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Rally Days 2024

Rally Days 2024 supports Forever Ripon campaign

Rally Days 2024 is LIVE! Our goal is to secure 1,000 gifts to support the Forever Ripon campaign between Wednesday, April 3, and Friday, April 5. Celebrate the future of Ripon College and the Forever Ripon campaign today! Make your gift! Visit RALLYDAYS.RIPON.EDU to learn more about matching gift challenges and special campaign priorities: Ripon Fund, Franzen Science Center and Residence […]

Progression of solar eclipse

Ripon helping members of the public experience upcoming eclipse on April 8

A public Eclipse Viewing Event will be held April 8 by The Society of Physics Students and the Ripon College departments of physics and education for the solar eclipse. All members of the Ripon community are invited to attend this public event sponsored by the Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium. Those interested can stop by Memorial […]

Pianist Ian Moschenross

Pianist returns to Ripon College April 8 for guest recital

Versatile pianist Ian Moschenross will return to Ripon College for a guest piano recital Monday, April 8. The program will begin at 7 p.m. in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. It is free and open to the public. Earlier that day, Moschenross will give a presentation for the “Western Music History […]

Dorothy Skye and Jenny Higgins

Women’s health in Wisconsin to be discussed March 21 at Ripon College

“The State of Women’s Health in Wisconsin,” a panel discussion, will be presented March 21 at Ripon College. The event will begin at 6:30 p.m. in Great Hall, Harwood Memorial Union, on the campus. Admission is free and open to the public. The sponsors are the Center for Politics and the People, The League of […]

2024 MLK Spirit Awards presented to individuals representing ideals in philosophy and action

The Ripon College Center for Diversity and Inclusion and the Dean of Students office presented the 2024 MLK Spirit Awards Feb. 23 in honor of Black History Month. The MLK Spirit Award honors members of the Ripon College community (students, faculty, staff, community member/s, and alumni) who reflect Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s principles and […]

Deb Mackenzie and Paul Thompson

Ripon will host singers from area high schools at choral festival March 5

Ripon College will host its second annual High School Choral Festival Tuesday, March 5. About 170 Wisconsin high school singers will come to campus and enjoy a day of singing together, led by Ripon College faculty Paul Thompson, assistant professor of music, conductor, and Deb MacKenzie, adjunct instructor of music, pianist. Schools represented are Ashwaubenon, […]

Visiting fiction writer Amina Gautier

Award-winning fiction writer will read at Ripon College Feb. 21 as part of Visiting Writers Series

Award-winning fiction writer Amina Gautier will read from her work at Ripon College Wednesday, Feb. 21, as part of the Ripon College Visiting Writers Series and the Schang Family Visiting Writer Fund. The presentation will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Room 147 of C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. It is free and open to […]

Lenard Simpson Quartet

Leading Midwest saxophone quartet will perform at Ripon Feb. 16

The Lenard Simpson Quartet will perform at Ripon College Friday, Feb, 16, as part of the Chamber Music and Jazz at Ripon series. The concert will begin at 7 p.m. in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. The concert is free and open to the public. Simpson is an active, in-demand performer, […]

Dan Egan

Effects of phosphorus to be discussed Feb. 15 for Center for Politics and the People

New York Times best-selling author and environmental journalist Daniel Egan will discuss “The Devil’s Element: Phosphorus and a World Out of Balance” Feb. 15 at Ripon College. The Center for Politics and the People presentation will begin at 6:30 p.m. in Great Hall, Harwood Memorial Union, on the campus. Admission is free and open to […]

Workshop on power of servant leadership will be held Feb. 9

“Positive Power of Servant Leadership,” a workshop open to all businesses and members of the community, will be held Feb. 9 at Ripon College. Servant leadership is an approach to leadership that prioritizes the needs of the group over the needs of the leader. The servant leader builds up the community by valuing each person’s […]

