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) […]
“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 […]
“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 […]
RIPON — Torrin A. Greathouse, author of the award-winning poetry collection “Wound from the Mouth of a Wound,” will read from her work Wednesday, April 12, at Ripon College. The program will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the MLK Lounge, Harwood Memorial Union, on the campus. The reading is free and open to the public. […]
“The Politics of Resentment: Seven Years Later,” a discussion with University of Wisconsin-Madison political science professor Katherine Cramer, has been rescheduled at Ripon College. It will be presented at 4:30 p.m. April 20, in Kresge Little Theatre, East Hall, on the campus. It is presented by the Center for Politics and the People and will […]
A screening of the documentary “Butterfly, Butterfly,” with director Len Morris, will be held at 1:05 p.m. Friday, March 3, in Bear Auditorium, Farr Hall of Science, on the Ripon College campus. The event is free and open to the public. The sponsors are the Center for Politics and the People and Freeland, a frontline […]
Because of the inclement weather, the presentation of “The Politics of Resentment: Seven Years Later,” a discussion with University of Wisconsin-Madison political science professor Katherine Cramer, scheduled today at Ripon College, has been postponed. The Center for Politics and the People will reschedule the event.
DeMisty Bellinger, author of the poetry collections Peculiar Heritage and Rubbing Elbows and the novel New to Liberty, will read from her work Wednesday, Feb. 15. The program will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the MLK Lounge, Harwood Memorial Union, on the campus. It is free and open to the public. Books will be available […]
“After the Election: Now What?”, a panel discussion, will be presented Nov. 17 at Ripon College. The presentation 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. This […]
Freesia McKee, Ripon College’s poet-in-residence, will present a poetry reading at 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 12. The reading will be in the North Reading Room of Lane Library. It is free and open to the public. Megan Gannon, associate professor of English, will open the program with a short reading. McKee writes about the influence […]
Ripon College was selected to host the CESA 6 Multilingual Multicultural Post Secondary Fair Thursday, Nov. 3. Multilingual multicultural students, parents and staff from 39 public school districts in eight nearby counties will attend. The CESA 6 Language and Culture Center annually hosts a similar opportunity on a local campus. Highlights will include breakout sessions […]
Michael Bess, author of the new book Planet in Peril: Humanity’s Four Greatest Challenges and How We Can Overcome Them, will be the guest speaker Oct. 27 at Ripon College. His presentation 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 indigenous right to vote will be the focus of a discussion Oct. 18 at Ripon College. Renee Gralewicz, an elder and peacemaker for the Brothertown Nation and descendant of the Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohicans, and Maria Haskins, a regional tribal organizer in the Lac Courte Oreilles, Oneida and Stockbridge communities, will discuss strategies to […]
Local Politics: Challenges and Opportunities, a panel discussion with three area public officials, will be presented Wednesday, Sept. 28, at Ripon College. The program will begin at 6:30 p.m. in Kresge Little Theatre, East Hall, on the campus. It is presented by the Center for Politics and the People and will be free and open […]
Author Sarah Shun-lien Bynum will be opening the 2022-2023 Visiting Writers Series at Ripon College. Her reading will begin at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 14, in the MLK Lounge of Harwood Memorial Union. Admission is free and open to the public. Books will be available for purchase and author signing. Bynum is the author of […]
Memoirist Kelly Sundberg will speak virtually Wednesday, April 27, as part of the Visiting Writers Series at Ripon College. The event will begin at 7 p.m. Central Time. The Zoom link is ripon.edu/Sundberg. Sundberg’s memoir, Goodbye, Sweet Girl: A Story of Domestic Violence and Survival, was published in 2018 by HarperCollins. It has been praised […]
“Immigration and Citizenship after COVID-19,” a Zoom talk, will be presented Tuesday, April 19, at Ripon College. Presented by the Student Advisory Board of the Center for Politics and the People, the program will run from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. The Zoom link is at ripon.edu/Morones. The speaker will be Enrique Morones, a longtime San […]
“Civic Virus: Why Polarization Is a Misdiagnosis” will be presented in a Zoom conversation March 29 by the Center for Politics and the People and the Department of Psychology at Ripon College. The presentation will run from 4:30 to 5:45 p.m. Central Time. Registration can be accessed at ripon.edu/Polarization. The speaker is Richard C. Harwood, […]
“Russia-Ukraine War,” a live webinar discussion about the current event, will be presented Tuesday, March 8, by the Center for Politics and the People at Ripon College. The webinar will begin at 6:30 p.m. Central Time. The Zoom link is here. This webinar discusses Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine, its causes, ongoing battles, reactions and […]
The developing crisis in Ukraine will be one of the topics highlighted in a virtual talk March 10 by the Center for Politics and the People at Ripon College. “Price Wars: How the Commodities Markets Made Our Chaotic World” will be presented by author and filmmaker Rupert Russell at 4:30 p.m. Central time. The Zoom […]