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Posts from the Summer 2022 issue

Cheney Receives Profile in Courage Award

Liz Cheney ’88 used the critical thinking skills she learned as a political science major in her role as vice chairwoman of the select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. For that, she received a Profile in Courage Award from the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum. The Republican…

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Tuning In: CC Music Scene Inspires Alum to Create Label

Beyond the classroom, Jason Edelstein ’18 enjoyed a life filled with music: Making it (he had a band), listening to it (he’d attend live performances), and falling in love with it.

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The Inauguration of CC’s 14th President

Song Richardson: Ignite Students’ Potential and Create a More Just World

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Project 2024 Looks Forward to an Even Better Colorado College

Susan Ashley, professor emerita of History and recent chair of the Department of Economics and Business, has coordinated Colorado College’s Project 2024 since Fall 2021. The effort aims to engage the campus community in determining CC’s future. In its first year, more than 560 faculty, staff, and students participated. “Project 2024 is a bottom-up process…

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‘Arte Mestiza’

An artist and a museum director say CC FAC’s backyard mural needs more care.

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AAC Student Leadership Scholars Announced

The Colorado College Alumni Association Council (AAC) created and supports the loan-reducing Colorado College Alumni Association Student Leadership Scholarship, designed to recognize student leaders on campus and encourage them to stay involved with CC after graduation. Recipients of this award are well-rounded students with strong leadership qualities and a broad outreach among their classmates, the…

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Alumni Leaders Meet for AAC Spring Forum

In April, members of the Colorado College Alumni Association Council visited campus for AAC Spring Forum, where they shared ideas for how to recognize outstanding alumni and current students, increase access to a CC education, and encourage alumni to engage and participate in the life of the college. Visit www.coloradocollege.edu/alumni or email alumni@coloradocollege.edu to learn…

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A Vision for Colorado College

Dear Alumni, Parents, and Friends, When I first learned about Colorado College, I was drawn to it because its values matched my own. This is the college that boldly and courageously chose to teach differently when we adopted the Block Plan 52 years ago, created the first college antiracism commitment, and was the first in…

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See You There! Homecoming and Family Weekend, Oct. 7-9

Colorado College’s combined Homecoming and Family Weekend is right around the corner! Visit www.coloradocollege.edu/hcfw to view the lineup of gatherings and activities for alumni, current students, parents and families, faculty, and staff to reconnect and celebrate the CC spirit. Signature events include: a Friday night hockey pre-game tailgate party; Tiger Talk presentations featuring CC faculty,…

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CC Names Three New Trustees

Colorado College has named three new members to the Board of Trustees following its June 2022 meeting: Lilly Chen ’19; Jena Graber Hausmann ’93; and Vicente Blas-Taijeron ’24. The trustees began their terms on July 1. “The Board of Trustees is thrilled to welcome Lilly Chen, Vicente Blas-Taijeron, and Jena Graber Hausmann,” says Jeff Keller…

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