Carla Harris to Give 2019 Commencement Address
The Converse College Class of 2019 announces that Carla Harris, vice chairman and managing director at Morgan Stanley, will give the commencement address during their …
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Fall Term 2018 Dean’s List Announced
The following undergraduate students were named to the Dean’s List for Fall 2018. Converse congratulates these students on their academic achievement! Andrea La Velle Abercrombie …
Dr. Licata Opens Spanish Writing and Language Center in Mickel Library
Dr. Stefania Licata officially opened the Spanish Writing and Language Center on September 2, 2019, in Mickel Library after a pilot program in Spring 2019. …
President’s Leadership Forum to Host “Most Powerful Woman in Banking” on International Women’s Day
The Upstate community is invited for a free professional development and networking event at Converse College on Friday, March 8. Converse’s annual President’s Leadership Forum …
Zimmerli Performance Center Unveiled as New Home for Twichell Auditorium
For decades, Converse College Life Trustee Kurt Zimmerli and his wife, Nelly, have generously provided leadership and financial support for the arts at Converse College …
Rewriting History, Hollywood Style: A “Timeless” Inspiration During Jan Term
By Ella B. Webster ’20 “To me, history is an amazing major to have,” says Shawn Ryan, executive TV producer, to a room full of …
Students Forge Connections with Spartanburg’s Older Adults for Innovative Theatre Production
A Theatre Converse production is taking students into the Spartanburg community to explore and affect positive change in two key areas that impact older adults: …
How She Got Here: Susan Byrnes Long ’04
By Courtney Hammett ‘19 In May 2018, Converse alumna Susan Byrnes Long ‘o4 launched a podcast that had been years in the making. How She …
A Valkyrie in the Fast Lane: One Alumna’s Journey to Success
By Ella B. Webster ’20 “Who would have thought, when I was sitting in biology class as a student, that one day I would know …