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We asked members of the graduating class what their “most CC memory” was. Their responses were as varied as the class itself.

Will Gadd discovered his future when, as a 14-year-old, he dipped his paddle in the swirling waters of the Athabasca River deep in the Canadian Wilderness. The adventure began that day and it continues for Gadd, a 1990 graduate who majored in political science. “I was going to be a lawyer, but other things called,”…

Although I thoroughly enjoyed CC, one aspect of my experience there actually led me into depression. The reason was simple; I’d been writing poetry since grade school but couldn’t get any poems accepted for the college’s literary magazine. This may seem an odd way to start a piece in praise of the college, but in…

The 20-some gardens on campus contribute to our special sense of place and our unique brand of education.

A Doctor’s Daughter by Mary Elizabeth Bradley ’61 Subtitled “Growing Up at a State Tuberculosis Sanatorium,” this tells Bradley’s story of growing up at the Eastern Oklahoma State Tuberculosis Sanatorium near Talihina, Oklahoma. Starting with her family’s history, the book moves into war tales from her father, getting to know one of the founders of…

The Woman’s Educational Society has a long and storied history at CC, stretching all the way back to 1889.

Scholarships established through the challenge have helped diversify Colorado College’s student body by attracting high-need, first-generation students, broadening the college’s base from which it can draw talent and diversifying the student body. Once these students have decided to enroll, the college aims to prepare them for academic success and personal fulfillment. That’s where the Bridge…

In 2010, Colorado College was challenged to establish scholarships for high-need or first-generation, four-year college students to make CC more financially accessible. The Walton Family Foundation pledged to match contributions up to $10 million. Alumni, parents, and friends of the college answered the call, not only exceeding the challenge’s goal by $800,000 in commitments, which…

Working toward a “more caring” approach, Dr. David Buck ’83 believes it’s possible to save billions of dollars while giving the needy better healthcare. “It’s quite a cruel system that can precipitate and maintain homelessness,” said the family physician and healthcare-reform advocate. For more than 25 years, Buck has worked to improve treatment for the…

Despite the calls from politicians and corporations for more women to pursue science, technology, engineering, and mathematic (STEM) fields, there remains a gender gap: Women and other minority groups are consistently under-represented in many areas of science and engineering. According to the National Science Foundation, women received 57 percent of all bachelor’s degrees in 2012…