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5/6 - Senior wins 2008 Higher Education Community Service Award

Sandro Aguilar ´08 has received a 2008 Higher Education Community Service Award from the Connecticut »

5/5 - Connecticut College to hold 90th Commencement May 18

Nearly 500 Connecticut College students will receive their diplomas this year at the college´s »

4/30 - Music Department presents eight May concerts

The Connecticut College Music Department will present eight concerts in the month of May. All concerts »

4/30 - Students, faculty win six Fulbrights

Three graduating Connecticut College seniors and two recent alumni have been selected to receive prestigious »

4/21 - Dean of Admission and Financial Aid Martha Merrill appears live on NBC´s "Today"

Martha Merrill, Connecticut College´s dean of admission and financial aid, was interviewed live »

4/16 - Connecticut College finishes in top 10 in RecycleMania

Connecticut College recycled 44.83 pounds per person and 40.36 percent of the solid waste generated on »

4/15 - Junior Yalidy Matos accepted to the Ralph Bunche Summer Institute

Yalidy Matos, a junior at Connecticut College, has been accepted into the Ralph Bunche Summer Institute, »

4/11 - Connecticut College to celebrate Earth Day-Community Day with a variety of environment-themed events April 19

Connecticut College will host an Earth Day/Community Day celebration with a variety of events for children »

4/11 - Freshman from Bulgaria recognized by the Connecticut General Assembly

Recently, Stanislav Andreev´s business accomplishments caught the attention of the Connecticut »

4/1 - Juniors Audrey Davis and Stephen Rossiter awarded Goldwater Honorable Mentions

Two Connecticut College juniors, Audrey Davis and Stephen Rossiter, have been awarded 2008 Barry M. Goldwater »

3/31 - From Orlan to Euler, April intellectual events explore a variety of subjects

Connecticut College, a highly selective liberal arts college and thriving intellectual center, will host »

3/31 - College hosting two-day symposium on race, space and memory

Connecticut College´s Center for the Comparative Study of Race and Ethnicity is hosting two days »

3/21 - Heather Day ´09 named finalist for prestigious Truman Scholarship

Heather Day, a junior at Connecticut College, has been named a finalist for the prestigious Harry S. »

3/19 - Dining hall to premiere ´Favorites from Home´ March 26

No matter how much college students enjoy the endless buffets, tasty soups, numerous cereal choices and »

3/7 - Two Connecticut College athletes named First Team All NESCAC

Senior men´s basketball forward and Captain Charles Stone and sophomore men´s hockey goalie »

3/6 - Wall Street Journal highlights Connecticut College´s funded internship program

Connecticut College´s funded internship program, which gives students the freedom to create their »

3/6 - Professor becomes second American to earn honorary degree from Vietnam National University

William Frasure, Connecticut College professor of government, this week became the second American ever »

2/29 - Students celebrate the Year of the Rat

In celebration of the Year of the Rat, students from the East Asian Studies Student Advisory Board (EASSAB) »

2/25 - Connecticut College´s 11th Biennial Symposium to celebrate Art and Technology

Prominent artists and technology experts from all over the world will gather at Connecticut College next »

2/21 - VP recognized as one of nine renowned African-American leaders by Dominion

Ulysses Hammond, Connecticut College´s vice president for administration, has been recognized for »

2/15 - Connecticut College construction contractor receives top industry honors for campus renovations

The Connecticut College campus, regarded by many as the most beautiful campus in the country, was the »

2/15 - Senior to showcase work at the 2008 National College Dance Festival

A contemporary dance piece by Connecticut College senior Zenas Hutcheson has been selected for inclusion »

2/13 - Connecticut College catches "RecycleMania"

Connecticut College is once again participating in RecycleMania, a national 10-week recycling competition »

2/8 - Great bands are born at Connecticut College

Nearly every day for almost two decades, the modest pine green walls of a little barn on the Connecticut »

