See Which Grad Schools Our Seniors Have Been Accepted To!
Our 2019 seniors have some amazing grad school options! See where some of our seniors have been accepted: Julia Williams – The Citadel Claudia Coffin …
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Ten Seniors Inducted into Gamma Sigma Honor Society
Converse is thrilled to induct ten students into Converse’s academic honor society, Gamma Sigma. Gamma Sigma honors the very top members of the graduating class …
An Ear For Poetry
Aristotle used roughly 14,000 words for his Poetics. This article runs 500 words about poetics, specifically the works of Ellen Bryant Voigt ’64, whose trenchant …
Speech and Drama Grad Publishes New Manual for Educators
Sarah ‘Sally’ Ruth Clancy-Ballard ’66 recently published Control Is Not a Four-Letter Word: Establishing Positive Classroom Behavior for the Year in the First Five Days. …
English Grad Emily Koon ’99 Wins Conium Press Book & Chapbook Contest
Emily Koon’s short story collection We Are Still Here has been selected as the 2016 Conium Press Book & Chapbook Contest winner. Emily has written …
Professor McMaster’s Poetry Published in Off the Coast and RATTLE
Professor Arthur McMaster’s poetry was published in literary magazines Off the Coast and RATTLE. He also has a book proposal prepared for ‘the writing project: Poets’ …
“Genius Grant” Winner and Poet Laureate Returns Home To Speak at Founder’s Day April 22
Converse is pleased to welcome Ellen Bryant Voigt ‘64, MacArthur Fellow, Pulitzer Prize finalist, and former Poet Laureate of Vermont, back to Converse to deliver the keynote address at Founders’ Day on April 22, 2016 at 11:30 am.
Alumna Named MacArthur Foundation Fellow, receives $625,000 "Genius Grant"
The MacArthur Foundation announced the 2015 MacArthur Fellows, commonly known as the “genius grants,” including Converse Alumna Ellen Bryant Voigt. She is among 24 exceptionally …
I Love Paris in the Springtime…
A trip to Paris is undoubtedly an extraordinary experience. But a visit to Paris in the springtime? Incomparable. The trees and flowers shake off their …