In the era of “fake news” and media distrust, seniors Alexa Beck of Elgin, Illinois, and Mollie Carlson of South Elgin, Illinois, chose to research the effects of media framing for their psychology senior seminar project. Attempting to prove that media frames affect our empathy toward a story’s subject, their research yielded significant results. Both […]
As the New England Patriots head into Super Bowl LII against the Philadelphia Eagles on Feb. 4, the early faith in star quarterback Tom Brady by a Ripon College alumnus is highlighted in a special feature article. Dick Rehbein ’77 was featured in an article Jan. 24, 2017, in the Star Tribune newspaper in Minneapolis, […]
Dr. Philip K. McCullough ’69 and his daughter Kristen M. Granchalek ’04, a licensed clinical social worker, have written a book in collaboration with Vice President and Dean of Students Chris Ogle. “Mental Health and the Adaptation to College: a Handbook for Residence Advisors” is available through Amazon and other retailers in both paperback and ebook formats. The […]
Associate Professor of Politics and Government Lamont Colucci has had several online opinion pieces published recently in The Hill, U.S. News, The Washington Times and AMI Newswire. In an article published to U.S. News on Dec. 4, Colucci calls attention to the Burmese government’s treatment of a minority group known as the Rohingya. The Rohingya […]
A book co-edited by Associate Professor of Art Travis Nygard, Landscapes of the Itza: Archaeology and Art History at Chichen Itza and Neighboring Sites, has been released. He also co-wrote a chapter in the book, “To Face or to Flee from the Foe: Women in Warfare at Chichen Itza.” Chichen Itza is significant historically as […]
Our time at La Selva has been filled with excitement. From the moment we arrived and felt the heat outside, to the last few moments we enjoyed today, all of us have learned a lot and had amazing opportunities here. Our days have consisted of hikes, tours and individual research. Though every moment was spectacular, […]
State Representative Joan Ballweg, R-41, will receive Ripon College’s Founders’ Day Award as well as an honorary degree during the 152nd Commencement ceremony, Sunday, May 13, 2018. Ripon College was officially founded on January 29, 1851. Each year the College celebrates its birthday by honoring a community partner with the Founders’ Day Award, presented to […]
Six students from Ripon College participated in the 2018 Wisconsin Collegiate Honors Band, held Jan. 18 and 19 at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. Participating students are nominated by their college band directors, and they are chosen by a selection committee. Ripon College participants included: Brittny Brown ’21 Independence, Wisconsin, tuba Cris Magana ’19 Lake […]
The exhibit “Art and Mass Production: From Ansel Adams to Andy Warhol” will be on view from Jan. 26 through March 9 in Caestecker Gallery, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts, at Ripon College. It focuses on how artists use mass-production to disseminate their work as well as how artists use the concept of mass-production […]
Spektral Quartet, who cultivate a love of and curiosity for unfamiliar sonic territory and exceptional works of the past, will perform Friday, Jan. 26, at Ripon College as part of the Chamber Music and Jazz at Ripon series. The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. in First Congregational Church, 220 Ransom St., Ripon. Ticket information […]
Keynote speaker Sammy Rangel will speak Wednesday, Jan. 24, at Ripon College as part of the Martin Luther King Jr. Week observance on campus. Rangel, co-founder and executive director of the organization Life After Hate, will highlight best practices and current strategies for working through hate. His presentation, “In the Face of Hate,” will begin […]
Lamont Colucci, associate professor of politics and government, was quoted in an article published by Iran Focus on Jan. 9, 2018. The independent nonprofit news service provider focuses on events in Iran, Iraq and the Middle East. Colucci’s quotes were taken from an opinion piece he wrote for U.S. News and World Report. In “International […]
A 2017 American Psychological Association Dissertation Research Award has been awarded to Josie Ullsperger ’12 of Iowa City, Iowa, a Ripon College McNair Scholars alumna and a Ph.D. student in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at the University of Iowa. The awards are made to help Ph.D. students fund their dissertation research. She […]
¡Buenos Dias! On the morning of Jan. 3, we grabbed our packs and prepared for a day in the Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, which is home to 2.5 percent of the world’s species. At the entrance to the trail a surprise awaited, a flurry of hummingbirds, including Violet Sabrewings, Coppery Headed Emeralds, Green Crowned Brilliants […]
Eight Ripon College students are currently in Costa Rica as part of the Liberal Arts in Focus course “Biodiversity in Costa Rica.” Led by Associate Professor of Biology Memuna Khan and Professor of Biology and William Harley Barber Distinguished Professor George “Skip” Wittler, the students are exploring Costa Rica’s riches in biological diversity and its […]
Several Ripon College students will perform audition pieces for the American College Theatre Festival, Region 3, to be held Jan. 9 to 14 at the University of Indianapolis. Students are nominated on the basis of a performance in a play. Two winners from each of the eight regions will travel to the Kennedy Center in […]
“These have never been seen before by nature — they’re brand-new compositions,” says Assistant Professor of Chemistry Patrick Willoughby of recent molecule work at Ripon College. Since 2013, Willoughby has worked with chemistry students, facilitating their research creating organic molecules. These molecules can be used as building blocks for a broad number of things, including […]
Ripon College is referenced in “Extend the Exemption for the Endowment Tax,” an opinion piece by David Gerard, the John R. Kimberly Distinguished Professor in the American Economic System and associate professor of economics at Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin. The piece was published Dec. 12, 2017, by Inside Higher Ed, and is an argument […]
“Hate Crime: It’s REAL,” a 2½-hour panel discussion, will be held from 4 to 6:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 15, in Great Hall, Harwood Memorial Union. The event is being co-hosted by the College’s Center for Diversity and Inclusion and the Center for Politics and the People in conjunction with Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2018. […]
Hawthorne Books and Literary Arts released a second, expanded edition of Autobiography of a Recovering Skinhead: the Frank Meeink Story, as told to Jody Roy, this fall. Roy is a professor of communication and the Victor and Carrie Palmer Endowed Chair for Leadership Values at Ripon College. The new edition of the acclaimed story includes […]
A new course, offering a critical look into what the First Amendment really is, is being developed by Associate Professor of Communications Steve Martin, thanks to a $1,000 grant from the Center for the Study of Institutions and Innovation (CSII). “The center sent out a call for proposals for research projects that advance our understanding […]