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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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Love of dogs leads Lawrence alumna Kate Newmyer on an adventure with the Iditarod
Read More: Love of dogs leads Lawrence alumna Kate Newmyer on an adventure with the IditarodThe Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race will begin March 2 in Anchorage, Alaska.
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Lawrence mourns passing of Marjory Irvin, a ‘forward-thinking giant among music professors’
Read More: Lawrence mourns passing of Marjory Irvin, a ‘forward-thinking giant among music professors’Marjory Irvin speaks with students in a music class in the early 1970s. (Lawrence University Archives)
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Get out and enjoy: On and off campus, embrace beauty of a gorgeous Fox Cities’ winter wonderland
Read More: Get out and enjoy: On and off campus, embrace beauty of a gorgeous Fox Cities’ winter wonderlandThe beauty of the winter season is seen on the Lawrence University campus following a January snowfall. (Photos by Danny Damiani)
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‘Great tradition’: Student-led Great Midwest Trivia Contest returns for 59th time this weekend
Read More: ‘Great tradition’: Student-led Great Midwest Trivia Contest returns for 59th time this weekendMaddie Guest is the trivia head master for the 59th Great Midwest Trivia Contest, which carries a fairy tale theme this year. (Photo by Cesar A. Donaire ’24)
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Two years after an Academy Award nod, Lawrence alumnus Dorji has new film drawing Oscar buzz
Read More: Two years after an Academy Award nod, Lawrence alumnus Dorji has new film drawing Oscar buzzThe Monk and the Gun is directed by Pawo Choyning Dorji ’06.
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On Main Hall Green With … Matthew Stoneking: Research, teaching, and global collaborations
Read More: On Main Hall Green With … Matthew Stoneking: Research, teaching, and global collaborationsPortrait on Main Hall Green: Matthew Stoneking (Photo by Aaron Lindeman ’27)
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Returning to Wisconsin with ‘Les Mis’ is a ‘full circle moment’ for Lawrence alumna Schuyler Thornton
Read More: Returning to Wisconsin with ‘Les Mis’ is a ‘full circle moment’ for Lawrence alumna Schuyler ThorntonSchuyler Thornton ’14 plays the flute in the pit orchestra on the Broadway tour of Les Misérables.
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MLK celebration returns to Memorial Chapel with message: Let your work inspire next generation
Read More: MLK celebration returns to Memorial Chapel with message: Let your work inspire next generationAttendees at the 33rd Fox Cities Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration in Lawrence University’s Memorial Chapel sing Lift Every Voice and Sing. (Photos by Danny Damiani)
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From Northern Scotland to Paris and beyond: Lawrence’s alumni trips span the globe
Read More: From Northern Scotland to Paris and beyond: Lawrence’s alumni trips span the globeLawrence alumni and friends pay a visit to St. Andrews in Northern Scotland in September 2023. (Photo courtesy of James Walker ’74)
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New focus on career discernment seen in Lawrence’s transformative building projects
Read More: New focus on career discernment seen in Lawrence’s transformative building projectsKevin Gaw in Lawrence University’s Career Center. (Photo by Danny Damiani)
