Current students and alumnae from classes dating back to 1949 celebrated Converse College's 125th anniversary Friday afternoon. The college celebrated the event along with the birthday of its founder, ...

The Converse College Board of Trustees announced Tuesday the appointment of the school's 10th president.The school announced the appointment of Krista Newkirk, currently the chief of staff for the ...

PLANS TO ADMIT MEN. OUR NOLAN BLAIR EXPLAINS. NOLAN: CONVERSE COLLEGE SAYS ITS -- IT IS ADJUSTING TO CHANGING TIMES. >> A CHANGE THAT WE’VE BEEN FACING IS JUST A DECLINING INTEREST IN HIGH SCHOOL ...

Five decades ago, seeds planted during the Civil Rights movement began to bloom at Converse College. In the fall of 1968, Freida Rogers Byrd and Margaret Jones Swindler became the first black students ...

With a coeducational graduate school and an undergraduate women’s college, Converse College was among America’s first 15 colleges for women in the United States. With a student-faculty ratio of 12 to ...

Wilson Hall, built in 1889, once was the only building on Converse College campus. It’s on the national registry of Historic Places. Scott Cook Scott Cook Photography Spartanburg, S.C. Jimmie Sanders ...

Fort Dorchester senior Addie Ledbetter has signed to ride with the Converse College Equestrian Team. Ledbetter recently completed her third year as a member of the nationally-ranked Storybook Farm ...

SPARTANBURG, SC (WSPA) – Converse College announced which sports will be part of the school’s inaugural lineup of NCAA Division II athletic teams for the 2021-2022 academic year. The new men’s teams ...

SPARTANBURG, SC (WSPA) – Converse College announced plans Tuesday to admit men into the school’s undergraduate residential programs one year early. Converse had announced in February that the college ...