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2/8 - RecycleMania hits Connecticut College
For the seventh year in a row, Connecticut College is participating in RecycleMania, a recycling competition »2/6 - Men's hockey raises awareness for 'Green Dot' program
The Connecticut College men's ice hockey team dedicated the Saturday, Feb. 4, game vs. Tufts University »2/6 - Admission dean shares advice for high school seniors on New York Times blog
In a New York Times blog post today, Martha C. Merrill '84, Connecticut College's dean of admission and »2/3 - February means Black History Month and so much more at Connecticut College
Celebrate Black History Month, move to the beat of the Alex Brown Jazz Quartet or experience the power »1/30 - Three honored with 2012 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Service Awards
Connecticut College has honored three members of its community with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Service »1/27 - College receives $1.6 million for Athletic Center improvements
Connecticut College has received $1.6 million in gifts from parents and alumni to upgrade its locker »1/24 - Professor's dance company enjoys NYC limelight
Professor David Dorfman, a 1981 graduate of Connecticut College and chair of the dance department, has »1/20 - Alumni qualify for 2012 Olympic Games
Sailors Bob Willis '09 and Amanda Clark '05 have qualified for the 2012 Olympic Games. »1/17 - Biology professor wins grant to explore oil spill effects on Louisiana salt marshes
With a $202,902 grant from the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative, biology professor Anne Bernhard will »1/13 - CBS This Morning interviews professor Vyse about Friday the 13th
Psychology professor Stuart Vyse was interviewed about Friday the 13th and the superstitions related »1/9 - Women's basketball is off to best start in 20 years
The upstart Camels have raced out to a 10-2 record. »1/5 - WFSB highlights advocacy work by Janet Tso '12
Senior Janet Tso's work to raise awareness about human trafficking and sexual slavery was highlighted »1/2 - Camel hockey player keeps the dream alive - in France
Brett Moore '10, a sociology major at Connecticut College, landed a full-time job after graduation, in »12/29 - College receives $400,000 grant for new undergraduate research program
Connecticut College will develop a new arts and humanities research program with a $400,000 grant from »12/26 - Professor wins 2011 W.E.B. Du Bois Book Prize
Professor David Canton's recent book, "Raymond Pace Alexander: A New Negro Lawyer Fights for Civil Rights »12/22 - Students launch College's first fashion magazine
Connecticut College's first fashion magazine was a project almost eight years in the making. Shelby Greeley »12/16 - 15 seniors earn College's highest academic honor
Fifteen Connecticut College seniors have been named Winthrop Scholars, the highest academic honor bestowed »12/16 - Students fuel up for finals with moonlight breakfast
Students hitting the books to prepare for final exams, which began today, were encouraged to take a study »12/14 - New issue of CC: Magazine celebrates 'Great Beginnings'
The Winter 2011 issue of CC: Magazine, the College's popular alumni magazine, is the final issue of the »12/12 - Coach Butler celebrates 25 years - and counting
For 25 years, men's cross country head coach Jim Butler has looked forward to 4:30 p.m. as his favorite »12/9 - Senior Robin Edwards conducts experiments on synthetic jet fuel
Senior Robin Edwards interned with professor David Lewis at Aerodyne Research Inc., a Massachusetts research »12/7 - Jenn Shinall '12 scores 1,000 points for women's basketball
Jenn Shinall '12 needed just 16 points to pass the 1,000-career point mark. She scored a career-high »12/5 - Computer science professor takes students to Alaska for conference - and fishing
Professor Gary Parker took two students to present their research at a computer science conference in »12/2 - Connecticut College spirit infuses Chorus of Westerly's 'A Celebration of Twelfth Night'
Connecticut College students, professors, staff and alumni have helped make the Chorus of Westerly's »12/1 - 'Tis the season for music, dance and holiday events
Celebrate the holidays with music, dance and timeless traditions at Connecticut College throughout D »11/28 - Five earn All-NESCAC honors
