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Summer 2018
Colorful Commencement
Students wear cords and stoles that represent their years of interests and accomplishments. Here are a few. Photos by Jennifer CoombesRead more
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Summer 2018
Dennis Showalter Wins ‘Combination of an Oscar and a Pulitzer’
Professor Emeritus of History Dennis Showalter has been named the recipient of the Pritzker Military Museum and Library Literature Award for Lifetime Achievement in Military Writing. The award — which includes a gold medallion, citation, and $100,000 honorarium — recognizes and honors the contributions of a living author for a body of work dedicated to enriching the understanding of militaryhistory and affairs. Showalter, the 12th recipient of the award, joined CC on Sept. 1, 1969, and retired at the end of June. “It’s a great honor to accept the 2018 Pritzker Literature Award. For the historical profession it is a combination of an Oscar and a Pulitzer and I think…Read more
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Summer 2018
What’s on Your Reading List, Sarah Hautzinger?
A book that rocked my spring sabbatical was “Staying with the Trouble: Making Kin in the Chthulucene” (pronounced THUlucene), by CC’s own Donna Haraway ’66 (she triple majored in zoology, philosophy, and literature while here on a Boettcher). Her “trouble” is with the era most of us call the Anthropocene — and refers to decisive anthropogenic…Read more
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Summer 2018
1964-1968 “Years that changed CC and the world, told through music”
Pre-Homecoming Symposium, Oct. 10-11, 2018 Homecoming at Colorado College is always special, but this year, there’s another reason to return to campus. Preceding Homecoming festivities, the Class of 1968 will host for all members of the CC community a two-day, mini-symposium devoted to the music and movements that defined the 1960s. It’s hard to remember…Read more
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Summer 2018
Family & Friends Weekend
Family and Friends Weekend, one of Colorado College’s largest annual on-campus events, embraces the myriad ways family can be defined. It’s an opportunity for students to celebrate the CC community and share it with their families—including parents, siblings, grandparents, aunts, uncles … and friends! Come and spend time reconnecting with your student, and experience firsthand…Read more
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Summer 2018
The Road to Writing Is Not Always Paved
Plenty of writers have come out of CC, but not all of them have meant to become authors. For these three award-winning and best-selling alumni authors, writing led them each down a unique path of rich and rewarding lives whether they sought it out or not. Colorado College has many alumni, staff, and faculty authors, including Carola Lovering ’11 whose June 2018 debut novel from Simon & Schuster, “Tell Me Lies,” has been named a Best Book of the Summer by multiple media publications, including Parade, Literary Hub, and Refinery29. To learn more about “Tell Me Lies,” and other books recently published by CC authors, check out our regular feature,…Read more
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Summer 2018
On the Bookshelf
The Confident House Hunter By Dylan Chalk ’94 Chalk, an American Society of Home Inspectors-certified inspector who has performed more than 5,000 home inspections in western Washington, shows readers how to get the most out of inspections. Subtitled “A Home Inspector’s Tips for Finding Your Perfect Home,” the book is packed with advice for spotting problems before signing on the dotted line. In the book, Chalk includes his guiding principles for making informed real estate decisions and shares strategies for sorting homes by age, ownership history, type, and architectural style. He includes personal stories from the field throughout the book, which includes a handy cheat sheet with his top 20…Read more
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Summer 2018
Congratulations, Class of 2018!
Class Motto, 2018 “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. BY THE NUMBERS: 97 Students awarded Keller Venture Grants 30 Students awarded at least one Ritt Kellogg Expedition Grant 70 Seniors presenting research at a summer research symposium 11 Bands competing at…Read more
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Summer 2018
Students, Recent Alumni Accumulate Accolades
Colorado College students and recent alumni earned a wide range of academic recognition this year. Students in a variety of disciplines and departments garnered a variety of awards. Not SHOWN: Jin Mei McMahon ’17 and Susie Simmons ’18, Fulbright semifinalists Julia Liao ’15 and Mallory Morgan ’15, National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships Johanna Jensen ’14,William Lindsay ’13, Erica Sarro ’14, and Tia Tummino ’16, National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship honorable mentionsRead more