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One Year From Tonight By Heather Palmer ’81 How could Emily, aged 25 in 1864, decide what to do with her life when there were so many possibilities? The world she had been reared to expect had been changed forever by the Civil War. Incorporating the full text of an actual 1864 diary, the novel tells the story of the choices Emily made as she found her place in a new world. Palmer says students read an 1864 diary in a college history course she taught and were shocked by the choices the diary’s author made, so Palmer wrote this novel to explain Emily’s choices. Palmer also has visited CC History…

Issue: Summer 2021

Liz Cheney’s Colorado College Education Led to GOP Showdown

Professor Emeritus Bob Loevy on Liz Cheney ’88 and the GOP Showdown

Issue: Summer 2021

Celebrating the Class of 2021

“Stumbling is not falling.” — Malcolm X An in-person Commencement ceremony was held Sunday, May 23, at the new Weidner Field in downtown Colorado Springs, with 532 undergraduate degrees and 17 Masters of Arts in Teaching degrees awarded. The event concluded a year like no other, in which students immersed themselves in virtual and hybrid learning, finding new ways to learn, foster relationships, and build community. Former CC President Jill Tiefenthaler P’21, P’24, now CEO of the National Geographic Society, delivered the Commencement address and received an honorary degree. A “Senior Sentiment” video for the Class of 2021, filmed and edited by Bergen Hoff ’22 and produced by former CC…

Issue: Summer 2021

Celebrating the Class of 2020

It was a combination Commencement and a first-year class reunion. Nearly 370 members of the Class of 2020 — including 11 Master of Arts in Teaching graduates — reunited on Sunday, May 30, for their long-awaited in-person Commencement ceremony. There was joy among classmates who had not seen one another, or their professors, since they were abruptly separated by the pandemic in March 2020. The class motto, “Hindsight is 2020,” may have been chosen with a sense of humor last year, but its poignancy a year later could not be missed. See highlights of the Class of 2020 Commencement » Class of 2020 7,997 applicants (a record at that time)…

Issue: Summer 2021

Q&A with Former Acting Co-Presidents Mike Edmonds & Robert G. Moore

Former Acting Co-Presidents Mike Edmonds and Robert G. Moore Look Back at the Year Like No Other

Issue: Summer 2021

The Unexpected Path: L. Song Richardson’s Journey to the CC Presidency

CC’s 14th president was a concert pianist, then dean at the University of California, Irvine School of Law before coming to Colorado College.

Issue: Summer 2021

Ed Robson Arena: By The Numbers

CC Hockey Home Game Schedule Set for Play in New Ed Robson Arena

Issue: Summer 2021

Rick Swan Enjoys Perfect Ending to His Tenure with Colorado College Volleyball

When Rick Swan announced he was stepping down after 23 seasons as head coach of the Colorado College volleyball program, he never imagined his tenure would end with unparalleled perfection. In his last season, Swan guided the Tigers to a 17-0 record, their third Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference championship in the past four years, and…

Issue: Summer 2021

New Hockey Coach’s Journey to CC Shaped by Mentor’s Influence

There is no overstating Nate Leaman’s influence on Colorado College hockey coach Kris Mayotte. He learned much about hockey and life from the NCAA title-winner, whom he calls his “former coach, mentor, and thankfully now, friend.” “Besides my parents, he has made the biggest impact on my life,” says the first-time head coach, 38, who…

Issue: Summer 2021

CC Students, Recent Graduates Garner Awards

Colorado College students and recent alumni representing a variety of departments and disciplines earned a number of academic awards this year. CC Fulbright Adviser Roy Jo Sartin says that Fulbright reports this cycle was the most competitive in the program’s 75-year history. Of CC’s 21 total applicants in this most recent cycle: 57% advanced to semifinalist status 33% of the 12 semifinalists were named finalist or alternate Fulbright Semifinalists: Robin Hilderman ’20, University of Edinburgh study award in geology to the United Kingdom Olivia Humphreys ’21, English Teaching Assistant award to Thailand Ana Kilgore ’21, English Teaching Assistant award to Kazakhstan Jia Mei ’21, English Teaching Assistant award to Malaysia…