An Ear For Poetry
Aristotle used roughly 14,000 words for his Poetics. This article runs 500 words about poetics, specifically the works of Ellen Bryant Voigt ’64, whose trenchant poems earned her a prestigious …
Alumni
Elementary Ed Grad Receives SC’s Spirit of Ruth Patrick Award
Kishni Neville ‘08 was recently honored with the Spirit of Ruth Patrick Award. Dr. Ruth Patrick was a world-renowned scientist who studied the South Carolina waterways for more than sixty …
Converse “Rocks the Tower” Worldwide for Second Annual Day of Giving
At the stroke of midnight on November 9, ‘Rock the Tower’ took over the Converse website and social media channels for the College’s second annual day of giving This 24-hour …
MFA Student Publishes Third Novel in 3 Years
MFA Young Adult Fiction student, Gwen Holt ’18, recently published her newest novel, Daughter 4254. Gwen, who publishes YA novels under the pseudonym of Leigh Statham, published Perilous Journey of the …
Converse Women Honored as National Role Models by Minority Access
Converse faculty member Dr. Neval Erturk and alumna Candy Moore ’93 have been selected as National Role Models by Minority Access, Inc., an organization dedicated to improving diversity in education, …
Two Grads Exhibiting at Confluence: International Print Exchange
Studio Art printmaking alumnae, Mandy Ferguson ’14 and Caren Stansell ’15, will be exhibiting their work as part of the “Confluence: Contemporary Print Collective’s SC/Taiwan Print Exchange” at the Greenville …
Reunion 2017 Enchants with New Stay-on-Campus Summertime Format
And the prize for best residence hall decorations goes to...
Converse Welcomes Broadway Star Kimilee Bryant ’88 as 2017 Commencement Speaker
Converse College’s Class of 2017 has announced that leading Broadway performer and Converse alumna Kimilee Bryant ’88 will give the commencement address at the graduation ceremony on May 20. Bryant performed …
Scientist and Mentor: Dr. Marlee Marsh ’02
Marlee Marsh ’02 was the first student at Converse to participate in SCICU-funded independent research under the mentorship of Dr. Edna Steele. Now Associate Professor of Biology at Columbia College …