Award-winning author Jesse Lee Kercheval will read from her work Wednesday, April 3, at Ripon College. The presentation will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Lane Library. It is free and open to the public. Her books will be available for purchase. Kercheval is a poet, fiction writer, memoirist and translator who serves as the Zona […]
“From the Tea Party to Environmental Sustainability: How Divisive Politics Launched a New Movement” will be presented April 1, 2019, at Ripon College. The talk will begin at 4:30 p.m. in Kresge Little Theatre, East Hall. The speaker will be 21-year old Benji Backer, founder and president of the American Conservation Coalition (ACC). He will […]
Brian Hagedorn, who is running for the Wisconsin Supreme Court, will speak at Ripon College, March 11. His talk will begin at 4:30 p.m. in Kresge Little Theatre, East Hall. It is free and open to the public. Hagedorn is a judge of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals, serving in the court’s Waukesha-based District II […]
“Wisconsin and the World,” featuring leading experts in national security, international relations, foreign policy, domestic energy and economics, will be held April 13 at Ripon College. Presenters include former CIA Director Jim Woolsey, former Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson and retired U.S. Army General and NATO commander Wesley Clark. The Ripon College International Relations Club is […]
Poet Amy Ratto Parks will read from her work Thursday, Feb. 14, at Ripon College. The presentation will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Lane Library. It is free and open to the public. She will read from her Kirkus-starred mosaic novel Radial Bloom. Books will be available for cash purchase and author signing. Ratto Parks […]
A panel of sustainability experts will be featured at a meeting of the Wisconsin Association of Energy Engineers (WAEE) at Ripon College Feb. 27. The panel will discuss sustainability in the workplace, sustainability job market and opportunities for students. Both the meeting and the panel are open to the public. The event will run from […]
“Mental Health Needs for Young Americans and Challenges for Public Policy” will be a panel discussion held Feb. 20 at Ripon College. The event will run from 6:30 to 7:45 p.m. in Great Hall, Harwood Memorial Union. A reception will follow at 8 p.m. The event is sponsored by the College’s Center for Politics and […]
A health and wellness panel focusing on issues in rural communities will be held Tuesday, Feb. 5, at Ripon College. It will run from 7-8:30 p.m. in Bear Auditorium, Farr Hall of Science. Panelists will be: Ellen Sorensen, Ripon College Class of 2000, coordinator of Drug Free Communities of Fond Du Lac County Rachel Kurinsky, […]
Due to the extreme weather conditions this week, adjustments have been made to class schedules and facility hours. If you are in a class that meets at 11:15 on Monday/Wednesday/Friday, your class will have an extra meeting next Tuesday, February 5, from 11:15-12:25 (the Golden Hour). Classes will meet at their normally scheduled location, unless […]
Because of difficulties keeping the campus walkways and parking lots clear, and the number of employees whose commutes are not possible, Acting President Ed Wingenbach has decided to close the College today, January 28. Updated facility and dining hours Lunch in the Commons will be served as normal Dinner hours in the Commons are 5-6:30 […]
“Leadership through the Eyes of MLK” will be the keynote event for Ripon College’s annual celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Week, featuring events held in conjunction with Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2019. Samuel A. Alford, aka IAm, an artist, activist and Milwaukee native, will be the keynote speaker. The event will be held […]
“Leadership through the Eyes of MLK” will be the keynote event for Ripon College’s annual celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Week, featuring events held in conjunction with Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2019. Samuel A. Alford, aka IAm, an artist, activist and Milwaukee native, will be the keynote speaker. The event will be held […]
“My Brief Personal Account of the Life of my mother Dora,” was the title of the heartfelt, genuine presentation delivered Tuesday morning in Great Hall by Steven L. Russek. Before the talk even began the room was filled, and members of the audience rushed to set out additional chairs as more Ripon College and community […]
David Niose, legal director for the Appignani Humanist Legal Center, will speak Nov. 19 at Ripon College. His presentation is titled “Anti-Intellectualism and the Decline of Civil Liberties.” The talk will run from 4:30-5:30 p.m. in the Kresge Little Theatre in East Hall. Niose has experience in law and mass communication. As an attorney, author, […]
“Memories of the Holocaust,” a presentation by the son of a Holocaust survivor, will be given Nov. 13 at Ripon College. The talk will run from 11:15 a.m. to noon in Great Hall, Harwood Memorial Union. It is free and open to the public. Nov. 9 is the 80th anniversary of Kristallnacht (Night of Broken […]
Writer Nick White, author of the short story collection Sweet and Low and the novel How to Survive a Summer, will read at Ripon College Thursday, Nov. 8. The presentation will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Lane Library. It is free and open to the public. A native of Mississippi, White is an assistant professor […]
Wisconsin poet Francesca Abbate will present a reading Wednesday, Oct. 10, as part of the Visiting Writers Series at Ripon College. The reading will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the North Reading Room of Lane Library. It is free and open to the public. Abbate is the author of the poetry book Troy, Unincorporated. (University […]
Rick Esenberg, founder, president and general counsel of the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty, will speak Wednesday, Oct. 3, at Ripon College. His presentation, “Freedom Matters: McAdams v. Marquette University, Free Speech and the Wisconsin Supreme Court,” will begin at 4:15 p.m. in Kresge Little Theatre, East Hall. The visit is sponsored by Young […]
Nadine Strossen, author of the book HATE: Why We Should Resist it with Free Speech, not Censorship, will appear at Ripon College Friday, Sept. 28. She will speak with Steve Martin, Ripon College associate professor of communication, beginning at 4:30 p.m. in Great Hall, Harwood Memorial Union. Strossen is the John Marshall Harlan II Professor […]
Larry Bowers, former chief science officer for the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, will present the talk “Lessons Learned from 25 Years in Anti-Doping: Science, Deterrence and the Art of Communication” Wednesday, Sept. 26, at Ripon College. The talk will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Bear Auditorium, Farr Hall of Science, on the campus. Over the course […]
“Teaching, Learning and Working Inclusively,” a free conference offered by the Higher Education Diversity Initiative Team, will be held Thursday, Nov. 8. The conference will run from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Stayer Dining Room, Marian University, 45 S National Ave., Fond du Lac. The co-facilitators are Ripon College, Marian University, the University of […]