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CC Carpenter Dan Crossey ’74 measures an air unit inside Cutler Hall, CC’s oldest building, in order to create wood coverings on the units in advance of the building’s reopening this fall after a four-month renovation. The comprehensive project included updating the building’s HVAC system, adding new office technology and audio-visual systems, expanding the main floor lobby, creating a 40-person…

Ron Stallworth, author of the book “Black Klansman” and inspiration for the Spike Lee film “BlacKkKlansman,” which featured CC’s Black Student Union, sits down for an interview moderated by 91.5 KRCC’s Jake Brownell ’12 and Dr. Paul Buckley, assistant vice president and director of the Butler Center. Stallworth discussed his experiences as a Colorado Springs…

CC announces three senior staff departures: Anita Pariseau, director of alumni and family relations and assistant vice president for advancement; Sean Pieri, vice president for advancement; and Ken Ralph, director of athletics. Pariseau joined CC in 2013, and made important contributions to alumni programming and the work of the Alumni Association, especially in the development…

 Associate Professor of Economics Kristina Acri has been awarded the Michael Szenberg Prize for an article she co-authored in The American Economist. The award-winning article, “Do Restrictions Beget Responsibility? The Case of U.S. Abortion Legislation,” was co-authored with Associate Professor of Economics Amanda Felkey of Lake Forest College. Acri and Felkey will be honored at a…

This year, CC welcomed new tenure-track faculty members and Riley Scholars-in-Residence to campus. Among them are two CC alumni, Chet Lisiecki ’07 (German) and Michael Kim ’05 (philosophy). New faculty members are: Pallavi Sriram, Dance Studies Najnin Islam, English Chet Lisiecki ’07, German Paul Adler, History Amanda Minervini, Italian Flavia Sancier-Barbosa, Mathematics Iddo Aharony, Music Technology…

“Let Science Speak,” a six-part short documentary series about the importance of science in the ever-evolving world, premiered in September at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York and featured a segment with Provost Alan Townsend. The documentary, shown on the festival’s opening night, tells the personal stories of six environmental scientists who not only…

8,552 Applications for admittance (a record) 526 First-year students on campus 17 First-year students starting in Central America on the Fall Semester Away program 25 Incoming Winter Start students (an early welcome!) 33 Transfer students 45 States represented, plus the District of Columbia 8% International students, representing 18 different countries 37 Languages spoken 39 Dual…

It’s not only books that circulate through CC’s newly renovated Tutt Library, it’s also a multitude of awards and recognition. Tutt Library, the largest net-zero energy academic library in the nation, which was built to be carbon-neutral, is a Gold Award winner in “Building Design+Construction’s” 35th Annual Reconstruction Awards program. The award places emphasis on the value…

Eight students presented their research on Nov. 1 at the Edith Kinney Gaylord Cornerstone Arts Center at Colorado College. In addition to Ula Adamska ’20 (above), other presenters included Ruixue Zhou ’21, “The Influence of Russian Language on National Identity in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan”; Miguel Mendez ’19, “A Migrant’s Perspective: The Role of Nonprofits in Southern…

Incoming CC students participate in the multi-day Priddy Trips as part of New Student Orientation, which includes volunteer work as well as a “cultural day,” allowing students to explore regional surroundings. Chloe Duffy ’22 was among the 559 first-year and transfer students participating in this year’s 61 Priddy Trips, led by 138 New Student Orientation leaders.…