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Boynton Festival, Saturday, August 22, 2026 Registration now open!
Join us for a one-of-a-kind day inspired by Björklunden’s renowned seminar experience—where curiosity leads and everyone has a place in the conversation. Events are free; lunch options available for a…
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Choosing Joy: Student speaker Megan Eisenstein’s journey of self-discovery
Megan Eisenstein ’26 is a government major with minors in dance and statistics and data science.
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Two Lawrence University music faculty win GRAMMY award
Lawrence University’s Michael Clayville and Erin Lesser, members of the acclaimed band, Alarm Will Sound, won Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance at the 68th Annual GRAMMY Awards.
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Lawrence University Launches Commuter Student Program
A fresh snowfall welcomes students on their walk through campus.
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John Pfefferle, Paul Hoffman, and Tom Janssen Gift Prime Downtown Appleton Property to Lawrence University
City Center East in downtown Appleton, Wisconsin
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Lawrence’s international students come together to share first-year advice
Read More: Lawrence’s international students come together to share first-year adviceStarting college brings a lot of emotions as you get ready to start a new chapter. It’s new, exciting, and, yes, a little nerve-wracking, too. It’s that way for everyone, but all of those feelings are heightened if the transition also involves moving to a new country and adapting to a new culture. To help…
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Favorites from Awa and Isabella: They helped us share the Lawrence experience
Read More: Favorites from Awa and Isabella: They helped us share the Lawrence experienceLet's speak Wisconsin, er no? Isabella Mariani ’21 (left) and Awa Badiane ’21 had some fun explaining Wisconsin vocabulary in a video they made in the summer of 2019. When Lawrence University held its 2021 Commencement on June 13, the Office of Communications bid farewell to two students who worked as student writers for the…
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Reframing of a music major adds greater flexibility for Lawrence students
Read More: Reframing of a music major adds greater flexibility for Lawrence studentsLawrence Conservatory of Music (Photo by Danny Damiani)
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Lawrence’s sustainability progress lands it on 2022 Guide to Green Colleges
Read More: Lawrence’s sustainability progress lands it on 2022 Guide to Green CollegesLawrence University (Photo by Danny Damiani)
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Conservatory faculty, students, alumni honored with five American Prize awards
Read More: Conservatory faculty, students, alumni honored with five American Prize awardsEmily Richter as Countess Rosina and Emma Milton as Susanna dress Sam Gibson as Cherubino during a dress rehearsal for The Marriage of Figaro in Stansbury Theater in March 2020.
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Lawrence at center of global efforts to raise profile of Latin American composers
Read More: Lawrence at center of global efforts to raise profile of Latin American composersNatali Herrera-Pacheco, the Lawrence/Sphinx research and intern coordinator and director of research for SOLA, and her husband, Horacio Contreras, associate professor of music at Lawrence and artistic director of SOLA, stand outside of Lawrence’s Conservatory of Music. (Photo by Danny Damiani)
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Kenyon’s Robyn Bowers to join Lawrence as its new dean of admissions
Read More: Kenyon’s Robyn Bowers to join Lawrence as its new dean of admissionsRobyn Bowers (Photo courtesy of Kenyon College)
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Casey Korn ready to put in the hard work of building a hoops winner at Lawrence
Read More: Casey Korn ready to put in the hard work of building a hoops winner at LawrenceCoach Casey Korn leads the men’s basketball team through drills in a late October practice in Alexander Gym. (Photos by Danny Damiani)
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Jazz Celebration Weekend honors Sturm, adds events for campus community
Read More: Jazz Celebration Weekend honors Sturm, adds events for campus communityThe late Fred Sturm will be remembered during this weekend’s Fred Sturm Jazz Celebration Weekend. He started the annual weekend jazz event at Lawrence 40 years ago.
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Cross country, soccer teams lead huge athletics weekend for Lawrence
Read More: Cross country, soccer teams lead huge athletics weekend for LawrenceTeammates surround Lawrence University’s Emma Vasconez Saturday after she scored a goal in double overtime against Monmouth College to send Lawrence to the Midwest Conference Tournament. (Photo by Danny Damiani)
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2020 Video Rewind: Our 10 favorite videos of the year
Read More: 2020 Video Rewind: Our 10 favorite videos of the yearOur video team captured and shared a lot of powerful moments in 2020, from outdoor fun to preparing our community for life during the pandemic. Here’s a look at 10 of our favorites. 2020 Video Rewind Here are our 10 favorite videos in 2020 produced by Lawrence University’s Communications video team. 1. Ormsby Lake (January) A 75-Year Tradition A…
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December research projects expand across disciplines for faculty, students
Read More: December research projects expand across disciplines for faculty, studentsSophia Driessen ’22 transplants leafy greens from their sponge starters to new soil growth media while working Dec. 10 on a hydroponics research project in the Briggs Hall greenhouse at Lawrence University. (Photo by Danny Damiani)
