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Posts from the Spring 2019 issue

Author Ta-Nehisi Coates Visits CC

An event titled “A Conversation with Ta-Nehisi Coates” was just that, as renowned author Coates (above and below right), participated in a discussion facilitated by Michael Sawyer, assistant professor in race, ethnicity, and migration studies and English, and chair of  the Africana Intellectual Project. Coates discussed his experiences in journalism, growing up in Baltimore, and…

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Next Steps on CC’s Antiracism Report

Roger Worthington, of the Center for Diversity and Inclusion in Higher Education at the University of Maryland, spent all of Block 3 at CC last fall, conducting an external review on racism. He then presented the findings of his initial report to a capacity crowd of students, faculty, and staff in Celeste Theatre in January,…

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Dynamic Half Block: Half Block 2019 Posts Record Numbers

Half Block, which runs nine days in early January before the start of Block 5, offers CC students the opportunity to earn half a course credit, invest in career development through non-credit courses, or learn an outdoor skill. Students earned credit in courses such as Brazilian Music and Language, Science and Pseudoscience in Clinical Psychology,…

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Professors Jane Hilberry and Ryan Bañagale Take on New Roles

Provost Alan Townsend recently announced that Professor of English Jane Hilberry and Associate Professor of Music Ryan Bañagale ’00 are assuming new leadership positions. Hilberry, who has spent years contributing to the development and creative vision of CC’s innovation program, will now assume the title of professor of creativity and innovation and devote a significant…

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Claire Garcia Named New Dean of Faculty

Professor of English Claire Garcia has been named Colorado College’s next dean of the faculty, and will begin a five-year term on July 1. Garcia’s research and teaching focus on women writers in the Americas and Europe. Her many courses at CC have included Contemporary African American Women Writers; The Harlem Renaissance; Introduction to Literary…

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Five Faculty Members Awarded Tenure; Seven to Retire

Five Faculty Members Awarded Tenure; Seven to Retire Five Colorado College faculty members, including an alumna, were approved by the Board of Trustees for tenure and promotion to associate professor following the board’s annual February meeting. CC President Jill Tiefenthaler, Provost Alan Townsend, and Dean of the Faculty Sandra Wong visited each promoted faculty member,…

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