Dr. Walker Publishes Bibliography of Research on Rural Women’s History
Dr. Melissa Walker published a bibliography of research on rural women’s lives and the implications of gender for rural people. You can read it on H-Rural, an online network of …
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Professor Mulkey’s Poem Selected for Editor’s Choice Award
Professor Rick Mulkey’s poem, “An Explanation,” was awarded the 2016 Poetry Contest Judge’s Choice award in Still: The Journal. He also had four poems published in the Fall 2016 issue …
From Student To Drama Teacher to Teacher-Educator: Melissa Rhodes, Converse II Grad
Melissa Rhodes ’10 MEd ’12 calls her journey at Converse a “whirlwind”…and one of the best decisions of her life. She enrolled in the Converse II program; today she is …
Converse II Grad Releases YA Bible-based Fantasy Novel
Education grad and Converse II student Melissa Rhodes ’10, ’12 can officially add ‘writer’ to her resume. Her young adult, Bible-based fantasy novel, The Book in the Basket, was released in …
Dr. Julie Jones Selected as Editor for SCATE
Dr. Julie Jones has been selected as the new editor for the South Carolina Association of Teacher Educators (SCATE)’s journal: Teacher Education Journal of South Carolina (TEJSC). The TEJSC publishes …
Digitization Project of 9,000 Specimens from Converse’s Ravenel Collection Completed
Cristal Carreno ’17 and Nisbet Honors student Grace Frazor ’17 spent last summer digitizing the herbarium as part of the project funded by a $2.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation. Dr. Doug …
Exploring Fine Art with Jazz and Legos
Dr. Susanne Floyd Gunter and Professor Andrea Elliott conducted workshops for the Olde English Consortium Fine Arts Professional Development Conference. Dr. Gunter presented, “Jazz Up Your Sketchbooks,” while Professor Elliott …
Grammy, Tony Award Winner Tells Music Business Students: Be Unique
Be you, be unique. Get inspired. Do what excites you. And when you get stuck, stop and do something else, then get back to work becoming you. That’s just one …
English Grad Brings Her Negotiating Skills to Richmond Law
Former head delegate of Converse’s Model Programs and Nisbet Honors member, Julie Edwards ’15, won the University of Richmond Law School’s first and second year “negotiation competition.” The negotiation team …