Author: Dale Devries
Salomon De Los Angeles ’05 earns scholarship to law school
Salomon De Los Angeles ’05 of Oak Park, Illinois, is a recipient of the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund’s 2016-17 Law School Scholarship. Since MALDEF’s founding, the civil rights organization has awarded scholarships to law students who will further MALDEF’s mission of advancing the civil rights of the Latino community in the United […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni.
Zachary Morris ’02 earns prestigious $1.25 million NIH award
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded Zachary Morris ’02 $1.25 million as part of the NIH Director’s Early Independence Award. Morris is an assistant professor in the Department of Oncology at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. The award is given to a small group of early-career scientists to […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni.
Guest speaker to give biology talk Oct. 6
Jennifer Guzman, assistant professor of biological sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, will give a special talk for the Department of Biology Friday, Oct. 6. All are welcome to attend. Guzman’s talk, “Building the Vertebrate Brain,” will begin at 2:30 p.m. in Bear Auditorium, Farr Hall 130. Guzman’s laboratory applies genetic, developmental, molecular, and cell […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Special Event.
Chicago poet Nate Marshall to visit Ripon College Oct. 4
Author Nate Marshall will visit Ripon College Wednesday, Oct. 4. He will talk about his recent book, Wild Hundreds, at 7:30 p.m. in Lane Library. His visit is a part of the Ripon College Visiting Writers Series. Originally from the south side of Chicago, Marshall is an editor of The BreakBeat Poets: New American Poetry […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Fine Arts, Special Event.
‘Three amigos’ keep friendship alive for more than 70 years, coming back for Homecoming
Bob Witt ’55, Ned Lufrano ’54 and Verne Churchill ’54 have never missed a Ripon Homecoming since graduation. These best friends have been coming home every year for more than 50 years. Witt, Lufrano and Churchill all first met each other during high school in Chicago. Originally rivals on their school’s basketball team. Witt and […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni.
Ceresco Prairie Conservancy focus of talk Sept. 29
Professor of Biology George “Skip” Wittler will give a special talk for the Department of Biology Friday, Sept. 29. All are welcome to attend. Wittler’s talk, “Discovering the Prairie,” will begin at 2:30 p.m. in Bear Auditorium, Farr Hall 130. The talk is part of the Biology Senior Studies program.
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Special Event.
Two sociology graduates get published in Sociological Imagination journal
Two sociology graduates recently were published in the Wisconsin Sociological Association’s journal Sociological Imagination. Holly Kortemeier ’15 of Whitewater, Wisconsin, published “Pupils to Peers: Socializing Graduate Students to the Counseling Profession”; and Kyle Novack ’15 of Two Rivers, Wisconsin, published “ ‘There’s a Future Inmate’: How Criminals and Potential Criminals are Otherized by Law Enforcement […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni, Faculty, Research, Student.
Milwaukee Symphony to perform free concert at Ripon College Oct. 1
The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Wisconsin’s largest cultural organization, returns to Ripon College for its 45th appearance Sunday, Oct. 1. The performance is offered free of charge as a thank-you to the community, and no tickets are required. The performance is part of the Caestecker Fine Arts Series at Ripon College and will begin at 2:30 […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Fine Arts, Music Performance, Special Event.
Former neo-Nazi says empathy and forgiveness brought him out of hatred
“We were egomaniacs with no self-esteem — that’s what made it dangerous,” ex-skinhead Frank Meeink explained in a recent talk at Ripon College. Meeink told the story of his descent into the neo-Nazi movement and what brought him out of hatred. Meeink was introduced by Professor of Communication Jody Roy. Roy assisted Meeink in writing […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Special Event.
Joe Hatcher to speak about sabbatical research Sept. 27
Joe Hatcher, professor of psychology at Ripon College, will speak about his sabbatical research Wednesday, Sept. 27, at Ripon College. His talk, “A Community Like Any Other? Positive Psychology Goes to the Nursing Home” will begin at 4:15 p.m. in Kresge Little Theatre, East Hall. The talk is open to the public. This is a […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Research.
