We’re still here: Grace Larson ’20
The most important lesson that Grace Larson ’20 learned during college is “that your heart can have two homes,” she says. Larson, of Coon Rapids, Minnesota, is majoring in English with minors in psychology and sociology. She will be staring a new job in Minneapolis after graduation in May. Because of the off-campus end to […]
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We’re still here: Hannah Roehl ’20
A future as a high school English teacher is being planned by Hannah Roehl ’20 of Princeton, Wisconsin. She is majoring in English with minors in educational studies and history and will be student teaching in the fall. She also plans to take classes as an emergency medical technician at a technical college. “The most […]
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We’re still here: Cassidy Larsen ’20
Cassidy Larsen ’20 of Neenah, Wisconsin, will be student teaching in the fall. She is majoring in English and history with a minor in educational studies. “The most important lesson I have learned is the ability to take teaching and learning anywhere, which will be helpful when teaching,” she says. During the off-campus end to […]
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Work by Associate Professor of English Mary Unger wins Award for Outstanding Essay
Mary Unger, associate professor of English and chair of the department, has been honored for a recent essay. “The Book Circle: Black Women Readers and Middlebrow Taste in Chicago, 1943-1953,” is the winner of the 2020 David D. Anderson Award for Outstanding Essay in Midwestern Literary Studies from the Society for the Study of Midwestern […]
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Dave Shogren ’84 takes his Ripon experience to the world stage
Before he even toured Ripon College, Dave Shogren ’84 already had decided that he wanted to attend a small liberal arts college in Wisconsin. He grew up in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. During his campus tour at Ripon, he felt like he belonged here largely because everyone seemed so warm and friendly. He majored in English, […]
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Thai-American poet to read from his work Wednesday, Oct. 9
Ira Sukrungruang, a first-generation Thai-American poet, will read from his work Wednesday, Oct. 9, at Ripon College. The program will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the MLK Lounge, Harwood Memorial Union, on the campus. It is free and open to the public. Sukrungruang was born and raised in Chicago. He is the author of several […]
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Kate Hersey ’04 spotlighted as director of tool-lending library
Kate Hersey ’04 of St. Paul, Minnesota, was featured in an article in July in the Star Tribune newspaper in Minneapolis. “Minnesota Tool Library offers 5,000 tools for nominal annual fee” highlights the nonprofit of which Hersey is the executive director. The library lends tools to members, offers classes to the public and has workshop […]
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Professor of English Emeritus David Graham publishes book of poetry
Professor of English Emeritus David Graham has released a new book of poems, The Honey of Earth, published by Terrapin Books. He has previously published two full-length collections of poetry, Magic Shows and Second Wind, as well as four chapbooks. He is also co-editor of After Confession: Poetry as Autobiography (with Kate Sontag) and Local […]
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Ripon reinforced ability to think critically for middle school principal Stuart Russ ’08
Interest in playing football initially put Ripon College on the radar for Stuart Russ ’08 of Shawano, Wisconsin, but the ability to continue his long line of family educators, finish his degree and student teach in just nine semesters made committing to Ripon an easy choice. “My mother was a teacher,” he says. “My father […]
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Megan Gannon, assistant professor of English, publishes poems
Megan Gannon, assistant professor of English, has three recent publications of poems. “Dispatch from the Middle Distance” appeared in the Fall 2018 issue of the literary journal Crazyhorse and in the textbook The Practicing Poet. “Dispatch from a Petit Prelude” appeared in the poetry magazine Barrow Street.
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Poet will read from her work Feb. 14
Poet Amy Ratto Parks will read from her work Thursday, Feb. 14, at Ripon College. The presentation will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Lane Library. It is free and open to the public. She will read from her Kirkus-starred mosaic novel Radial Bloom. Books will be available for cash purchase and author signing. Ratto Parks […]
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Liberal arts grounding leads Michael Timm ’04 to seek to change the world
There was something about Ripon College that captured the attention of a young Michael Timm ’04 while sorting through college mailers. He found a “charm” in the private college which prompted a visit. “I visited the campus and liked the feel of the place, the casual humility of the people,” he says. “I interviewed with […]
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Writer Nick White to appear at Ripon College Nov. 8
Writer Nick White, author of the short story collection Sweet and Low and the novel How to Survive a Summer, will read at Ripon College Thursday, Nov. 8. The presentation will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Lane Library. It is free and open to the public. A native of Mississippi, White is an assistant professor […]
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Research opportunities furthered career focus for Katie Warczak ’16
Various areas of study, small class sizes and the equestrian team drew Katie Warczak ’16 to Ripon College. “Being able to challenge myself academically as well as athletically at Ripon sealed the deal for me,” Warczak says. Warczak is originally from Oshkosh, Wisconsin. At Ripon, she majored in English and history and minored in American […]
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Wisconsin poet Francesca Abbate will present reading Oct. 10
Wisconsin poet Francesca Abbate will present a reading Wednesday, Oct. 10, as part of the Visiting Writers Series at Ripon College. The reading will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the North Reading Room of Lane Library. It is free and open to the public. Abbate is the author of the poetry book Troy, Unincorporated. (University […]
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Mary Unger, assistant professor of English, honored for essay
Mary Unger, assistant professor of English, received an award for an essay she published at the end of last year. She received the Katharine Newman Best Essay award, given annually to the best essay published in the peer-reviewed journal, Multi-Ethnic Literature of the United States (MELUS), for her essay “Literary Justice in the Post-Ferguson Classroom,” […]
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Ripon No. 1 in state for how much graduates earn, according to U.S. Department of Education
Ripon College has been named the No. 1 school in Wisconsin whose grads earn the most in mean wages 10 years after graduation. The study, using data collected by the United States Department of Education, was published this week by Zippia, a new website dedicated to helping recent graduates with their career choices. The report […]
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Elizabeth Brown ’13 parlayed English degree to a career in library science
When deciding where she wanted to go to school, “Ripon College just felt right” for Elizabeth “Lizzie” Brown ’13. “At the time, I was deciding between Ripon College and a state school in Wisconsin,” she says. “The other school had a lot of options with regards to clubs, programs, spaces and places to get involved; […]
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Poet Danez Smith will read from works Monday
Poet Danez Smith will read from their National Book Award Finalist second collection of poems, Don’t Call Us Dead, Monday, April 23, at Ripon College. The program will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Lane Library on the campus. It is free and open to the public. Books will be available for purchase. Smith is a […]
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Ripon Summer Players Auditions Set for April 16, 19
The Ripon Summer Players open their 22nd season with a comedy filled with mistaken identity, passion, carousing, drinking, tricks, and love. It’s Shakespeare’s great comedy Twelfth Night. The Ripon Summer Players will hold auditions and crew call for their unique version of Twelfth Night, on Monday, April 16 and Thursday, April 19 from 7-9 p.m. […]
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