Five Connecticut College student-athletes have earned All-NESCAC honors for the fall season, and 41 have »11/23 - Topping out ceremony celebrates progress on new Science Center
The campus community celebrated progress on the new Science Center at New London Hall recently with a »11/21 - Students help Coast Guard cadets build nesting boxes for endangered local bird
Armed with drills, hammers and scissors, Connecticut College students recently spent an entire Saturday »11/18 - Phil Haynes '14 helps establish organic farm in New Jersey
Phil Haynes '14 knew what he was getting himself into when his brother asked for help establishing an »11/16 - Class of 1981 raises $540,000 to support funded internship program
The class raised $540,000 in commitments through the Annual Fund as a gift to the College in honor of »11/14 - Native American activist Winona LaDuke visits Connecticut College
As part of the College's Native American Heritage Month programming, LaDuke, an Anishnaabe writer and »11/14 - New Science Center will be 'topped out' Wednesday
Connecticut College will celebrate the progress on its new Science Center Wednesday, Nov. 16, with a »11/11 - Missing medieval manuscript found after 50 years
In one otherwise unremarkable storage box in Shain Library, Ben Panciera made a remarkable discovery »11/9 - Professor John Gordon publishes new book on Charles Dickens
In his new book, "Sensation and Sublimation in Charles Dickens," English professor John Gordon adds a »11/7 - 'Rusty the Steel House' is being restored
With a $101,500 grant from the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD), Connecticut »11/4 - Mike LeDuc '14 earns All-NESCAC cross country honors
Sophomore Mike LeDuc has been named to the first team of the All-New England Small College Athletic Conference »11/2 - Connecticut Women's Hall of Fame honors three Connecticut College women
Patricia McGowan Wald '48, Miriam Brooks Butterworth '40 and Janet Yee Wah Tso '12 were honored Oct. »10/31 - Connecticut College named top producer of U.S. Fulbright students
Connecticut College again has been recognized as a top producer of U.S. Fulbright students. The Chronicle »10/26 - Brenner Green '12 tells gay student athletes: 'It gets better'
Brenner Green '12 opens his ‘It Gets Better' video blog with this succinct advice that's frank and direct, »10/24 - Centennial Fall Weekend was the celebration of a century
With spectacular Friday night fireworks, a full house in Palmer for Saturday morning's Big Event" and »10/21 - President Higdon in Huffington Post: Social sciences lead to fulfilling employment
President Leo I. Higdon Jr. has published an opinion piece in the Huffington Post in support of the social »10/20 - $100,000 grant to support scholarships for Science Leaders
The Lloyd G. Balfour Foundation, Bank of America Trustee, N.A., has awarded Connecticut College a $100,000 »10/19 - NLFD Pipes and Drums to set the stage for the 'Big Event'
Students who sleep in on Saturday, Oct. 22, may be awakened by the keening of bagpipes. »10/17 - Centennial Fall Weekend is going to be BIG
In addition to traditional favorites like Harvestfest, a cappella concerts, soccer on Tempel Green and »10/12 - Comedic video helps 2014 Class Council reach fellow students
The members of 2014 Class Council were looking to introduce themselves in a way that would catch the »10/10 - Atlantic Publisher Jay Lauf '86 to students: 'Don't be afraid to show you care'
Jay Lauf '86, publisher of The Atlantic, spoke to students last month as part of the Centennial speaker »10/6 - Ruane's Den, a new café in Harkness House, now open
With its historic residence houses lining the College's beautiful Tempel Green, the part of campus known »10/3 - Professor David Lewis wins national research award
David K. Lewis, the Margaret W. Kelly Professor of Chemistry at Connecticut College, has been named the »9/30 - Elise Dunn '12 reflects on meeting with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Elise Dunn '12 traveled with two professors and nine other students to New York City last week for a »9/28 - Lilah Raptopoulos '11 explores Connecticut College history in an online honors thesis
In her honors thesis, A Partial History of Connecticut College, Lilah Raptopoulos '11 lets readers explore »