Talk at Ripon College to explore divergent Republican-Democrat outlooks Oct. 2
The talk “Asymmetric Politics: Ideological Republicans and Group Interest Democrats” will be presented Oct. 2 by the Center for Politics and the People at Ripon College. The focus will be on how Democrats and Republicans think differently about politics, rely on distinct sources of information, argue past one another, and pursue divergent goals in government. […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Special Event.
Dean of Faculty Ed Wingenbach presents talk at conference in Germany
Professor of Politics and Government and Dean of Faculty Ed Wingenbach gave an invited plenary talk to the 2017 Conference of the German Society for Phenomenological Research, held at the University of Hagen in Germany. The title of his talk was “Populism, Partisan Identity, and the Reconstruction of the Political.”
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty.
Buddhist woman priest will speak on campus Sept. 22
Denise Leong, a Buddhist woman priest, will discuss Buddhism Friday morning for Professor of Religion Brian Smith’s Comparative World Religions class. All are invited to attend. The talk will run from 10:10 to 11 a.m. in Todd Wehr 113. Leong was born and brought up in Milwaukee by Chinese immigrant parents. She retired after spending […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Special Event.
Center for Politics and the People to host panel on art and politics Sept. 22
“Art as Action: Politics and the Creative Impulse” will be discussed by three artists Friday, Sept. 22, at Ripon College. Brandon Bauer, Jenie Gao and Tylonn Sawyer will discuss art as a political tool starting at 4 p.m. in Kresge Little Theatre, East Hall. Associate Professor of Art Rafael Salas will moderate the panel, which […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Special Event.
Ripon College hosting open swim event
Swim ’n’ Chill, a free community open swim, will be held Friday, Sept. 22, in the Kohler Pool of the recently renovated Willmore Center on the Ripon College campus. All ages are welcome. The Family Friendly Hour will be held from 7 to 8 p.m., and student hours will be held from 8 to 9:45 […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Special Event.
Comedy play opens fall theatre season at Ripon College Oct. 4
The widely acclaimed comedy play Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, by Christopher Durang, will open the 2017-18 theatre season at Ripon College. It is one of the most lauded and beloved Broadway plays of recent years. Some of the show’s elements are humorous adaptations of themes from works of Anton Chekhov. Vanya and […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Fine Arts, Special Event, Student.
Associate Professor of Spanish Timothy Reed edits new book of Spanish dramas
Associate Professor of Spanish Timothy Reed’s love of Spanish, literature and culture all came together in his recent work. Reed was asked to be the editor for a compilation of dramas by Spanish playwright, Federico García Lorca, published in the European Masterpieces series of Cervantes & Co. European Masterpieces Spanish Classics Series. “Bodas de sangre, […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty.
National Hispanic Heritage Month begins Sept. 15
Each year, Americans observe National Hispanic Heritage Month from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15 by celebrating the histories, cultures and contributions of U.S. citizens whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean and Central and South America. Sept. 15 is the anniversary of independence for Latin American countries Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Special Event.
Ripon College again is named to U.S. News’ best college rankings
U.S. News & World Report again has named Ripon College a tier 1 National Liberal Arts College on its annual rankings list. Ripon placed at number 117. Ripon also remains on the list of “A+ Schools for B Students.” The entire list is available on the U.S. News & World Report site.
Posted by Dale Devries in Rankings.
Professor of Biology Robert Wallace to give special presentation Sept. 15
Professor of Biology Robert Wallace will give a special talk for the Department of Biology Friday, Sept. 15. All are welcome to attend. Wallace’s talk, “The Study of Dust: An Application of the Liberal Arts and Sciences,” will begin at 2:30 p.m. in Bear Auditorium, Farr Hall 130.
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Special Event.