Converse MFA Program Leads Grad to Major Book Deal
Congratulations to Sonja Condit Coppenbarger ’12 on the publication of her novel Starter House. The novel, written as part of Sonja’s MFA course work, made its debut with William Morrow/Harper …
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MFA Faculty Selected as Finalist for National Book Award
Congratulations to MFA faculty member Denise Duhamel. Her most recent book, Blowout (University of Pittsburgh Press), was selected as a finalist for the 2013 National Book Critics Circle Award.
MFA Faculty’s Book, Pasture Art, Published by Hub City Press
MFA Faculty member Marlin Barton received a strong review in Kirkus for his forthcoming book of short stories, Pasture Art, due out this spring with Hub City Press.
Philosophy & Religion Grads Accepted into Duke and Harvard
Converse Philosophy and Religion students are often accepted into some of the finest graduate programs in the country at such institutions as: Duke Divinity School, Harvard Divinity School and Fuller …
Three Students Exhibit at PrintOcracy Printmaking Exhibition
Kelsey Bledsoe ’19, Robyn Hughey ’17, and Maggie Riedy ’17 are currently in an exhibit at this year’s PrintOcracy: PLAY! National Juried Printmaking Exhibition at Asheville Bookwork’s in Asheville, North …
Dr. Malone Selected For Executive Board Position
Dr. Dee Malone was nominated as a candidate for a member-at-large position on the Executive Board of the Division for Early Childhood of the Council for Exceptional Children, an international …
Professor Blanchard’s Work Featured at Faulkner Paper Exhibition
Professor Andrew Blanchard’s work was featured at the Faulkner Paper exhibition at Southside Gallery in Oxford, Mississippi. Andrew is represented by Drawl Contemporary Southern Fine Art Gallery in Little Rock, …
Dr. DeLapp Elected President of the SC Society for Philosophy
Kevin DeLapp was elected President of the South Carolina Society for Philosophy, where he recently presented a paper on methodology in metaethics.
Grad Exhibits Screen-print at Positive Negative National Art Exhibit
Susan Hendley ’15 exhibited her screen-print “A Blessing” at the 30th Positive Negative National Juried Art Exhibit at the Slocumb Gallery at East Tennessee State in Johnson City, Tennessee. This …