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![Reunion classes march in the Parade of Classes.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2024-06/Reunion_532.jpg?h=4362216e&itok=jvMjb27D)
Lawrence University celebrated Reunion 2024, with nearly 800 alumni returning to campus. The weekend honored Lawrence’s past while supporting its future, with alumni renewing old connections and making new ones.
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Lawrence University celebrated its 2024 graduates at a June 9 Commencement held on Main Hall Green. Commencement speaker Pawo Choyning Dorji '06 urged graduates to always remain curious.
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Lawrence University will hold Commencement at 10 a.m. June 9 on Main Hall Green. Here are 15 things to know as you prepare for the celebration of the Class of 2024.
![Seckou Soumare, president of BSU, sings during Cultural Expressions.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2024-02/CulturalExpressions9.jpg?h=504ae613&itok=lgInT0wS)
See a gallery of images from the 2024 Cultural Expressions, held Feb. 24 in Warch Campus Center. It's an annual celebration on campus presented by Black Student Union (BSU).
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Dr. Ruha Benjamin, speaking on the power of "viral justice," said consequential change can happen one person, one neighborhood, one community, one idea at a time. She spoke at Lawrence's Winter Term Convocation.
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Dr. Ruha Benjamin, who specializes in the interdisciplinary study of science, medicine, and technology with a focus on the relationship between innovation and social inequity, will speak at Lawrence's Winter Term Convocation.
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Led by Lawrence University senior Maddie Guest and a team of trivia masters, the 59th running of the Great Midwest Trivia Contest is set for Jan. 26-28. The 50-hour scavenger hunt of obscure information is steeped in tradition.
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The legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.—seen in the ongoing work he helped inspire—was celebrated Jan. 15 as Lawrentians gathered with the Fox Cities community in Lawrence University’s Memorial Chapel for the 33rd Fox Cities Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration.
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The 33rd Fox Cities Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration will be held Jan. 15 in Lawrence University’s Memorial Chapel. The event, set for 6 to 7:30 p.m., marks a return to an in-person celebration after several years of being held online.
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The annual Latin American and Spanish Film Festival returns to Lawrence University Oct. 26-29. It features a movie premiere and a visit from an award-winning filmmaker.
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Mapping Climate Change, an exhibit at the Wriston Art Center, explores climate change via the contributions of more than 2,500 hand-knitters. Multimedia artist Jools Gilson is on campus to talk about the project.
![Nicolas Manzanera, a sophomore, cheers on the football team during Blue & White Homecoming Weekend at Banta Bowl.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2023-10/Homecoming_1.jpg?h=4362216e&itok=HmfGRiQz)
Lawrence University welcomed alumni and families to campus Oct. 13-15 for Blue & White Homecoming. They joined students, faculty, and staff for a celebration of Lawrence's past, present, and future.
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Lawrence University will hold its annual Blue & White Homecoming Weekend Oct. 12-15. Kicking off the four-day event will be Lawrence’s 10th annual Giving Day, a day of philanthropy to support the Lawrence Fund.
![President Laurie A. Carter speaks at a podium on the stage of Memorial Chapel as Provost Peter Blitstein, at a second podium, looks on.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2023-09/Convocation092023.jpg?h=4320e95e&itok=gSZuCQqo)
Lawrence University will continue to embrace its mission as a liberal arts institution while evolving its academic programming and student experiences to meet the needs of today’s students.