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CC at Model UN, Part 2: CC Model UN Team Wins Three Awards at D.C. Conference
Arez Khidr ’25 has twelve hours until the attack begins. Still, he remains calm and crafts a cunning speech about the situation at hand. Taiwan’s humble collection of ships, planes, and infantry face slim odds in a head-to-head fight against China’s oncoming fleet. Khidr, playing the role of President of Taiwan, looks at Louise Dellarco… Read More
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CC at Model UN, Part 1: The Mornings We Remember
Beatrice Roussell ’24 wakes up early and brews coffee in her Keurig before bundling up with a ski coat and winter hat. She walks from her house off Wahsatch to campus. In the cold of early March, the morning sun’s rays dance off the grass of Tava Quad, casting Pikes Peak in bright gold. These… Read More
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CC Earns Top 10 Spot for Peace Corps Volunteer-Producing Colleges
The Peace Corps recently announced its rankings of colleges and universities that have produced the highest all-time number of Peace Corps Volunteers since the agency was established in 1961. And CC ranks seventh in the small-sized enrollment category! 2024 Top Small Colleges and Universities Historically Producing the Most Peace Corps Volunteers “Today’s world requires problem… Read More
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CC Professor Explores Food Insecurity Among Black Mothers
Since graduating from college, Dr. Cayce Hughes, CC Assistant Professor of Sociology, has had an interest in food access and food justice. These interests led him to a graduate program in public health, but he found the focus and methods in addressing the topics unfulfilling. “The approaches that people were taking in public health at… Read More
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Environmental Studies and Science Program Shares Passion for the Climate
Introduction to Global Climate Change is a widely popular class that launches students into the Environmental Studies and Science Program at CC. Students in the class get to learn from experts in the climate field who are passionate about the Earth and climate-related matters. About 2,500 CC students have taken Introduction to Global Climate Change… Read More
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Mellon Foundation Grant Funds Students’ Social Justice Projects
CC is awarding funding to at least ten social justice student projects that utilize humanities methods through its Humanities for Our Times: From Epistemologies and Methodologies to Liberatory Creative Practice and Social Justice, generously funded by the Mellon Foundation. The Mellon Foundation announced in January 2022 their award of over $16.1 million to 12 liberal… Read More
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Performance: The Seven Last Words of the Unarmed
It is known that music is a powerful tool of expression and communication. It is one of a few universal human experiences that can be understood across cultures, tied to our ability to feel deeply complex and beautiful emotions, hearing them reflected through profound performances and recordings. Directed by CC Choir director, Deborah Teske, the… Read More
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Introducing Tiger Tail Blonde Ale! The New CC Beer
Beer is one of civilization’s oldest drinks. And it’s been the beverage of choice during many great moments in the history of the world and at CC. Even the Block Plan was created by a group of professors over a couple of pints. So, it only makes sense that after 150 years, CC not only… Read More
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Campus Community Benefits from On-Campus GIS Lab
From the Sociology Department to the Environmental Studies Program, CC’s Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Lab (The Helen and Arthur E. Johnson GIS Lab), located inside the Colket Center for Academic Excellence, continues to help students, faculty, and staff with projects, training, career preparation, and more. “GIS allows for the exploration of our world in ways… Read More
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New ‘Agents of Care’ Gallery Spaces Connects Public to Fine Arts Center
The Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College’s Agents of Care: A Collections Transparency Project exhibition space is strengthening the relationship between the Fine Arts Center (FAC) and the Colorado Springs community by increasing access to FAC collections. Agents of Care allows FAC guests to interact with previously behind-the-scenes collection items, as well as directly learn… Read More
