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The Office of Communications and Marketing curates this report of news clips that feature Colorado College and CC-affiliated people.
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Media Coverage of Colorado College
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President Richardson’s Inauguration
8/29/22 | Ed News Colorado | Colorado Faculty president L. Tune Richardson shares her imaginative and prescient forward of inauguration
“L. Song Richardson’s tenure as President of Colorado College got off to a rough start. While driving to Colorado Springs from southern California with her husband and their two cats — one of which was ill — her car broke down outside of Flagstaff. Arizona. Stranded hundreds of miles from Colorado Springs and unable to meet the movers who would be arriving the next day, she called the college and explained her situation.”
8/28/22 | The Gazette | Colorado College president L. Song Richardson shares her vision ahead of inauguration
“Just as she believes Colorado College is the right place for her, Richardson thinks her varied career — which includes work as a public defender, a partnership at a criminal defense law firm, a stint with the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, and a deanship at the University of California, Irvine School of Law — makes her a good fit for the school.”
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National/International News
8/17/22 | Washington Monthly | Does Liz Cheney Have a Future?
“Liz went to Colorado College like her mom. And after college, she continued to live just over Chain Bridge in Virginia, climbing the GOP ladder like her father, Dick.”
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8/28/22 | Santa Barbara News Press | Liz Cheney following Dennis Rodman?
“Cheney’s inheritance, a politically powerful, wealthy father, led to others paying for her at Colorado College and her being hired at the State Department, followed by a law degree from the University of Chicago.”
8/28/22 | Clear Publicist | Innovation fuels quest for “Compassion of tomorrow” | Lifestyle
“The efforts are part of the ministry’s endeavours to prepare for “the Compassion of tomorrow,” mentioned Hetman, who was born in Ukraine, graduated from Colorado College in 2007, and labored two yrs in this article with the El Pomar Basis ahead of leaving to become a global advertising government with Ford Motor Co.”
8/26/22 | Sports News Now | Access Fund: Utah’s Bears Ears Lawsuit is “Absurd”
“Climbing: A recent survey by Colorado College said that 60 percent of Utahns support Bears Ears while just 30 percent oppose it. Yet the state is going ahead with this anyway. What are the politics here? What are Utah’s political goals?”
8/26/22 | The Gazette | COLUMN: A soldier returns from war without a victory | Joe Barrera
“ ‘When I separated from the Army in 1970 I was fortunate to be accepted at Colorado College. It was mostly a good experience. But there was grief attached. There was rejection. It was about the now forgotten conflict that defined us then. Almost everybody at CC hated the war.’ ”
8/25/22 | Real News | Utah sues federal government over Bears Ears, Grand Staircas…
“Public opinion is blended, however a February survey through Colorado College suggests 60% of the state’s citizens suppose the monument is “extra of a excellent factor,” whilst 30% replied negatively. Roughly 6% had no opinion.”
8/24/22 | Colorado Springs Indy | What is monkeypox — and how do we slow the spread?
“For years, the monkeypox virus, a close relative of the virus that causes smallpox, has been known to cause sporadic infections in sub-Saharan Africa. ‘But we’ve never seen a situation where so many thousands of people have had it in such a short time,’ says Phoebe Lostroh, a microbiologist and associate professor at Colorado College. This is what makes this outbreak different, she continues — that cases are spreading widely, and in nonendemic countries like the United States.”
8/24/22 | Newsbreak | In Colorado, a GOP Candidate Charts an Independent Course
“A political scientist at Colorado College, Robert Loevy, argues that Mr. O’Dea’s attempt to capture independents was the right move for Colorado, and something Republicans in other states should emulate.”
8/23 /22 | The Gazette | Air Force Academy looking to reverse steep decline in application numbers
“Colorado College’s enrollment numbers have actually increased in small increments since the pandemic, according to school officials. The 2023 numbers won’t be official until the 2022-2023 academic year begins on Monday, but the school estimates a total undergraduate enrollment of about 2,390.”
8/23/22 | KOAA | Local college continuing with COVID-19 protocols to help keep students in the classroom
“Colorado College is keeping many of their mitigation measures in place to help keep students in the classroom. ‘I am feeling really excited. It is such an exciting environment right now, all of the staff, students and upperclassman are welcoming. The whole environment is upbeat, and it is going to be exiting, I can already tell,’ said Zara Laber, Freshman at Colorado College.”
8/23/22 | Los Alamos Daily Post | Taos County Historical Society Presents ‘The Old Spanish Trail’ By Celinda Kaelin Sept. 3
“She received her B.A. in Business Administration from the College of Santa Fe and has the equivalent of a master’s degree in business earned from over 400 hours of post-graduate studies. She serves as an adjunct professor at Colorado College.”
