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Jennifer Cobbin

Webinar to examine how protests helped galvanize Black Lives Matter movement

“Hands Up, Don’t Shoot: Why the Protests in Ferguson and Baltimore Matter, and How They Changed America” will be presented in a live Zoom webinar Tuesday, April 12, at Ripon College. The webinar will run from 4:30 to 5:45 p.m. Central Time and is sponsored by the Center for Politics and the People. Registration may […]

Breanna Ollech '22

Class of 2022: Breanna Ollech ’22

We celebrate the Class of 2022, what they have achieved during their years at Ripon and what they hope to achieve in the next chapter of their lives. Breanna Ollech ’22 of Appleton Wisconsin, majored in mathematics with minors in coaching and education studies. She plans to get a math teaching job. She says the […]

Natalie King '22

Class of 2022: Natalie King ’22

We celebrate the Class of 2022, what they have achieved during their years at Ripon and what they hope to achieve in the next chapter of their lives. Natalie King ’22 of Tolono, Illinois, majored in elementary education and psychology. She plans to student teach in the Ripon area. “The most valuable lesson I have […]

Mario '88 and Sherry '87 Friedel

New jazz album hits the right note and Grammy consideration for songwriter Mario Friedel ’88

The jazz album “Under the Venus Moon,” featuring songs by Mario Friedel ’88 of Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, reached the ballot portion of the nomination process for the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Album of the year. While the album did not make the final cut, it did place among the top 78 entries out of […]

Anjelika Dombrowski '22

Class of 2022: Anjelika Dombrowski ’22

We celebrate the Class of 2022, what they have achieved during their years at Ripon and what they hope to achieve in the next chapter of their lives. Anjelika Dombrowski ’22 of Sheboygan, Wisconsin, majored in educational studies and theatre. She plans to next student teach, hopefully in the Madison area. She says the most […]

Brooklyn Hogan '22

Class of 2022: Brooklyn Hogan ’22

We celebrate the Class of 2022, what they have achieved during their years at Ripon and what they hope to achieve in the next chapter of their lives. Brooklyn Hogan ’22 of Barneveld, Wisconsin, majored in psychobiology. She plans to continue working with Agnesian Beyond Boundaries of Autism and to attend graduate school. The most […]

Hunter Simmers '22

Class of 2022: Hunter Simmers ’22

We celebrate the Class of 2022, what they have achieved during their years at Ripon and what they hope to achieve in the next chapter of their lives. Hunter Simmers ’22 of Antioch, California, had double majors mathematics and physics. He plans to return to California and seek a job in engineering. “The most important […]

Makaila Weddle '22

Class of 2022: Makaila Weddle ’22

We celebrate the Class of 2022, what they have achieved during their years at Ripon and what they hope to achieve in the next chapter of their lives. Makaila Weddle ’22 of Green Bay, Wisconsin, majored in biology and psychology. She plans to go on to nursing school after graduation. “One important lesson that I […]

Madelyn Kohn '22

Class of 2022: Madelyn Kohn ’22

We celebrate the Class of 2022, what they have achieved during their years at Ripon and what they hope to achieve in the next chapter of their lives. Madelyn Kohn ’22 of Kingston, Wisconsin, has a double major in sports management and communication. She has been accepted into the master’s in marketing program at the […]

Adam Scholze '22

Class of 2022: Adam Scholze ’22

We celebrate the Class of 2022, what they have achieved during their years at Ripon and what they hope to achieve in the next chapter of their lives. Adam Scholze ’22 of La Crosse, Wisconsin, majored in communication with a minor in museum studies. He will attend graduate school or join the workforce. The most […]

Collages by Mel Kolstad

Tiny works by Fond du Lac artist to be featured in exhibit at Ripon College

“Perseverance,” an exhibit featuring 1,000 tiny prints in collages by Fond du Lac artist Mel Kolstad, will be on view April 2 through May 3 in Caestecker Gallery, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts, at Ripon College. A reception and artist talk will take place at 6:30 p.m. April 29 as part of the Spring Arts […]

Abbegayle Lane '22

Class of 2022: Abbegayle Lane ’22

We celebrate the Class of 2022, what they have achieved during their years at Ripon and what they hope to achieve in the next chapter of their lives. Abbegayle Lane ’22 of Neenah, Wisconsin, majored in music education with a minor in theatre. This summer, she will be working again as an intern for the […]

Julia Skamra '22

Class of 2022: Julia Skamra ’22

We celebrate the Class of 2022, what they have achieved during their years at Ripon and what they hope to achieve in the next chapter of their lives. Julia Skamra ’22 of Ripon, Wisconsin, majored in English with a minor in educational studies. She hopes to start a job in a school. “The most important […]

Francis Ayson '22

Class of 2022: Francis Ayson ’22

We celebrate the Class of 2022, what they have achieved during their years at Ripon and what they hope to achieve in the next chapter of their lives.   Francis Ayson ’22 of Clovis, California, majored in history with a minor in music. He will be seeking football graduate assistant coaching opportunities while working over […]

Kate Sontag

Poem by Kate Sontag published

“Quarantine,” a poem by Kate Sontag, retired visiting assistant professor of English, was published March 16, 2022, by Tupelo Quarterly. Her poem can be read here. “Clearing,” a short piece of prose written by Sontag, also was published by Tupelo Quarterly on its website March 14 and can be found here. Sontag is co-editor of […]

Devon Giesler '22

Class of 2022: Devon Giesler ’22

We celebrate the Class of 2022, what they have achieved during their years at Ripon and what they hope to achieve in the next chapter of their lives.   Devon Giesler ’22 of Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, majored in computer science-interdisciplinary and theatre. He hopes to work for Electronic Theatre Controls (ETC) in Middleton, Wisconsin.   […]

Alyssa Naber '22

Class of 2022: Alyssa Naber ’22

We celebrate the Class of 2022, what they have achieved during their years at Ripon and what they hope to achieve in the next chapter of their lives. Alyssa Naber ’22 of Big Bend, Wisconsin, majored in anthropology, sociology and Spanish. She plans to move to St.  Louis with her boyfriend and will start a […]

Christopher T. Wood

Christopher T. Wood named an artist-in-residence in Milwaukee

Christopher T. Wood, adjunct instructor of art, has been named the 13th artist-in-residence at The Pfister Hotel in Milwaukee. Wood, a Milwaukee-based pataphysical illustrator, will work in hotel’s lobby-level Artist Studio for one year beginning April 1. By applying unique processes he has developed, Wood creates drawings consisting of powdered graphite and exquisite shading that […]

Arcomusical ensemble

Unique instrument highlights chamber music concert at Ripon College April 8

Arcomusical, a world music sextet, will perform Friday, April 8, at Ripon College as part of the Chamber Music and Jazz at Ripon series. The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. Because of generous donations from Ripon’s Friends of the Arts, events in the Chamber […]

Richard C. Harwood

Social polarization to be addressed March 29 at Ripon College

“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, […]