Author: Dale Devries
New U.S. citizen Henrik Schatzinger featured in newspaper article
Associate Professor of Politics and Government Henrik Schatzinger has become a U.S. citizen. He joined the Ripon College faculty in 2009 and also serves as co-director of Ripon College’s Center for Politics and the People. Schatzinger now has U.S., German and Finnish citizenship, but he says he’s “all about America right now.” A question-and-answer profile […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Political Publications.
Award-winning author will read March 17 in virtual Visiting Writers presentation
Author Souvankham Thammavongsa will read Wednesday, March 17, as part of the Visiting Writers Series at Ripon College. The virtual event will begin via Zoom link at 7:30 p.m. Thammavongsa is the author of four poetry books and the short story collection How to Pronounce Knife (Little, Brown, 2020), a finalist for the National Book […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Fine Arts, Special Event.
Covering the military as journalists will be discussed March 17
“Covering the Military: A Conversation on the Challenges of Military Journalism” will be presented via Zoom webinar at 6:30 p.m. March 17, The event is sponsored by Ripon College’s Center for Politics and the People and the center’s Student Advisory Board. Rhett Cunningham ’22 of Ripon, Wisconsin, and Luis Aragon Miranda ’23 of Monroe, Wisconsin, […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Political Publications, Student.
Ellen Sorensen ’00 president of local League of Women Voters
International Women’s Day is being celebrated today, March 8, with a theme of “Choose to Challenge.” The organization aims to celebrate the achievements of women and says, “A challenged world is an alert world, and from challenge comes change. So let’s all choose to challenge.” One recent achievement among Ripon College’s female alumnae is Ellen […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni.
Update on Commencement 2021
Dear Ripon College Class of 2021 and Families, I am reaching out to you today to provide updates related to the planning for Commencement 2021. The Commencement Planning Committee has been diligently evaluating all possible options for a safe and in-person experience for the Class of 2021. At this time, I am pleased to announce […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Administration, Commencement.
MLK Spirit Awards honor work toward diversity and inclusion
The MLK Spirit Awards for 2020 and 2021 have been announced by the Ripon College Center for Diversity and Inclusion. The announcement was the culminating event of Black History Month celebrations at Ripon. The awards typically are presented in person at the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Breakfast, but this is the second year […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni, Faculty, Student.
Ripon education paves way for career in museum work for Amy Fels ’17
Undergraduate studies at Ripon College and a student internship at an area museum helped prepare Amy Fels ’17 for her current position. Fels now is the archivist at the Oshkosh Public Museum. “My work as an archivist entails many things, and no day is exactly alike,” Fels says. Her job includes cataloging archival materials, handling […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni.
Eric R. Pilsl ’93 commemorated in article after his sudden death
Eric R. Pilsl ’93 of Wild Rose, Wisconsin, died suddenly Feb. 27, 2021, just hours before his stepson, Ashton Schwartzman, ran a race in the adidas Indoor Nationals in Virginia Beach, Virginia. A touching article on milesplit.com ran Feb. 28. “A Performance Much Deeper Than A Race On Saturday Night” details Schwartzman’s decision to run […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni.
Scott Strazzante ’86 referenced in feature about new photography service
Scott Strazzante ’86 of Mill Valley, California, had a shoutout in an article published Feb. 25 in the Tampa Bay Times newspaper. Strazzante, a Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist currently with the San Francisco Chronicle, serves on the advisory board for the newly launched nonprofit Picture the Recovery. “He thought the pandemic ended his career, but now […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni.
Ripon College celebrates Womxn’s Herstory Month
The Ripon College Center for Diversity and Inclusion will celebrate “Womxn’s Herstory Month” in March as part of the national Women’s History Month celebration. Planned events will include: Thursday, March 4: Diversity Coalition meeting, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Zoom ID is 925 8003 5252 Thursday, March 11: International Student Mixer, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Zoom […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Uncategorized.
Jacqueline Clark publishes photo essay about racism, will speak in online forum March 5
Jacqueline Clark, professor of sociology, has a photo essay published in The Journal of Appalachia Studies’ most recent special Social Justice Issue. The article,“Collecting Hate: Confronting Racism through Contemptible Collectibles,” uses a symbolic interactionist and critical race perspective to show how Leslie Whittington, the grandson of a former slave and a firsthand witness to racial […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Research.
Ann Pleiss Morris publishes two-part blog post
Associate Professor of English Ann Pleiss Morris has a two-part blog post, “On Teaching Lear in a Time of Plague,” posted on New Chaucer Studies: Pedagogy and Profession. The post states that she “frequently teaches ‘outside her field.’ Although her scholarship focuses on Early Modern drama, her courses cover a much broader field, including medieval […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty.
Chamber Music at Ripon series will feature faculty recitals starting Feb. 28
In a socially distanced edition of Ripon College’s Chamber Music at Ripon series, this spring will feature virtual recitals by accomplished teaching artists already on the Ripon College campus. The performances will be recorded in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. Because the hall remains closed to live audiences this semester, all […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Music Performance.
Kurt Dietrich will discuss jazz in Wisconsin March 3
Professor Emeritus of Music Kurt Dietrich will discuss his book Wisconsin Riffs: Jazz Profiles from the Heartland March 3 via a Facebook Live presentation. The talk will begin at 7 p.m. on the Wisconsin Historical Society Press Facebook page. The publisher describes Dietrich’s book: “Although New York City, Los Angeles and Chicago are often considered […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Fine Arts.
Martin Farrell will present online lecture March 1
Professor Emeritus of Politics and Government Martin Farrell will present a live, online lecture March 1 for the Manitowoc Public Library. “China’s Role in Africa” is part of the library’s Great Decisions lecture series. “The Covid-19 crisis has put a massive strain on what was a growing positive economic and political relationship between China and […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty.
Midwest Conference Gets Ready to Play Sports Again this Spring
The Midwest Conference announced Feb. 19 that it will resume competition for the spring sports of baseball, softball, men’s tennis, women’s tennis, men’s outdoor track and field and women’s outdoor track and field. Member institutions, based upon campus and local realities of the pandemic, retain ultimate authority over the decision as to whether or not […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Athletics News, Health & Safety.
Appleton poet will open spring Visiting Writers Series Feb. 24
The Ripon College Visiting Writers Series will continue to be held virtually during the spring semester, and members of the greater Ripon community can attend via a Zoom link. Two sessions are scheduled. Wednesday, Feb. 24, 7:30 p.m.: Appleton, Wisconsin, poet Cathryn Cofell will read. She is the author of six chapbooks and two full-length […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Uncategorized.
Celebrate the field of anthropology today!
Today, Feb.18, is World Anthropology Day, as designated by the American Anthropological Association. It “is a day for anthropologists to celebrate our discipline while sharing it with the world around us,” the association says. Anthropology is the study of what it means to be human in all aspects of the human experience, past and present. […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Academics, Faculty.
Peace in the midst of violence to be addressed on Zoom webinar Feb. 25
“Why Peace is Possible: Exploring the Dimensions of Human Kindness in the Midst of Violence” will be presented by Ripon College via Zoom webinar at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 25. Registration is free and may be made at ripon.edu/peace. The event is sponsored by the Center for Politics and the People. The speaker will be Dr. […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Political Publications.
Presentation about philosophy of John Lewis to be shared Thursday
“Good Trouble: Six Life Lessons from a Civil Rights Leader,” about the philosophy of politician and civil rights activist John Lewis, will be presented via Zoom from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 18. The Zoom ID is 946 9048 7174. Lewis (1940-2020) was an American civil rights leader and politician best-known for his chairmanship […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Uncategorized.