8/22/22 | KOAA | UCCS shares guidance plan for potential Monkeypox threat
“Colorado College is also working closely with El Paso County Public Health. They’re discussing preventative measures, and looking into education campaigns and treatment strategies.”
8/19/22 | HITC | LIZ CHENEY’S HUSBAND WAS ADVISOR TO GEORGE BUSH’S 2000 PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN
“Perry completed a BA course in English at Colorado College before earning his Juris Doctor degree from Cornell Law School in 1990.”
8/17/22 | Sidney Sun Telegraph | Community Center Hires New Fitness Director
“Originally from the Bay Area in California, Newmann earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Dance from Colorado College, and then moved to Mississippi and taught in the public school system for about two years.”
8/17/22 | Ed News Colorado | dr Brooke Vick Appointed Muhlenberg School’s First CDO
“Vick holds a BA in psychology, with a minor in women’s studies, from Colorado College and a MA and Ph.D. in social psychology from the University of California, Santa Barbara.”
8/17/22 | Good Beer Hunting | Going Feral — Fly-Fishing on the Maine Coast with Tim Adams of Oxbow Brewing Company
“Later, back stateside at Colorado College in Colorado Springs, Adams linked up with a fellow undergrad from Arkansas named Cash East.”
8/17/22 | Times Higher Education | Block teaching scale-up ‘a learning process’
“In block teaching, students learn one subject at a time in intensive bursts of several weeks. The approach was pioneered 50 years ago by Colorado College in the US, but Victoria University (VU) has rolled it out at a scale unmatched elsewhere.”
8/16/22 | Colorado Springs Business Journal | Sponsored: Art Klein Construction is having a double A year
“‘When the Ed Robson Arena was under construction (at Colorado College), we thought, ‘wouldn’t it be great to do something like that?’ Kevin said. ;And now, we’re doing a similar project. It’s a much different kind of construction, but it’s a large-scale project, and we’re very proud to be working on it.’”
8/16/22 | The Daily Star | Remember This?: A sudden flash of inspiration
“In summer 1893, Katharine Lee Bates was teaching English at Colorado College in Colorado Springs. Katharine and some of the other teachers decided to visit the summit of Pikes Peak, some 12 miles away as the crow flies. Katharine had learned all she could about the peak’s history before setting off.”
8/16/22 | Street Insider | Fraser Institute News Release: Federal government’s proposed drug changes mean potentially lower prices but reduced access and innovation
“ ‘The core issue is that Ottawa’s changes to the Patented Medicines Regulations are intended to reduce prices, but will also likely result in delayed – or worse, limited – access to new life-saving medicines,’ said Kristina Acri, Chair of the Economics and Business Department at Colorado College, senior fellow at the Fraser Institute and author of An Evaluation of the Proposed PMPRB Amendments.”
8/16/22 | Diverse Issues in Higher Education | Dr. Brooke Vick Appointed Muhlenberg College’s First CDO
“Vick holds a B.A. in psychology, with a minor in women’s studies, from Colorado College and a M.A. and Ph.D. in social psychology from the University of California, Santa Barbara.”
8/15/22 | Muhlenberg College | Brooke Vick Appointed as Muhlenberg’s Chief Diversity Officer
“Vick earned her B.A. in psychology, with a minor in women’s studies, from Colorado College and her M.A. and Ph.D. in social psychology from the University of California, Santa Barbara.”
8/14/22 | Vigour Tines | The Trump Loyalist Threatening To Unseat Liz Cheney Is An Anti-Conservation Zealot
“A survey by Colorado College earlier this year found that 88% of Wyoming residents consider issues involving clean water, wildlife and public lands when deciding who to support for elected office.”
8/13/22 | Kiowa County Press | Governor Polis announces judicial appointment to the Larimer County Court
“Lopez Filkins earned her B.A. from Colorado College in 1989 and her J.D. from the University of Colorado Law School in 1992.”
8/12/22 | The Gazette | Colorado Springs dance, art, music festival celebrates land, raises awareness of water crisis
“She’s also the Colorado College Theatre and Dance Department chairperson and a professor. ‘We wanted to build a relationship with people in the neighborhood.’”
8/12/22 | The Denver Post | Rocky Mountain Women’s Film, the Western hemisphere’s oldest women’s film fest, ramps up for 35th anniversary
“It’s not a huge festival, typically selling fewer than 2,000 individual tickets for its screenings on the Colorado College campus, having grown out of its first home at the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center.”
