Krista Newkirk, President, Converse College

December 12, 2016

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A Conversation with Krista Newkirk, President, Converse College

Education

Converse College in Spartanburg offers a distinctive undergraduate education for women and innovative programs for co-ed graduate study. The College’s high-quality, personalized education provides great value and return on investment for students, activating their voice and inspiring bold vision for advancing communities and professions. Last fall, Converse celebrated its largest undergraduate enrollment in more than 25 years.

On July 1, 2016, Krista Newkirk officially became the 10th President of Converse College.  Newkirk spent most of her childhood in Missouri, and graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She earned her Juris Doctor from the Marshall-Wythe School of Law at the College of William & Mary. She is a graduate of Leadership North Carolina.

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