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A small group of Ripon College students spent their spring break in Alabama where they attended the inaugural national symposium of the Fred D. Gray Institute for Human & Civil Rights. Al Sturgeon, associate vice president for student success and assistant professor of political science, and Ji’Mya Sullivan-Owens ’24, post-graduate assistant for student life and […]

Six Ripon College students traveled to Jamaica during last week’s spring break with Professor Emeritus of Psychology Joe Hatcher as part of a unique class. The half-semester course taught by Hatcher, “Cross-Cultural Psychology: Impact of Culture on Everyday Life,” is designed to provide an overview of the ways that social norms, social cognition and social […]

Danielle Paiz Gunter ’06 is helping feed dogs and cats in no-kill shelters. As executive director of Puppy Food Bank, she spearheads efforts to collect donations that fuel the work of rescue organizations across the country. Since its founding in October 2022, Gunter has helped Puppy Food Bank distribute more than 500,000 pounds of dog […]

Elizabeth Shakman Hurd, professor of political science and professor and chair of religious studies at Northwestern University, will discuss the intersection of religion and politics in the Gaza war Thursday, April 3, at 4:30 p.m. in the Kresge Little Theatre inside Ripon College’s East Hall. The talk is sponsored by Ripon College’s Center for Politics […]

Jackie Clark, professor of sociology and Helen Swift Neilson Professor of Cultural Studies, has been designated as an Associated Colleges of the Midwest (ACM) Academic Leadership Fellow in the second cohort of appointed leaders.  She is one of 10 faculty at nine ACM colleges appointed for two-year terms beginning in July 2025. The program will […]

Frank Smoll ’63, Ph.D., recently published an e-book for youth sport parents after enjoying a career as a developmental sport psychologist and professor emeritus of the University of Washington. Titled “Sports and Your Young Athlete: Developing Champions in Sports and Life,” the e-book provides comprehensive information that assists parents in enhancing the well-being of their […]