Tigers Celebrate CC Day
Feb. 9, 1874, marked the official founding day of Colorado College. Between Feb. 7-15, CC alumni and parents hosted events in 40 cities around the country and beyond in places as diverse as Whitefish, MT, San Francisco, Santa Fe, Frisco, CO, Milwaukee, and Vienna.
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CC FACULTY AWARDED TENURE AND EMERITI STATUS
CC is excited to congratulate five assistant professors for tenure and promotion to the rank of associate professor. Eight faculty members also received emeriti status following the approval of their retirement at the end of the 2025-26 academic year.
Organismal Biology & Ecology Department Receives NSF Grant
Associate Professor of Organismal Biology and Ecology and Southwest Studies Dr. Rachel Jabaily and her two students Magdalyn Rowley-Lange ’26 and Cricket Mohring ’28, are conducting research this summer on how plants in the pineapple family respond to nitrogen. The team’s study is funded by a National Science Foundation grant.
Journey to the Campus Compact Student Leadership Award: EmRhys Jenkins ’26
In a remarkable achievement that speaks to their exceptional dedication to community service and social justice, CC’s EmRhys Jenkins ’26 has been named one of this year’s recipients of the prestigious Campus Compact Student Leadership Award.
Art major earns research prize, a music alum reflects on her time at CC, a film alum is featured at Sundance, and more!
An alum joins Colorado Legal Services, students create judicial election resource, and more!
Last year, two CC students set out on the ultimate adventure, making it to the top of El Cap and back in a Block Break.
Hockey coach Kris Mayotte signs 5-year extension, CC hosts the Warrior Games, a Tiger great reflects on time at CC, and more!
COLORADO COLLEGE IN THE NEWS
Harvard’s Defiance of Trump’s ‘Authoritarian Incursion’ Supported by over 70 Past and Present College and University Presidents
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Fortune ran an article signed by 70 current and past college presidents, including L. Song Richardson representing CC, supporting Harvard’s defiance of Trump’s ‘authoritarian incursion.’
CC Student Pens Opinion Piece on New Bill that Could Promote Environmental Consciousness
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Simone Colburn ’27 wants you to know about the positives of a new proposed bill that would require labels on fuel products, warning of their danger. She took to the Colorado Sun to share her take as an advocate for those who are disproportionately impacted by environmental degradation.
Volcanic Eruption in Colorado Disputed as World’s Largest to Ever Take Place
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Former CC Geology Professor Emily Pope shares a scientific lesson in the Denver Gazette about the massively destructive volcano that created the La Garita Caldera depression near Gunnison 27 million years ago.