Converse Receives $2 Million Gift to Support Educational Mission
Converse College has received a gift for $2 million to support Converse’s future educational mission. The gift, from an anonymous alumna and her husband, is …
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Valkyries Named to NCATA 2020 All-Academic Team and Academic Honor Roll
Alexis Forbes ’22 of the Converse College acrobatics and tumbling team has been named to the 2020 NCATA All-Academic Team as announced by the league …
Converse College Announces Inaugural Esports Athletics Program
Converse College announces its inaugural esports athletics program, with the anticipation that the full Valkyries esports team will be recruited for fall 2021. The esports …
Converse Names Chandra Owenby Hopkins as the First Dean of the Converse College for Women
Converse College announces it has named Dr. Chandra Owenby Hopkins as the first Dean of the Converse College for Women, effective July 1, 2021. Converse announced …
Bank of America Funds Data Analytics Learning Laboratory at Converse College
Bank of America has awarded $145,000 to Converse in support of the college’s new data analytics program. Converse will use the funds to design an …
Converse College Selects Ryan Saunders to Lead Inaugural Men’s Basketball Team
Converse College has selected Ryan Saunders as the head coach for the Valkyries’ inaugural men’s basketball team. Saunders comes to Converse from Belmont Abbey College, …
Converse Announces Addition of Co-Educational Undergraduate Cohort Beginning Fall 2020
Converse College has announced that the Converse Board of Trustees unanimously approved the admission of men into the undergraduate residential cohort beginning in fall 2020, …
Resilience and Perseverance: Exploring Converse’s History to Navigate the Future
“You must do the thing you think you cannot do.” – Eleanor Roosevelt A message from President Krista Newkirk: Founder’s Day 2020 is unlike any …
Dr. Erturk Makes More Than 100 Masks for Converse and Local Community
Dr. Neval Erturk is not just an award-winning teacher and scholar – she’s also an artist. And she’s taken those artistic skills to help protect …