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Celebrating Community at Homecoming and Family Weekend

More than 2,300 alumni, parents, families, and students gathered on the CC campus for Homecoming and Family Weekend Oct. 7-9, 2022. It was a spirited weekend full of connection, reflection, celebration, and shared passion for this one-of-a-kind college. Festivities included class reunion events, Homecoming Convocation and the presentation of Alumni Association Awards, affinity group receptions,…

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2022 Homecoming and Family Weekend

Alumni, families, and friends: Thank you for joining us for an incredible weekend of connection, courageous conversations, and CC spirit! By The Numbers 2,300 registered attendees 1,068 alumni and guests 1,002 parents and families 300 current students 60 individual events 13 classes celebrating reunions 68 members of the class of 1972 received their fifty year…

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Nobel Prize Laureate Oliver Hart Visits Campus

About 20 Colorado College students had the opportunity to have lunch with Oliver Hart, Nobel Prize laureate, on Sept. 29. In 2016, Hart, of Harvard University, was awarded the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel. Hart has developed theories on contracts, including the theory of incomplete contracts. “The Carey Lectureship…

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CC Community Across the Country

President L. Song Richardson’s Inaugural Tour The president has made several stops in her yearlong tour across the United States to meet with CC alumni, parents, families, and community members following her inauguration as the 14th president
of Colorado College. Richardson met with nearly 100 CC members of the community in Denver on Oct. 20, followed…

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Primatology Class Utilizes Cheyenne Mountain Zoo for Research Projects

A Block 1 primatology class taught students how to put together formal research proposals, ensure accurate data collection, and appreciate non-human animals, all while traveling to the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo almost 10 times. This six-person class allowed for an intimate class setting, where students not only learned the ins and outs of putting together formal…

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Cross Country Teams Win SCAC Titles

CC Tigers swept the 2022 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Championships.

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Psychology Professors Show Benefits of Social Media Fast in Recently Published Article

Tomi-Ann Roberts, professor of psychology, and Jason Weaver, associate professor of psychology and Asian Studies, studied the benefits of a short-term social media fast among pre-teen and teen dancers. Their resulting article, titled “‘Intermission!’ A short-term social media fast reduces self-objectification among pre-teen and teen dancers,” was published in the Elsevier ScienceDirect Journal, Body Image.…

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Class Notes

1971 Marshall Griffith, a philosophy major, reports a few modest publication successes in recent years. Aethlon, The Journal of Sports Literature, Volume XXXIV:1 includes his short story, “On
Scent,” about a run and swim across Lake MacDonald in Glacier Park, Montana. The Almagre Review: Issue 6, Part 1, contains his nonfiction story, “The Wind Rivers,” about…

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Cindy Hyman ’82 Hired as Associate Vice President for Engagement

Cindy Hyman ’82 joined the Colorado College Advancement staff in October as associate vice president for engagement. In her role, Hyman leads the Alumni and Family Relations, Annual Giving, and College Events teams, focusing on creating meaningful engagement with alumni, parents, families, and members of the wider CC community. Hyman spent her first days on…

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CC Welcomes Seven New Faculty Members, Two New Riley Scholars

In Fall 2022, CC welcomed seven new faculty members and two new Riley Scholars to our community. New faculty members at CC include: Anbegwon Atuire Race, Ethnicity, and Migration Studies Atuire’s research lies at the intersection of Africana critical theory, Pan-African social movements, and indigenous Ghanaian Studies. Celeste Diaz Ferraro Economics and Business
 Ferraro is…

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