Lawrence University Recognizing New York Times Columnist Bob Herbert with...
APPLETON, WIS. — Award-winning New York Times op-ed columnist Bob Herbert will be awarded an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree Sunday, June 14 by Lawrence University at the college’s 160th...
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2009 Nobel Prize Winner Thomas Steitz to Deliver Lawrence University’s 2010...
Nobel Prize-winner Thomas Steitz will return to his alma mater to deliver the commencement address at Lawrence University’s graduation ceremonies June 13, 2010. Steitz, who earned a bachelor’s degree...
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Nobel Prize Winner Thomas Steitz Delivers Lawrence University Commencement...
Lawrence University graduate Thomas Steitz, whose research on the structure of ribosomes earned him the 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, returns to his alma mater Sunday, June 13 as featured speaker for...
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Senator Feingold Addresses Lawrence Grads (listen to his remarks)
Former U.S. Senator Russell Feingold encouraged Lawrence University’s Class of 2011 to become “citizen diplomats” as they begin the next phase of their lives. Feingold was the university’s...
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Civil rights icon John Lewis to deliver Lawrence commencement address June 14
He met Rosa Parks when he was 17 years old. He met Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. when he was 18. Congressman John Lewis He spoke at the 1963 March on Washington when King delivered his “I Have a Dream”...
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Appleton native, Iowa Writers’ Workshop Director named Lawrence’s 2016...
It will be a homecoming of sorts for award-winning writer and Appleton native Lan Samantha Chang when she returns to the Lawrence University campus to receive an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters...
View ArticleAcclaimed TV, theater director to return to Lawrence as Commencement speaker
A Lawrence University alumna who paved an impressive 40-year career in theater, film, and television will return to campus on June 9 as the 2019 Commencement speaker. Lee Shallat Chemel, a 1965...
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Sunshine, please: 19 things to know as you prep for Lawrence’s 2019 Commencement
The march across College Avenue to the Main Hall green, led by Faculty Marshal Kathy Privatt and President Mark Burstein (right), will again be part of Lawrence University’s Commencement. The...
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Lee Chemel: Commencement speaker on her spark for the arts, early struggles...
Lee Chemel Story by Ed Berthiaume / Communications Lee Shallat Chemel ’65 has been doing a fair bit of soul searching. Since graduating from Lawrence University 54 years ago, Chemel has forged an...
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Trethewey to deliver Commencement address; 2020 ceremony to be virtual
Natasha Trethewey Story by Ed Berthiaume / Communications A Pulitzer Prize-winning poet whose writings are plenty familiar to Lawrence University students will be the speaker at the university’s 2020...
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Class of 2020 celebrated with virtual Commencement: Don’t lose the joy
(Photo by Danny Damiani) Story by Ed Berthiaume / Communications The Lawrence University community gathered virtually on Sunday for a Commencement celebration unlike any other in the school’s 171-year...
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Dr. Raymond, a top medical voice during pandemic, to be Commencement speaker
Dr. John Raymond Story by Ed Berthiaume / Communications Dr. John R. Raymond Sr., president and CEO of the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) and an important guiding voice for many during the...
View ArticleLawrence University Recognizing New York Times Columnist Bob Herbert with...
APPLETON, WIS. — Award-winning New York Times op-ed columnist Bob Herbert will be awarded an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree Sunday, June 14 by Lawrence University at the college’s 160th...
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2009 Nobel Prize Winner Thomas Steitz to Deliver Lawrence University’s 2010...
Nobel Prize-winner Thomas Steitz will return to his alma mater to deliver the commencement address at Lawrence University’s graduation ceremonies June 13, 2010. Steitz, who earned a bachelor’s degree...
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