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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…

1977 David Banks reports that during a very busy Homecoming weekend for the CC rugby family, highlights included one married couple (Caitlin Barbera ’12 and Andrew Larson ’10, above) and one father-son tandem (Mark Osmond ’78 and Alex Osmond ’12) playing as teammates.     Patti Freudenburg and her husband, Tony, recently visited Steve Simasko…

The Big Idea pitch competition provides an opportunity for students to win up to $25,000 for business, nonprofit, or social enterprise innovations. And while the competition is focused on making real startups successful, the overarching objective is learning and building experiences that create bridges of relevance to the careers and activities of students beyond life…

1996 Kenny Harris has been hired as assistant professor of painting and drawing at Laguna College of Art + Design in Laguna Beach, California. He lives in Venice Beach with his wife, painter Judy Nimtz, and continues to exhibit his art on both coasts. 1999 Jamie Torres ’99 is running for a seat on Denver’s City…

Note: This article is the full version of Krueger’s capstone project for his journalism minor, in which Alan Prendergast ’78 served as his advisor. An excerpted version ran in the Spring 2019 issue of the Bulletin. In 1874, the “College Boys” represented Colorado College as they competed against the Active Club of Colorado Springs in…

2012 Fransiska Dannemann and Brannon Dugick celebrated their marriage in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on Oct. 6. They live in Santa Fe and both work at Los Alamos National Laboratory, where Fransiska is a dual graduate research assistant in the Geophysics Group and Ph.D. student in the Geophysics Department at Southern Methodist University. Pictured front row,…

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,…

Not too many professors can say they have to worry about dogs literally eating a student’s work, but it will be a genuine possibility during Associate Research Professor Steven Taylor’s upcoming State of the Rockies project. A recipient of a 2019 Rockies Rapid Response Research Grant, Taylor will work with CC interns this summer to…

The three pillars of sustainability — environmental protection, economic well-being, and social justice — tie in with the three hats Corina McKendry wears: She is director of the State of the Rockies Project, associate professor of political science, and core faculty in the Environmental Studies program. The goal of the State of the Rockies Project…

Established in 1919 in what had been Spencer and Julie Penrose’s private downtown estate, the Broadmoor Art Academy served as a pillar in the cultural community of the Rocky Mountain West — ultimately evolving into what is known today as the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College.