 to 2019. …
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Converse College for Women Welcomes Inaugural Advisory Board
Written by Karen Rhodes The Converse College for Women (CCW) recently welcomed five members to its inaugural Dean’s Advisory Board: Maddisen (Maddi) Currier ’13, Dr. …
All Gifts Can Make A Significant Impact: Meet Rose Buyck Newton ’92
Written by Amanda Mathis A challenge during a Converse commencement speech made the world of difference for alum Rose Buyck Newton ’92. “They challenged us …
Converse Celebrates the Season with 2025 Festival of Lessons & Carols
Written by Luciana Ugalde Garcìa ’27 On Thursday, December 4, 2025, the Converse community gathered in Twichell Auditorium for one of the University’s most treasured …
Nationally Acclaimed Poet and Literary Great, Ellen Bryant Voigt ’64, Dies at 82
Written by Amanda Mathis Words were like a friend for many decades to Ellen Bryant Voigt ’64, an award-winning poet and literary great who passed …
2025 Rock the Tower Raises More than $239,000 for Converse Fund
Alumni, faculty, staff, students, parents and friends of Converse enthusiastically supported our 2025 Rock the Tower challenge. On November 6, 2025, Converse celebrated its 9th annual …
Elizabeth “Beautsie” Zahrn ’67 Sparks a Rock the Tower Challenge For Her 80th Birthday
Written by Amanda Mathis The pageantry of May Day started it all in 1955. When Elizabeth “Beautsie” Zahrn ’67 was 10 years old, she accompanied …
Converse Student, Alumni & Faculty Featured at SPIVA Center for the Arts
Professor Andrew Blanchard, Lynn Hanchon ‘27 (Nisbet Honors), Mable Ni ‘24, and Azlyn Persails ‘25 will have work exhibited at Spiva Center for the Arts …
Welcome to the 2025-26 Carlos Moseley Chamber Music Series
Converse University is celebrating its 44th season of the Carlos Moseley Chamber Music Series. These Monday evening concerts feature world-renowned musicians in the intimate venue …