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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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Cross-discipline research blends psychology, music in study of vocal performance anxiety
Read More: Cross-discipline research blends psychology, music in study of vocal performance anxietyFrom left: Dana Abbo ’24, Ryan Saladin ’24, Elizabeth Becker, and Karen Leigh-Post (Photo by Danny Damiani)
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Your Audio Postcard from Björklunden!
Read More: Your Audio Postcard from Björklunden!Listening to the lake in The Beauty of Sound All Around You seminar
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Lawrence senior Helen Panshin finds inspiration in broader approach to musicology
Read More: Lawrence senior Helen Panshin finds inspiration in broader approach to musicologyHelen Panshin ’25 (Photo by Aaron Lindeman ’27)
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Studying at London Centre? British faculty offer insights to make experience extraordinary
Read More: Studying at London Centre? British faculty offer insights to make experience extraordinaryLawrence students chat on the sidewalk outside London Centre, located in the Bloomsbury District. (Photo by Aaron Lindeman ’27)
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$500K Mellon grant to fund collaboration between Lawrence, CMN in Fox-Wolf watershed
Read More: $500K Mellon grant to fund collaboration between Lawrence, CMN in Fox-Wolf watershedLawrence University is situated along the Fox River in Appleton.
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Alumnae Ann Skala, Rebecca Sullivan join Lawrence University’s Board of Trustees
Read More: Alumnae Ann Skala, Rebecca Sullivan join Lawrence University’s Board of TrusteesAnn Skala ’84 (left) and Rebecca Sullivan ’82
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Patricia Smith speaks to power of poetry in Convocation address: ‘It had me hooked’
Read More: Patricia Smith speaks to power of poetry in Convocation address: ‘It had me hooked’Patricia Smith delivers her Convocation address in Memorial Chapel. (Photo by Jacob Hanekamp ’25)
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Harper Hall gets a technology makeover with new cameras, screen, lighting, audio tools
Read More: Harper Hall gets a technology makeover with new cameras, screen, lighting, audio toolsAn 18-foot-wide screen takes up much of the rear wall of the stage when deployed. (Photo by Jacob Hanekamp)
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Trivia is in the air: Steeped in tradition, Lawrence’s student-run contest rolls into its 60th year
Read More: Trivia is in the air: Steeped in tradition, Lawrence’s student-run contest rolls into its 60th yearLawrence University senior Lawrence Schreiner is serving as trivia head master.
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Love, energy, inspiration fill Lawrence’s Memorial Chapel for annual celebration of MLK
Read More: Love, energy, inspiration fill Lawrence’s Memorial Chapel for annual celebration of MLKLawrence senior Seckou Soumare (right) and Preston Parker lead a performance of “Lean on Me” at the close of the 34th Fox Cities Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration at Memorial Chapel. (Photos by Danny Damiani)
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Costume-design work, including summer experience, has senior eyeing career in theater
Read More: Costume-design work, including summer experience, has senior eyeing career in theaterLawrence University senior Jordan Wallin-Swanson hangs out in the costume shop in the Music-Drama Center. (Photo by Jacob Hanekamp ’25)
