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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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‘Water’ to be initial theme as Lawrence’s First-Year Studies course gets significant makeover
Read More: ‘Water’ to be initial theme as Lawrence’s First-Year Studies course gets significant makeoverFirst-Year Studies will be built around a theme that will change every four years. “Water” will be the theme beginning in the fall, with four books among the seven featured works. (Photo by Danny Damiani)
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Reunion 2024 news and notes: Generosity, honors, renewed connections part of glorious weekend
Read More: Reunion 2024 news and notes: Generosity, honors, renewed connections part of glorious weekendAlumni reconnect as they gather for the Parade of Classes during Reunion 2024. (Photos by Danny Damiani)
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Mizrahi celebrates contemporary composers with third solo piano release, ‘Dreamspace’
Read More: Mizrahi celebrates contemporary composers with third solo piano release, ‘Dreamspace’Michael Mizrahi: Dreamspace is his third solo piano album. (Photo by Danny Damiani)
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10-day trip to Greece about much more than basketball for these Lawrence Vikings
Read More: 10-day trip to Greece about much more than basketball for these Lawrence VikingsLawrence University’s men’s basketball team will play three games on a trip to Greece. (Photo by Danny Damiani)
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Nearly 800 Lawrence University alumni will return to campus for Reunion 2024
Read More: Nearly 800 Lawrence University alumni will return to campus for Reunion 2024The annual Parade of Classes, complete with group photos, is a tradition at Lawrence’s Reunion.
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A Timely Trip Into the Twilight Zone: An Interview with Paul McComas
Read More: A Timely Trip Into the Twilight Zone: An Interview with Paul McComasPaul McComas (back, center) with his Best of the Bard seminar class in 2023.
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Seminar Experiences Abound in 2024, Have You Signed Up Yet?
Read More: Seminar Experiences Abound in 2024, Have You Signed Up Yet?There remain many 2024 summer and fall seminars choose from at Björklunden. Summer offerings include Allison Fleshman’s Chemistry of Art (which also features a beer-making workshop!); Arnie Shober’s This Land is Your Land, This Land is My Land: How Maps Shape the World; and local conservation legend Charlotte Lukes’ Fun with Fungi: Wild Mushrooms and their Relatives. The full…
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More Björklunden Memories
Read More: More Björklunden MemoriesIn the April edition of the Björklunden Newsletter, the editors, Eric Simonson and Sue Pappas, shared some of their early memories of Björklunden with the hope of inspiring some of the newsletter’s readers to do the same. Thanks to the three who did! I thought it was so cool. Lawrence University cross-country Coach Gene Davis…
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From the Director’s Desk: The Changing of Seasons
Read More: From the Director’s Desk: The Changing of SeasonsThis time of year, Door County teeters on the brink of change as over 1 million travelers make plans to visit this inviting peninsula during the coming months. I bet I’m not the only resident wrestling with a combination of excitement, spring fever, and anticipation for the summer months to come. I marvel at the…
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Lawrence celebrates Class of 2024: ‘May you always nurture and cherish your curiosity’
Read More: Lawrence celebrates Class of 2024: ‘May you always nurture and cherish your curiosity’Confetti and graduation caps fly as graduates celebrate at the close of the 2024 Commencement on Lawrence University’s Main Hall Green. (Photos by Danny Damiani)
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Culhane, Michelic, Stoneking honored with 2024 faculty awards for teaching, scholarship
Read More: Culhane, Michelic, Stoneking honored with 2024 faculty awards for teaching, scholarshipFaculty award winners honored at Commencement include (from left) Matthew Stoneking, Kelly Culhane, and Matthew Michelic. (Photo by M.C. Kinney Photography)
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Lawrence’s 2024 Commencement weekend speeches: Carter, Dorji, Johnson, Gandre
Read More: Lawrence’s 2024 Commencement weekend speeches: Carter, Dorji, Johnson, GandrePawo Choyning Dorji ’06 addresses graduates and guests at Lawrence University’s 2024 Commencement June 9 on Main Hall Green. (Photos by Danny Damiani)
