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Two Women Scholars Named Poet Laureates of Their Home States
Maryfrances Wagner, a retired English professor at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, is the new poet laureate of the state of Missouri and Ashley M. Jones who teaches at Converse College in South Carolina and the Alabama School of Fine Arts was named poet laureate of the state of Alabama.
Krista Newkirk Will Be the First Woman President of the University of Redlands in California
Krista Newkirk has been serving as president of Converse College, an educational institution for women in Spartanburg, South Carolina. The college is now becoming co-educational. Prior to being named the tenth president of Converse College in 2016, Newkirk spent 13 years at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte.
Another One Bites the Dust: Converse College to Transition to Co-Educational Undergraduate Education
The president and board of trustees cited ongoing changes in student preferences, a nationwide decrease of interest in enrollment at women’s colleges, and proactive preparation for a decline in high school graduates beginning in 2025 as prompts for a re-envisioned Converse.
Another Women’s College Is Considering the Transformation to Co-Education
Converse College in Spartanburg, South Carolina, is one of the oldest women’s colleges in the United States. The college announced recently that it is considering adding co-educational undergraduate programs as a way to expand enrollment. Now, there are just over 900 women enrolled in the undergraduate college.
New Administrative Posts for 15 Women at Colleges and Universities
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
Krista Newkirk Appointed the Tenth President of Converse College in South Carolina
Krista Newkirk, chief of staff at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, will become president of Converse College on July 1. The college enrolls about 825 women in its undergraduate programs and more than 500 students in graduate programs.
Elizabeth Fleming Announces Her Plan to Retire as President of Converse College
Elizabeth A. Fleming, the ninth president of Converse College in Spartanburg, South Carolina, has announced that she will step down at the end of the current academic year. Dr. Fleming will have led the women’s college for 11 years.
In Memoriam: Joe Ann Shearer Lever (1936-2011)
She served on the Converse College faculty for 42 years.
Converse College Teams Up With Vanderbilt University to Offer Nursing Degrees
A new joint program will enable students to obtain bachelor’s and master’s degrees in five years.
