Mayta Cohen ’24 recently participated in a virtual a cappella competition, “The International Championship of A Cappella Open,” with her a cappella group, “Inside Voices.” The group took third place in the semifinals and Cohen, a first-year music major, was awarded outstanding soloist. The event was held through Varsity Vocals, a global tournament which showcases the art of student […]
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Two Library Areas Named in Honor of Jill Tiefenthaler
The CC Board of Trustees recently approved the naming of an entrance and a study lounge in the Charles L. Tutt Library in honor of former President Jill Tiefenthaler. The library’s east entrance, which faces Palmer Hall, will be named the Tiefenthaler Entryway, and the large study area next to Susie B’s café on the […]
Ángela Castro Publishes Article in ‘Racialized Visions’ Anthology
Ángela Castro, a visiting assistant professor in CC’s Department of Spanish and Portuguese, is one of 12 contributors to the edited volume “Racialized Visions: Haiti and the Hispanic Caribbean.” Castro’s article is titled “Haitian and Dominican Resistance: A Study of the Symptom in Edwidge Danticat’s ‘The Farming of Bones.’ ” Her article proposes that “The Farming of Bones” portrays […]
Jared Richman Publishes Essay on Disability and ‘The King’s Speech’
Associate Professor of English Jared Richman has published an essay in Disability Studies Quarterly. “The Royal Treatment: Temporality and Technology in ‘The King’s Speech’” examines the intersections of class, technology, and disability in the 2010 Oscar-winning movie “The King’s Speech.” In the essay, Richman argues that the film complicates modern scientific and critical understanding of communication disorders by […]
Book by Professor Emerita Victoria Levine Receives Two Major Awards
Professor Emerita of Music Victoria Lindsay Levine has received two major awards for the book “Music and Modernity among First Peoples of North America,”which she co-edited with Dylan Robinson (Stó:lō First Nation) of Queen’s University in Canada. The Society for Ethnomusicology awarded Levine and Robinson the Ellen Koskoff Edited Volume Prize at their annual meetings […]
CC Launches Pledge to Increase Affordability
Pilot program boosts access for low- and middle-income students Colorado College is launching the Colorado Pledge, a historic undertaking to address affordability concerns in higher education. CC’s Colorado Pledge is a financial aid initiative designed to ensure Colorado College is as affordable for Colorado students from low- and middle-income families as the state’s flagship public […]
C-SPAN Films Migrant Caravan Presentation at CC
Did you hope to attend independent journalist Alice Driver’s presentation on the migrant caravan earlier this month and were unable to make it? You’re in luck: C-SPAN covered Driver’s talk, titled “On the Road with the Migrant Caravan,” which was held in Gaylord Hall on Feb. 5. The entire presentation can be viewed here. The […]
Exploring the Watershed
Where Does Your Water Come From? By Annabelle O’Neill ’19 and Rosa Mallorson ’20 “Where does your water come from?” asked Environmental Studies Program visiting faculty member Rory Cowie ’04 on the first day of class. Like the places we had yet to visit, our responses stretched far, from groundwater wells in Hawaii to water […]
Incline is No Walk in the Park
Annie Engen ’19, who worked for the City of Colorado Springs Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Department this summer through Colorado College’s Public Interest Fellowship Program, undertook a side project that will be seen by hundreds of fitness enthusiasts. A mathematical economics major and Environmental Studies minor from Minneapolis, her project helped connect the dots between […]
CS Fine Arts Center, Migrant Exhibit Get National Recognition
The Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center has been named the Best Gallery and Museum in Colorado, and one of the top 25 in the country by board of the American Art Awards. Additionally, Don Coen’s exhibit of migrant workers, now on display at the museum and recently included in a Colorado College story, was featured […]
