Chad Hendee ’97 of Oxford, Wisconsin, was elected Marquette County judge in April 2019. He officially took his new seat at the bench Aug. 1 at the Marquette County Courthouse in Montello. He previously served as Marquette County’s district attorney since he was appointed in 2011. He’s been an attorney for 19 years after graduating […]
An opinion piece by Brian Smith, professor of religion and the Van Zoeren Family Chair in Religion, Ethics and Values, was published Sunday in the Cap Times on Madison.com. “Brian H. Smith: Will we now see civilly disobedient clergy?” addressed the many people of different faiths staging demonstrations and being arrested for protests against current […]
Kathryn Schultz ’89 was honored with a Ripon College Distinguished Alumni Citation June 28 during Alumni Weekend. Schultz has spent 22 years in government service, first in the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency and then in the U.S. Department of State where she currently is senior advisor on South Asia, Bureau of International Security […]
Todd Johnson ’94 was honored with a Ripon College Distinguished Alumni Citation June 28 during Alumni Weekend. Johnson retired as a lieutenant colonel after a 22-year career in the U.S. Army. He served in Iraq and Afghanistan and has been awarded numerous honors, including the Legion of Merit, two Bronze Stars for service in Iraq […]
Inspiration for a national security studies senior presentation came from a summer spent studying in Morocco for Stephanie Verbockel ’19 of Grand Chute, Wisconsin. “The Checkered Experience of Battling Islamist Terrorism: An American vs. MENA Response and How to Coordinate for Greater Success,” explored differences between American and MENA (Middle East-North African) region perspectives and […]
Rick Estberg ’75 of Severna Park, Maryland, recently published his first book, Berlin Daze: Tales of a Cold Warrior on the “Island of Freedom”. Estberg graduated from Ripon College with a degree in combined foreign language and earned his master’s degree in international relations from Boston University. Berlin Daze recounts the time Estberg worked as […]
Ripon College is ranked the No. 2 school in Wisconsin focused on studies of political science and government, according to the website Collegefactual.com. “A university or college focused on your major means you are very likely to have great opportunities awaiting you after graduation,” the report states. “It’s difficult to beat Ripon College if you […]
“Americans Need to Overcome Complacency About National Security,” an opinion piece by Lamont Colucci, associate professor of politics and government, was published March 29, 2019, on Newsmax. Colucci describes what he sees as complacency in regard to national security in the last few generations of United States citizens, and suggests people of the United States […]
An opinion piece by President Zach Messitte was published Monday, April 29, in The Washington Post. In “As nationalism surges, Italy must reckon with its fascist past: Italians celebrate their resistance to fascism, but have yet to fully understand their support for it,” Messitte writes: “As nationalism resurges around the world, and in Italy, Il […]
After training in and teaching taekwondo for more than 30 years, Mark Henkel ’70 and Hilde Bormann Henkel ’73 of Rudolph, Wisconsin, now run Stevens Taekwondo Academy at the Stevens Point YMCA. The couple both came to Ripon College as National Merit Scholars. They both had had family members attend Ripon, and the small-town setting […]
The book Republican Populist: Spiro Agnew and the Origins of Donald Trump’s America is scheduled to be released in October by The University of Virginia Press. The authors are: Charles J. Holden, professor of history at St. Mary’s College of Maryland; Zach Messitte, president of Ripon College and professor of politics and government; and Jerald […]
“From the Tea Party to Environmental Sustainability: How Divisive Politics Launched a New Movement” will be presented April 1, 2019, at Ripon College. The talk will begin at 4:30 p.m. in Kresge Little Theatre, East Hall. The speaker will be 21-year old Benji Backer, founder and president of the American Conservation Coalition (ACC). He will […]
Brian Hagedorn, who is running for the Wisconsin Supreme Court, will speak at Ripon College, March 11. His talk will begin at 4:30 p.m. in Kresge Little Theatre, East Hall. It is free and open to the public. Hagedorn is a judge of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals, serving in the court’s Waukesha-based District II […]
“Mental Health Needs for Young Americans and Challenges for Public Policy” will be a panel discussion held Feb. 20 at Ripon College. The event will run from 6:30 to 7:45 p.m. in Great Hall, Harwood Memorial Union. A reception will follow at 8 p.m. The event is sponsored by the College’s Center for Politics and […]
“Leadership through the Eyes of MLK” will be the keynote event for Ripon College’s annual celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Week, featuring events held in conjunction with Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2019. Samuel A. Alford, aka IAm, an artist, activist and Milwaukee native, will be the keynote speaker. The event will be held […]
When the body of the late President George H.W. Bush was received at Joint Base Andrews earlier this week, helping to receive him was a former fishing buddy, Drew Davis ’07. “His warmth, kindness, generosity, civility, service and grace must now live on through all of us,” Davis says. Davis majored in religion and politics […]
“The man who pioneered Trumpism,” an opinion piece by President Zach Messitte, Jerold Podair and Charles Holden, was published Nov. 15 in The Washington Post. The article examines “an oft-forgotten figure (who) first blazed the path that President Trump is following.” This was Vice President Spiro Agnew, who served under President Richard Nixon. The authors […]
Lamont Colucci, associate professor of politics and government, has debuted a new column, “From the Heartland,” on the online news organization Newsmax Media. The first article, “The Troika of Tyranny Is the New Axis of Evil,” examines the impact of President George W. Bush’s 2002 State of the Union speech, wherein he coined the term […]
“My Brief Personal Account of the Life of my mother Dora,” was the title of the heartfelt, genuine presentation delivered Tuesday morning in Great Hall by Steven L. Russek. Before the talk even began the room was filled, and members of the audience rushed to set out additional chairs as more Ripon College and community […]
David Niose, legal director for the Appignani Humanist Legal Center, will speak Nov. 19 at Ripon College. His presentation is titled “Anti-Intellectualism and the Decline of Civil Liberties.” The talk will run from 4:30-5:30 p.m. in the Kresge Little Theatre in East Hall. Niose has experience in law and mass communication. As an attorney, author, […]