George Penn, left, and Henrik Schatzinger

Impact of big money on elections to be discussed Nov. 14 at Ripon College

“How to Limit the Impact of Big Money on Our Elections,” featuring George Penn of Wisconsin United to Amend, will be presented Tuesday, Nov. 14, at Ripon College. The Center for Politics and the People presentation will begin at 5:30 p.m. in Kresge Little Theatre, East Hall, on the campus. Admission is free and open […]

Mathias Risse

Harvard professor to discuss artificial intelligence, political theory Oct. 26 at Ripon College

Harvard University Professor Mathias Risse will talk about his new book “Political Theory of the Digital Age: Where Artificial Intelligence May Take Us” Thursday, Oct. 26, at Ripon College. The Center for Politics and the People presentation will begin at 6:30 p.m. in Kresge Little Theatre, East Hall, on the campus. Admission is free and […]

Visiting poet Jessica Q. Stark

Award-winning poet Jessica Q. Stark will read Oct. 11 at Ripon College

Award-winning poet Jessica Q. Stark will read from her work at Ripon College Wednesday, Oct. 11, as part of the Ripon College Visiting Writers Series and the Schang Family Visiting Writer Fund. The presentation will begin at 7:30 p.m. in room 147 of C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. It is free and open to […]

Guest speaker Rob Nixon

Visiting scholar will speak on humanities, environmental studies Sept. 29 at Ripon College

“The Environmental Humanities, the Sciences, and Environmental Justice: Reflections from the Crossroads,” a presentation by Rob Nixon, guest author and professor in the humanities and the environment, will be held Friday Sept. 29, at Ripon College. The talk will be free and open to the public. It will begin at 4:15 p.m. in Kresge Little […]

Photo of author Valerie Laken

Award-winning author Valerie Laken will read at Ripon College Sept. 27

Valerie Laken, author of the novel Dream House and the story collection Separate Kingdoms will read from her work at Ripon College Wednesday, Sept. 27, as part of the Ripon College Visiting Writers Series and the Schang Family Visiting Writer Fund. The presentation will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the lobby of C.J. Rodman Center […]

Kathleen Osberger

Author speaks at Ripon College Sept. 19 about Pinochet dictatorship in Chile

Kathleen Osberger, author of the new book “I Surrender: A Memoir of Chile’s Dictatorship, 1975,” will be the guest speaker when the Ripon College Center for Politics and the People opens its 2023-2024 season Tuesday, Sept. 19. The program will begin at 6:30 p.m. in Kresge Little Theatre, East Hall, on the campus. Admission is […]

Kurt Dietrich book cover

Kurt Dietrich will talk about his new biography of Al Jarreau ’62 at Ripon Sept. 13

Professor Emeritus of Music Kurt Dietrich will talk about his new biography of jazz/pop vocalist Al Jarreau ’62 Wednesday, Sept. 13, at Ripon College. The talk will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Lane Library. “Never Givin’ Up: The Life and Music of Al Jarreau” was published in August by the Wisconsin Historical Society Press. It […]

Speaker Jen Frey

Free conference will promote diversity and inclusion in higher education

The 2023 HEDIT Conference, aimed at promoting diversity and inclusion in higher education, will be held Thursday, Oct. 26, in the conference center on the campus of Moraine Park Technical College, 235 N. National Ave., in Fond du Lac. All are welcome to attend. The sponsor is the Higher Education Diversity and Inclusion Team (HEDIT) […]

Peter Filichia

Acclaimed theatre critic Peter Filichia will discuss ‘The Business of Show Business’ April 18

“The Business of Show Business,” a discussion about theatre with acclaimed theatre critic Peter Filichia, will be held Tuesday, April 18, at Ripon College. The discussion will run from 11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. in Rodman 147, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. The event is free and open to the public. Filichia serves on […]

Speakers will discuss cancel culture April 11 at Ripon College

“Cancel Culture: Accountability or Censorship?” will be presented April 11 at Ripon College. The discussion will begin at 6:30 p.m. in Kresge Little Theatre, East Hall, on the Ripon College campus. The talk is free and open to the public and is sponsored by the Center for Politics and the People. The talk will focus […]