Michael Bess, author of the new book Planet in Peril: Humanity’s Four Greatest Challenges and How We Can Overcome Them, will be the guest speaker Oct. 27 at Ripon College. His presentation will begin at 6:30 p.m. in Kresge Little Theatre, East Hall, on the Ripon College campus. The talk is free and open to […]
The indigenous right to vote will be the focus of a discussion Oct. 18 at Ripon College. Renee Gralewicz, an elder and peacemaker for the Brothertown Nation and descendant of the Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohicans, and Maria Haskins, a regional tribal organizer in the Lac Courte Oreilles, Oneida and Stockbridge communities, will discuss strategies to […]
Local Politics: Challenges and Opportunities, a panel discussion with three area public officials, will be presented Wednesday, Sept. 28, at Ripon College. The program will begin at 6:30 p.m. in Kresge Little Theatre, East Hall, on the campus. It is presented by the Center for Politics and the People and will be free and open […]
“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 […]
“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, […]
Henrik Schatzinger, professor of politics and government and co-director of the Center for Politics and the People, will speak March 17 for the League of Women Voters of the Ripon Area. The presentation will begin at 7 p.m. in the Ripon City Council Chambers. The audience will be limited to 25 and masks are encouraged. […]
“Russia-Ukraine War,” a live webinar discussion about the current event, will be presented Tuesday, March 8, by the Center for Politics and the People at Ripon College. The webinar will begin at 6:30 p.m. Central Time. The Zoom link is here. This webinar discusses Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine, its causes, ongoing battles, reactions and […]
The developing crisis in Ukraine will be one of the topics highlighted in a virtual talk March 10 by the Center for Politics and the People at Ripon College. “Price Wars: How the Commodities Markets Made Our Chaotic World” will be presented by author and filmmaker Rupert Russell at 4:30 p.m. Central time. The Zoom […]
Internationally recognized disability advocate Judith Heumann will be a special guest Nov. 10 for Ripon College’s Center for Politics and the People. Her talk, “Judy Heumann: Our Fight for Disability Rights,” will be presented virtually via Zoom at 6:30 p.m. Central Standard Time. Registration can be accessed at ripon.edu/rights. Her story was featured in the […]
“Redistricting and its Impact on Voting” will be a ZOOM webinar presented Wednesday, Nov. 3, by the Center for Politics and the People of Ripon College and the League of Women Voters of the Ripon Area. The webinar will run from 6:30 to 7:45 p.m. Access is available at ripon.edu/voting. A post-event recording will be […]
Authors of the book News Hole: The Demise of Local Journalism and Political Engagement will speak Wednesday, Oct. 13, at Ripon College. The free talk by Jennifer Lawless and Danny Hayes will be presented by the Center for Politics and the People. It will begin at 6:30 p.m. Central Time via a Zoom webinar. Registration […]
Alex Lasry, co-owner of the NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks and a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, will speak Thursday, Oct. 7, at Ripon College. His appearance is hosted by the Center for Politics and the People and will run from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. in Kresge Little Theatre, East Hall. Lasry will discuss his goals and […]
One Day Stronger: How One Union Local Saved a Mill and Changed an Industry — And What It Means for American Manufacturing, a new book by Outagamie County Executive Tom Nelson, will be the focus of a panel discussion Wednesday, Sept. 29, at Ripon College. The free discussion is sponsored by the Center for Politics […]
The talk “Preventing the Next Pandemic” will be presented Wednesday, Sept. 8, at Ripon College. The event will begin at 6:30 p.m. in Kresge Little Theatre, East Hall. The event is free and opens the 2021-22 program to be presented by the Center for Politics and the People. Per Ripon College policy, all visitors to […]
Brian Smith, professor emeritus of religion and co-director of the Center for Politics and the People, gave a ZOOM presentation Sunday, Aug. 8, for the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. In “The erosion of truth in American Society,” he discussed the spread of what he refers to as disinformation and lies on […]
“Can Faith Leaders Shift Public Opinion Toward Climate Action?”, an opinion piece by Brian Smith, professor emeritus of religion, was published Monday, April 26, 2021, on EarthBeat. EarthBeat is an initiative by the National Catholic Reporter, a publication that reaches progressive-thinking Christians and humanists with weekly paper and daily digital copy. He says the piece […]
A student panel representing four northeastern Wisconsin schools of higher education will be held via Zoom webinar April 14. “Public Policy and College Students: A Student-Led Discussion” will begin at 6:30 p.m. The sponsor is the Student Advisory Board of the Center for Politics and the People at Ripon College. Schools represented in the discussion […]
Henrik Schatzinger, associate professor of politics and government and co-director of the Center for Politics and the People, was cited in an article in March published in the Belgian newspaper La Libre. Former President Trump raised more than $100 million after the 2020 election, telling supporters that he would use the funds to fight election […]
“What Your Brain has to Do with Your Political Beliefs” will be presented by Ripon College via Zoom webinar at 6:30 p.m. March 31. Registration is free and may be made at ripon.edu/beliefs. The event is sponsored by the Center for Politics and the People. The brain underlies our beliefs, our personalities, our fears, our […]
Associate Professor of Politics and Government Henrik Schatzinger has become a U.S. citizen. He joined the Ripon College faculty in 2009 and also serves as co-director of Ripon College’s Center for Politics and the People. Schatzinger now has U.S., German and Finnish citizenship, but he says he’s “all about America right now.” A question-and-answer profile […]