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 …
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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 …
Dr. Walker Discusses the Heroic Women of the American Revolution
Dr. Melissa Walker gave a presentation entitled “Women Who Risked Their Necks in the American Revolution” to the Kate Barry Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution and presented …
Spanish and Politics Student Explores International Affairs First-Hand in NYC
Nisbet Honors student Olivia Haas ’18 is spending the fall semester with the Bard College Globalization and International Affairs Program, a highly competitive national program based in New York City. As …
Rolling Stone Magazine Profiles MFA Grad Phillip Quinn Morris
MFA fiction graduate Phillip Quinn Morris ’14 is featured in France’s version of Rolling Stone Magazine. The article is related to the European publication of Morris’s novel, Mr. Alabama. Learn …
Dr. Robbins Premieres New Music Inspired by Yoga
Dr. Scott Robbins’s “Tuladandasana: A Stereophonic Sextet for Cellos,” which was commissioned for the Spartanburg Philharmonic Orchestra cellists, received its premiere at the SPO’s “Cello Macchiato” concert. You can listen …
Dr. Case Examines the Role of Forensic Science in Catching Criminals
Dr. Will Case presented at the Southeastern Regional meeting of the American Chemical Society in Columbia, South Carolina. His topics included “Catching Criminals with Chemistry: A General Education Course in Forensic …
MAT Grad Named SC Physical Education Teacher of the Year
Chad Cooksey ‘08 was recently named the South Carolina Association for Physical Education ‘Sports Teacher of the Year.’ Chad teaches social studies at Landrum High School where he is also …
Model League Rookies Dominate Appalachia Regional Model Arab League
Congratulations to the first-year members of Converse’s Model Arab League delegation, who earned top awards at their first debate competition. The students traveled to Hollins University for the event and …