8/10/22 | Teton Valley News | Victor names Besbris city administrator
“Besbris holds a law degree from Mitchell Hamline School of Law in St. Paul, Minnesota, a Master of Arts in international peace studies from the United Nations University of Peace, and a BA in political science from Colorado College.”
8/10/22 | The Colorado Sun | Coloradans are contributing lots of money to Liz Cheney in the Republican U.S. House primary in Wyoming
“Polling indicates that Cheney, a graduate of Colorado College in Colorado Springs, is likely to lose the Aug. 16 contest by a wide margin.”
8/9/22 | Blister Review | Alex Nichols on Coaching College Cross Country, Pikes Peak Streaking, & Beekeeping (Ep.132)
“After being named the head coach of Colorado College’s cross country program last year, Alex has made a habit of inviting some of his athletes out to support his own racing endeavors. As it turns out, those same ‘college kids’ helped him secure an 8th-place finish at Western States back in June.”
8/9/22 | Outdoors Wire | Antarctica’s Blood Falls runs red — here’s the secret behind the color
“ ‘We knew that there was a brine outflow creating the falls,’ lead author Jessica Badgeley, an undergraduate at Colorado College during the 2017 study, told PopSci.”
8/9/22 | Interior Newswire | The Bureau of Land Management Names Doug Vilsack as Colorado State Director
“Vilsack has a law degree from the University of Colorado Boulder and a bachelor’s degree in Environmental Systems: Natural Resource Management from Colorado College in Colorado Springs.”
8/6/22 | Denver Gazette | There’s a word for what Liz Cheney is doing, but most Americans have forgotten it
“That old professor of hers at Colorado College thinks maybe she developed that clearer vision right here in Colorado, as did her mom and sister Mary, who also went to CC.”
8/6/22 | Denver Gazette | Evoca enters market offering alternative for sports fans looking to watch Colorado’s professional teams
“Before joining Evoca a little more than a year ago, McLeod, a Colorado Springs native and Colorado College graduate, was the vice president of content and business development at DISH when they were unable to continue carrying Altitude without significant price increases.”
8/6/22 | Rocky Mountain PBS | ‘Grandmother of Juneteenth’ Opal Lee visits Colorado Springs
“In late July this year, Lee traveled to Colorado Springs from her home state of Texas on invitation from Shivers. Lee was honored at one of Shivers’ renowned musical concert series July 31 in a public program at Colorado College.”
8/5/22 | The Durango Herald | Colorado senators express hope for action with climate bill
“Polling from Colorado College in February showed that Coloradans are increasingly concerned about climate change.”
8/4/22 | Canary Media | Charging Up: A chat with Jodi White, CEO of BayWa r.e. Solar Systems
“I studied geology at Colorado College, and at that time, I thought I was on a path to becoming a teacher. My family and friends are as shocked as I am that I’m in my current position in the solar industry.”
8/4/22 | Velvetiere | Miguel McKelvey Net Worth 2022: How Much Money Is WeWork’s Co-Founder?
“He enrolled in South Eugene High School to further his education, and he graduated in 1992. It was after this that he enrolled in Colorado College. In the end, he transferred to the University of Oregon after Colorado College’s professor Carl Reed recommended that he pursue a master’s degree in architecture.”
8/3/22 | The Bridge | VCFA Students Protest Move to Colorado
“The Vermont College of Fine Arts is moving its summer residency programs to Colorado College, and current students aren’t happy about it. In what they called a collective action, visual arts students peppered the campus with protest signs last week and met with college administrators about their concerns.”
8/3/22 | Flathead Beacon | That’s Not Justice
“Top plaintiff Rikki Held is a young adult, 18 when the case was filed in spring 2020, an environmental science major at Colorado College.”
8/1/22 | High Country News | We object Our future is worth fighting for.
“According to Colorado College’s 2022 State of the Rockies Project, 69% of Western voters feel more worried than hopeful about the future of our land, water, air and wildlife.”
8/1/22 | Cowboy State Daily | By Her Voting Record, Liz Cheney Is A Staunch Conservative But Her Rift With Trump May Be Too Much To Overcome
“She would later earn a Bachelor’s degree from Colorado College and attend law school in Illinois.”
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Athletics
8/16/22 | Patch | Salem Native Ken Ralph Leaving U Of Maine AD Job For Division III
“Prior to Maine, Ralph spent 11 years as the athletic director at Colorado College and he was the athletic director at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) from 2002 to 2007. At Colorado College, Ralph achieved record-setting athletics fundraising and sponsorships, including spearheading the $27 million expansion of the El Pomar Sports Center and the construction of the recently completed $52 million Robson Arena, according to Southwestern University.”
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