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Scholarship and Vulnerability: Why We Need Expert Scholars at CC

Anne Hyde

This summer I watched some miracles unfold. They happened around 3 p.m. at a big table in Tutt Library. Usually these kinds of miracles involve students and a later hour, but this time it was CC faculty. Both Sarah Hautzinger in Anthropology and Ryan Bañagale in Music did something risky. As part of a program…

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The Value of Access to Blocks Abroad

I’m really excited by the “Building on the Block” plan’s commitment to eliminating program fees for blocks abroad. I’ve had the opportunity to teach several blocks abroad, and I have seen firsthand the impact of the experience on students, especially those who come from families with limited resources and who have rarely had opportunities to…

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Tutt Library in the 21st Century

Tim Fuller

The electronic age is upon us, but rumors of the death of print are greatly exaggerated. It is true that more of our resources and our conversations are online. But the continuing production of printed materials is enormous. It is better to say that we are in a period of long transition and the nature…

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The Center for Immersive Learning and Engaged Teaching

The center for Immersive Learning and Engaged Teaching, to be housed in a 21st century library, is designed to help all of us achieve the collective need to “build on the block,” to push our imaginations, our intellects, and our spirits in new directions. As a faculty member, I am particularly excited by the following…

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Ideas into Action

The Colorado College Plan: Building on the Block

Hear what Tip Ragan, Tim Fuller, Claire Garcia, Anne Hyde, and others have to say about how we go from plan to reality and the excitement it is generating on campus.

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“Powerful” Dance

CC students’ recent performance at the Edinburgh Fringe festival receives acclaim.

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Resolved, the Twenty-second Amendment Should be Repealed

White House

Is the presidency a temporary honor, best exercised with “Lincoln-like humility?” Cronin explains why it is.

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Three Paths, One Goal

Ubuntu boys

Three CC alumni all started nonprofits to help feed, educate, and provide medical care for children in desperate situations.

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The Owl Man of Colorado College Presses On

Amid tall ponderosa pines west of Colorado Springs, Brian Linkhart and his students are learning about a very small owl.

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Rocks and Rain – and the Aftermath

The September deluge that caused so much damage in Colorado, washing out roads and homes and triggering mudslides, spanned almost 200 miles and affected 17 counties. The heavy rain along Colorado’s Front Range hit Boulder County the hardest, but Colorado Springs, on the southern end of the system, also felt the effects of the downpour.…

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