Our Faculty

You’ll go far with mentors like these by your side.

Converse faculty are the mentors you’ll call your own as a Converse University student. You won’t find access to these great minds anywhere else.

Our faculty are committed to providing transformative learning experiences for our students. They are also practicing professionals, international performers, and award-winning authors, artists, scholars and researchers. We have faculty lecturing on biomedical ethics in Iceland, bringing cutting-edge technology to opera, and landing half-million-dollar grants to improve research facilities right here on campus.

Converse faculty provide deep scholarship, transformative mentorship, experiential learning, and support for students – and each other.

Faculty Spotlights

Dr. JJ Lies

“There’s something compelling about the culture of Converse.”

Professor Meg Hanna-Tominaga

“We craft the experiences each student has to help them pursue the exact career they’re interested in.”

Dr. Jessica Williams

“I wanted to be in a community where faculty and students talk to each other outside of the classroom.”

Faculty Impact

Converse faculty in the news

Professor Bani Awarded Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Fellowship

Assistant Professor of Musicology Rachel Bani was awarded an Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Fellowship to The Huntington Library for her project ‘”I’d rather consort with Judas’: Scottish Gaelic Song and …

Dr. Spencer Mathews: As Rewarding A Life As I Could Have Hoped For

Written by Amanda Mathis As Converse said goodbye to 2024, the campus also bid farewell to a beloved colleague and retired faculty member, Dr. Spencer Mathews, Jr. He passed peacefully …

Converse University Announces Inaugural Athletic Hall of Fame Class

The Converse University Athletic Department has announced that Margaret Moore, Joy Couch and Jenni Russell will be enshrined as the Inaugural Hall of Fame Class on February 21, 2025. Converse University …

Converse Says “I Do” In The Wake Of Hurricane Helene

Written by Amanda Mathis Dream weddings take months, even years, to plan, and no one prepares for a hurricane to interrupt their plans – especially in Asheville, North Carolina. For …

2024 Rock the Tower Breaks Record, Raising 200K

Rock the Tower, Converse’s 24-hour Day of Giving, received overwhelming support this year from alumni, students, faculty, staff, parents, and friends. Converse University’s 8th annual Rock the Tower raised $200,000, thanks …

Dr. Gunter Receives Thomas A. Hatfield Lifetime Achievement Award

Congratulations to Dr. Susanne F. Gunter, Associate Professor of Art Education; Coordinator MEd Art Education & Converse Alternative Certification – Art Education (CACAE) programs. Dr. Gunter received the Thomas A. …