More Women of Color in Leadership, But: ‘We Should Speak Frankly About the Barriers That Still Exist’ Photo by Lonnie Timmons III The leadership at Colorado College has changed dramatically throughout the years, and now, in the 2021-22 academic year, the college has never had as many female-identifying, Black, Indigenous, People of Color voices as …
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Dear CC Community, We have been able to achieve our goal of being together in person this year because you have been doing your part to reduce the spread of COVID-19. Your care for each other is making a difference. Beginning with lunch today, campus dining at Rastall Café will reopen for dine-in service and …
Here’s where else to get free tests The college is out of COVID-19 test kits for faculty and staff due to a shipment delay. Sorry for the inconvenience; the campus community will be notified when tests are available again for pickup. Here’s a list of free COVID-19 testing sites across the state, with many in the Colorado …
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LACRELA e-Convenings Back for a Second Year! Colorado College is a member of LACRELA, which stands for Liberal Arts Colleges Racial Equity Leadership Alliance, sponsored by University of Southern California’s Race and Equity Center. As a member, CC can send up to 10 employees (staff and faculty) per e-convening. Sign-up for these professional development seminars …
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ITL is Thursday, Feb. 17 Sent on behalf of the President’s Office and Staff Council: Mark your calendar for the first In the Loop all-staff meeting of 2022. The Block 5 ITL is happening on Thursday, Feb. 17, 8:30 a.m. This block’s meeting will focus primarily on the results of the employee engagement and climate survey. ModernThink …
Year-Long Series Addressing Anti-Asian Racism Continues A violent incident of anti-Asian racism in early 2021 inspired the launch of a new series of lectures, discussions, film screenings, and reading groups: “Forever Foreign: Asian America, Global Asia, and the Problem of Anti-Asian Racism.” Following the mass killing of Asian-Americans in Atlanta in March 2021, an act …
Dear Faculty and Staff, It was wonderful to have nearly 270 faculty and staff join our Spring Conference last Friday. Thanks to the Cabinet members for sharing updates from their areas. It was my honor to announce the winners of this year’s President’s Leadership Awards: Lin Okonek, esports coordinator, received the Victor Nelson-Cisneros Award for Diversity and Inclusion. Heidi …
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The return of CWR Here are the COVID-19-related updates in this week’s issue: All known CC student cases, regardless of whether exposure occurred at CC, appear on the CC COVID-19 dashboard. Students encourage you to mask up! President Richardson shares the “why” behind our COVID-19 response. Sign up for federal COVID-19 testing program. Help Reduce the Spread of …
TOMORROW: Block 5 First Mondays Start Block 5 with the campus community at a virtual First Mondays event TOMORROW, Jan. 24, at 11:15 a.m. Austin Channing Brown, media producer and author, awakens people to the current realities of systemic racism and the everyday actions that allow racism to thrive. Join Brown and Dr. Manya Whitaker, …
Natanya Ann Pulley Receives NEA Creative Writing Fellowship Photo by Anginet Page Colorado College Assistant Professor of English Natanya Ann Pulley has been named a recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts fellowship. Pulley is one of 35 writers who will receive a 2022 Creative Writing Fellowship of $25,000. The NEA creative writing fellowships …