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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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Students applaud as John Holiday finishes inspired run on “The Voice”
Read More: Students applaud as John Holiday finishes inspired run on “The Voice”John Holiday sings Where Do We Go during Monday’s finals of NBC’s The Voice. (Photo by Trae Patton/NBC)
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Eight alumni, eight stories: Endurance, vision, and brilliance show the way
Read More: Eight alumni, eight stories: Endurance, vision, and brilliance show the wayOne of the great joys in the Communications office is being able to catch up with Lawrence alumni who are shining their light brightly along whatever paths their journeys have taken them. The COVID-19 pandemic may have canceled our 2020 Reunion weekend, but over the course of the year we had the chance to talk…
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Most-viewed Lawrence stories of 2020: Bright lights in midst of a daunting year
Read More: Most-viewed Lawrence stories of 2020: Bright lights in midst of a daunting yearThe President’s Handshake, a tradition of Welcome Week, was reimagined at the outset of Fall Term, one of many adjustments made to keep campus safe during the pandemic. President Mark Burstein met each incoming student and presented them with a luminary to be displayed. (Photo by Danny Damiani)
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Celebrating 50 years of London Centre adventures: “It changed my life”
Read More: Celebrating 50 years of London Centre adventures: “It changed my life”This group of Lawrence University students spent the 2019-20 Winter Term at London Centre. It was the final group before the in-person program temporarily paused during the COVID-19 pandemic. It has been 50 years since Lawrence launched London Centre.
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Lawrence, Wisconsin School of Business collaborate to offer skills development
Read More: Lawrence, Wisconsin School of Business collaborate to offer skills developmentLawrence University will be home to a series of business skills development courses.
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Lawrence mourns loss of retired economics professor Jules LaRocque
Read More: Lawrence mourns loss of retired economics professor Jules LaRocqueJules LaRocque (Lawrence University Archives)
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Global music traditions at heart of new interactive children’s workshop series
Read More: Global music traditions at heart of new interactive children’s workshop seriesMindara Krueger-Olson ’22 works through a rehearsal with classmates in a music education class in the Lawrence Conservatory of Music. The class has some students in person and others virtual. (Photos by Danny Damiani)
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Internship put Lawrence physics student on research team that earned Nobel Prize
Read More: Internship put Lawrence physics student on research team that earned Nobel PrizeAn image created by Professor Andrea Ghez and her research team from data sets obtained with W.M. Keck Telescopes shows stars that are in very close, very fast orbits around the Milky Way’s central black hole. It’s research that Amelia Mangian ’18 participated in during a 2017 internship. (Courtesy of UCLA Galactic Center Group –…
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The John Holiday Tracker: An inspired run to the finals comes to an end
Read More: The John Holiday Tracker: An inspired run to the finals comes to an endJohn Holiday, a professor in the Conservatory of Music, is competing on NBC’s The Voice. (Photo by Danny Damiani)
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From student leaders: 8 tips for living life on campus amid pandemic
Read More: From student leaders: 8 tips for living life on campus amid pandemicSignage is in place, adding reminders to the new protocols on campus. (Photos by Danny Damiani)
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Welcome Week greets Class of 2024 as “we learn new ways to be a community”
Read More: Welcome Week greets Class of 2024 as “we learn new ways to be a community”Todd Amell takes a photo of his daughter, Hannah Amell ’24, during Tuesday’s move-in at Colman Hall. Opening day of Welcome Week included move-in, mandatory COVID-19 tests, and a virtual President’s Welcome ceremony. (Photos by Danny Damiani)
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These 13 beloved traditions keep Lawrentians connected
Read More: These 13 beloved traditions keep Lawrentians connectedThe Class of 2020 handed off yellow to the Class of 2024, keeping the class colors tradition alive.
