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In 1964, the Ripon College chapter of Alpha Chi Omega made history by pledging Lezlie Heard Bishop ’66. It is historic because Bishop is believed to be the first black woman to pledge a National Panhellenic sorority. According to Bishop, Ripon’s Alpha Phi chapter also was interested in pledging her, but the national office of […]

Jeffrey Frost ’89 is a specialist in Central and South American archaeology. Since graduating with his major in anthropology from Ripon, Frost has conducted archaeological research in Costa Rica, Panama, Peru, Mexico and throughout the Midwest and eastern United States.  He earned his M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin–Madison and is currently an […]

Baritone Aaron Agulay and pianist Aurelia Andrews will present a recital titled “Rule of Three” as part of the Chamber Music and Jazz at Ripon Series Friday, Feb. 21, at 7 p.m. at Ripon College in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. In addition to their evening performance, the artists will lead […]

Ulysses S. Doss Jr. ’57 was the first African American to become an ordained minister in Wisconsin and first to become a full professor at University of Montana-Missoula. It was at Missoula where, in 1968, he worked with students to found what was just the second African-American Studies program in the nation. He served as […]

The 2025 conference of the Higher Education Diversity Initiative Team (HEDIT), will be held Thursday, April 3, from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Great Hall of Ripon College’s Harwood Memorial Union. The conference theme of “Unity Across Our Communities” will be addressed by keynote speaker Julie A. Mavity Maddalena. Maddalena is University Chaplain, […]

RIPON, Wis. – Ripon College is adding women’s flag football as its newest sport, with competition set to begin in the spring of 2027. The College will hire a head coach in the spring or summer of 2025 to begin recruiting student-athletes for the inaugural season. Flag football is one of the fastest-growing sports in […]