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More Than Scores: CC Admission Goes Test-Optional

Colorado College applicants have always been more than just numbers. With its new test-optional policy, CC is doubling down on that sentiment.

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Homecoming Weekend

OCT. 10-13, 2019              

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Family and Friends Weekend 2019

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Grass Roots

In “Grass Roots,” journalist Kirsten Akens ’96 takes a look at the impact of cannabis on CC, from classroom conversations and concerns about youth to jobs and educational journals.

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The Circle of Giving, the Power of Connecting

Supporting a cause you believe in — with money or time — can arise from many different places and take many different forms.

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Get to Know Debbie Howell, Elder-in-Residence

Howell, a member of the Pawnee and Dakota tribes, comes to the college with an understanding of eldership in the Native tradition, as well as extensive civic engagement experience.

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Awards and  Accolades Roll in for CC Students

Colorado College students and recent alumni, representing a variety of disciplines and departments, continue to be widely recognized for their academic achievements. Claire Derry ’19, Fulbright   Camilla Fuller ’19, Fulbright Photo by Jennifer Coombes   Isaak Belongia ’21, Critical Language Scholarship Photo by Jennifer Coombes   Ines Siepmann ’19, Erasmus Mundus Scholarship Photo by…

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Funding Supports Mushroom Research, Career Exploration

At the Telluride Mushroom Festival in 2016, Sabrina Heitmann ’18 learned about innovative fungal solutions for world hunger, pest control, and disease being developed at Mushroom Mountain, a farm in Easley, South Carolina. “I attended a lecture by the founder of Mushroom Mountain, who described how mushrooms could be used in all of these novel…

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By the Students, for the Students: Colorado College Emergency Medical Services

It’s 10:30 on a Friday night, and while most students begin to celebrate the weekend, Colorado College’s student-staffed, student-run Emergency Medical Services squad begins their campus rounds in the weathered CCEMS van they have affectionately named “Lucille.” In addition to ambulance-grade medical equipment, these student professionals are equipped with expertise that begins with a national…

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CC Alumni Film ‘July Rising’ Soars to Success, Brings Graduates Home

“July Rising” — a film written, directed, produced, edited by, and starring a slew of Colorado College graduates — has taken flight. The film is the creative output of a group of CC students, graduates, and staff, including Robert Mahaffie ’15. Premiering at the 23rd Sonoma International Film Festival in March, it won the Stolman…

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