Studying History Prepares Alumna for Future: Jane Marion Wilson ’04
Career experts say that the average person graduating from college today can expect to have ten or more careers during her lifetime. Jane Marion Wilson ’04 can attest to that. …
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Professor Tekulve Speaks at Literary Festival in Columbia
Professor Tekulve served on a panel at the new Deckle Edge Literary Festival in Columbia, SC. Her novel, Garden of Stone, won the South Carolina First Novel Prize in 2012. …
Converse Vocalists Triumph at Statewide NATS Competition; Advance to Regionals
The following Petrie School of Music students and Lawson Academy students received high scores at the Saturday auditions for South Carolina NATS (National Association of Teachers of Singing), making them …
Arthur Vining Davis Grant Jumpstarts New Interfaith Studies Program
As of the Fall 2023 semester, students cannot declare a minor in Interfaith Studies. The Arthur Vining Davis Foundation has awarded a $50,000 grant to support a new Interfaith Studies …
Finding Her Voice Through Writing: Anna Caroline Harris ’07
Anna Caroline Harris ’07 was first introduced to Converse when a TV show described Converse College as ‘the Vassar of the South.’ Anna’s mother was so impressed by this reference …
The Art of Mentoring
The stereo in Andrew Blanchard’s Union Street studio quietly plays the phantasmagorical soundtrack from the brilliant 2012 film “Beasts of the Southern Wild.” As a backdrop for a long, meandering …
Valkyries Add Twelfth Sport: Acrobatics And Tumbling
Converse Director of Athletics Joy Couch announced on Monday that the school will introduce Acrobatics and Tumbling as a varsity sport beginning in the Fall of 2016 and compete in …
From Biology Student to Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
The choice to attend Converse was basically a no-brainer for Christine Hendershott Blair ’08. She was drawn to Converse’s acclaimed Biology department, low faculty-to-student ratio and our state-of-the-art science facilities. …
New Converse Mascot Makes Her Debut
There is a new girl in town, a Norse goddess to be exact. “Val” – a mythological warrior complete with shield and spear – led the Converse Valkyries basketball team …