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The FAC is celebrating 50 years of Cleo Parker Robinson Dance. In honor of the Martin Luther King Day celebrations this week, the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College (FAC) is sharing this recording of “The MOVE/ment,” a work inspired by a trip to Montgomery, AL by members of CPR Dance. 

Today we honor the life of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. While we can’t gather in-person this year, we are grateful for the opportunity to recognize Dr. King and his legacy. His fight for civil rights helped lay the foundation for current social movements, and his efforts inspire us in our commitment to antiracism, […]

Congratulations to Frieda Ekotto ’86, who has been elected second vice president of the Modern Language Association of America. Ekotto, who leads the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies at the University of Michigan, will begin her term as president after the close of the organization’s January 2023 convention and will continue through the close of the January 2024 convention. Founded in […]

Colorado College’s Journalism Institute has been named a winner in the 2020 Challenge Fund for Innovation in Journalism Education. The Online News Association, the world’s largest digital journalism association, announced the award recipients on Dec. 16. The $20,000 grant will help support a Block 7 class called The Future and Sustainability of Local News, taught […]

The year 2020 challenged us, as individuals and as a community, beyond measure. There were hardships unlike any we’ve experienced. There were also moments of joy, celebration, and exuberance. Our team of visual storytellers documented the fullness of our community every day. In this selection of images from the last 12 months, we revisit the struggles […]