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Allen Bertsche joined CC in January as the director of global education after eight years serving in a similar capacity at Augustana College in Illinois. Prior to transitioning full-time to the field of global education, Bertsche was a faculty member in Augustana’s Spanish Department for 14 years, with a specialization in modern Spain. Originally from…

Armstrong Quad has been named Tava Quad in response to a request from the indigenous and native Peoples at CC. “Tava” means “Sun Mountain,” and is the name used by the Tabegauche Band of the Ute People for Pikes Peak. A group of native faculty and staff began meeting during the Fall of 2017 to discuss…

At its February meeting, the CC Board of Trustees approved a change to the Campus Master Plan that updates the Robson site plan and provides additional parking for the campus community and visitors. The revised plan situates the arena at the north end of the block near Cache La Poudre and Tejon streets, and provides for…

CC has been instrumental in the launching of the new Gap Year Research Consortium, a first-of-its-kind consortium bringing together admissions deans and researchers from top colleges and universities to study the outcomes of taking an intentional gap year before college. “As long-time supporters of the gap year movement, we believe that creating a clearinghouse for…

CC has launched the Colorado Pledge, an initiative designed to ensure Colorado College is as affordable for students from Colorado as the state’s flagship public institution, the University of Colorado, Boulder. As part of Building on Originality: The Campaign for Colorado College, a $435 million fundraising initiative that includes a $100 million effort to secure funds…

CC is bringing several of the “first ladies of bluegrass” to campus this summer for a three-day intensive workshop. Acclaimed bluegrass musicians Sierra Hull, mandolin; Courtney Hartman, guitar; Alison Brown, banjo; Becky Buller, fiddle; and Missy Raines, bass, will be conducting the bluegrass workshop June 25-27, with a focus on instrumental techniques, singing, songwriting, and…

Oglala Lakota poet, writer, and artist Layli Long Soldier read from her book “Whereas,” winner of the 2017 National Book Award for Poetry, during Cornerstone Arts Week. The weeklong series of free talks, film screenings, performances, and exhibits, which ran Jan. 29-Feb. 3, examined this year’s theme, “Can We Get Real?” The week kicked off…

Colorado College will bestow an honorary degree on global media leader, philanthropist, producer, and actress Oprah Winfrey, who is this year’s Commencement speaker. She will deliver the Commencement address at 8:30 a.m., Sunday, May 19, in a ceremony on Tava Quad (formerly known as Armstrong Quad). Ticketed seating will be limited to graduating seniors and…

Writer and activist Shaun King drew a full house at Shove Memorial Chapel in February with his talk, “Beyond Dialogue: Tools for Reclaiming Truth.” King challenged notions of upward progress in human moral behavior, highlighting contemporary injustices such as police killings of unarmed black Americans and family separations at the U.S.-Mexico border. King also emphasized…

An event titled “A Conversation with Ta-Nehisi Coates” was just that, as renowned author Coates (above and below right), participated in a discussion facilitated by Michael Sawyer, assistant professor in race, ethnicity, and migration studies and English, and chair of  the Africana Intellectual Project. Coates discussed his experiences in journalism, growing up in Baltimore, and…