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CC and Goat Patch Raise a Toast to 150 Years with Exclusive Brew
In honor of CC’s upcoming 150th anniversary, the institution has collaborated with Goat Patch Brewing Company to rebrand its popular blonde ale as a CC beer, creating a unique and celebratory beer, fusing tradition with innovation. Inspired by Vice President and Director of CC Athletics Lesley Irvine, who recognized the trend of colleges crafting their… Read More
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International Political Economy Major Wins Rangel Fellowship
Julia Fennell ’21 Denise Geronimo ’24 has been awarded the 2024 Rangel Graduate Fellowship, receiving two years of fully-funded graduate school and five years of guaranteed work in the foreign service. Upon the successful completion of the Rangel Graduate Fellowship, Geronimo will become a U.S. Department of State Foreign Service Officer, where she will represent… Read More
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Popular Roman Sports and Entertainment Class Utilizes Modern Games and Performances
Julia Fennell ’21 When most people think of a Classics course, they might picture a professor lecturing on Roman architecture or students studying ancient Greek texts. At CC, however, things are done a bit differently. From Denver Nuggets games and touring on-campus entertainment venues to trying on gladiator gear, students in Roman Sports and Entertainment… Read More
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Music Students Immerse Themselves in Jane Austen Novels
Julia Fennell ’21 When Dr. Lidia Chang, Assistant Professor of Music, was designing her first solo class at CC, she wanted to find a new way to teach the Classical Era in Western music. While most colleges teach the usual parade of Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven, she wanted to do something different; something that would… Read More
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CC Now Home to its First Black Student-Athlete Group
When Mai-Loni Henson joined the CC Athletics staff at the beginning of the academic year as the new Assistant Coach for the Women’s Basketball team, she was eager to start her collegiate coaching career. She also looked forward to developing strong relationships with the athletes like those she experienced with her own coaches in the… Read More
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Women Life Freedom: a presentation by Fatemeh Haghighatjoo
During Block 3, the CC Political Science Department hosted Iranian activist Fatemeh Haghighatjoo, CEO of the Non-Violent Initiative for Democracy and a prominent Iranian scholar and reformist politician, as guest lecturer. During her insightful talk, “Achievements and shortfalls of the Woman Life Freedom movement in Iran,” Haghighatjoo, who previously represented Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat, and Eslamshahr… Read More
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CC Retirees Find Strength and Community in Fit 4 Life
Images of the CC Fit 4 Life program. Photos by Megan Clancy ’07. When Horst Richardson retired from his role as a professor in CC’s German department, and then from coaching the CC Men’s Soccer team, he found himself still spending a lot of time on campus. “I was coming into the fitness center a… Read More
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CC Mobile Arts Community Adjunct Introduces Students to Artivism
Students in the CC Mobile Arts Community Artivism Adjunct have the opportunity to see hands-on the impact that local city and state policies have on arts and culture. Through the course, students participate in CC Mobile Arts and local Colorado Springs community events, as well as attend an overnight field trip to the Paseo Project… Read More
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Sabbatical Spotlight: Liliana Carrizo
Students in the Block 2 class Musical Tapestries of the American Southwest were treated to a trip to New Mexico where leading faculty and professor, Liliana Carrizo, grew up. Building upon her existing relationships with Indigenous, Nuevomexicano/a, Jewish, and Arab immigrants who shared their homes, food, stories, art, and experiences with the students, Carrizo facilitated… Read More
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CC Joins College Presidents for Civic Preparedness
Colorado College President L. Song Richardson has joined a group of 20 college and university presidents who are committed to promoting free speech and civil discourse on college campuses across the country. College Presidents for Civic Preparedness is an initiative created by the Institute for Citizens & Scholars this past summer. It brings together a… Read More