2/4 - Three honored with College´s Martin Luther King Service Awards

Three members of the Connecticut College community were honored with the College´s first Martin »

1/29 - Women´s basketball to "Think Pink" Feb. 5

Connecticut College has joined forces with the Women´s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) to »

1/24 - Two Connecticut College alumni celebrate Oscar nominations

Two Connecticut College alumni learned this week that their films will compete head-to-head at the 80th »

1/17 - Winter sports off to a great start

The Connecticut College winter sports season is in full swing and Camel fans have plenty to cheer ab »

1/4 - 14 seniors receive Connecticut College´s highest academic honor

Fourteen Connecticut College seniors have been named Winthrop Scholars, the highest academic honor bestowed »

12/18 - Connecticut College to build new fitness center

Connecticut College today announced it will build a new fitness center overlooking the Thames River and »

12/18 - Connecticut College launches Science Leaders Program for underrepresented students

Connecticut College has launched a new program to increase the number of women and minority students »

12/14 - 25 Connecticut College student-athletes named to NESCAC 2007 Fall All-Academic Team

The New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) has named 25 Connecticut College student-athletes »

12/7 - Sophomore Elizabeth Durante has what it takes to make a difference

Sophomore Elizabeth Durante has a knack for science and an intense love of humanity. It is no surprise, »

12/5 - Professor David Kyuman Kim to appear on PBS´ "Tavis Smiley"

David Kyuman Kim, assistant professor of religious studies and director of the Center for the Comparative »

12/4 - Senior´s tiny drawings are a big accomplishment

Senior Adrienne Mennitt loved her little elephants. She loved them so much, she thought others might »

12/3 - Celebrated media personality Tavis Smiley to speak at 2008 Commencement

Public radio and television host, author, philanthropist and advocate Tavis Smiley has been chosen to »

11/27 - Dance Professor David Dorfman receives the Martha Hill Mid-Career Award

David Dorfman, the William Meredith Associate Professor of Dance at Connecticut College, was awarded »

11/26 - Senior hoops star makes his mother proud

Connecticut College senior Charles Stone has scored 1,014 points and hauled in 471 rebounds during his »

11/19 - Connecticut College launches on-campus composting initiative

With one big grind, Connecticut College officially began composting earlier today, as the college community »

11/15 - Chemistry Professor Marc Zimmer named 2007 Professor of the Year

A Connecticut College chemistry professor known for recruiting and mentoring women and minorities in »

11/14 - Diwali event is ´awesome´

Bright colors, high energy, upbeat South Asian music and more than 300 people filled the student center »

11/13 - Connecticut College adopts new aid policy to reduce student loan burden

Connecticut College today announced it will increase grant aid to students from low- and middle-income »

11/7 - Junior Tyler Dunham makes a great "green" impact

Tyler Dunham ´09 has been a driving force behind Connecticut College´s efforts to go green, »

11/6 - Connecticut College is a top producer of U.S. Fulbright students

The Fulbright Program recently announced that Connecticut College is among the colleges and universities »

11/5 - College to study historic steel house on campus

Connecticut College has been awarded a $7,000 Historic Preservation Technical Assistance Grant from the »

11/1 - Women´s volleyball vies for NESCAC Championship

On Friday, Nov. 2, the fourth-ranked Connecticut College women´s volleyball team will continue »

10/23 - Five Connecticut College alumni return to campus to talk about their e-careers

The five alumni who returned to campus Oct. 19 to talk about their e-careers are in one of the hottest »

10/16 - Connecticut College alumna qualifies for 2008 Olympic Sailing Team

Amanda Clark, a 2005 graduate of Connecticut College and former Intercollegiate Association All-American, »

10/16 - Connecticut College professor to speak about the importance of large nature reserves

Robert Askins, the Karla Heurich Harrison ´28 Director of the Goodwin-Niering Center for Conservation »

10/16 - Students, faculty and staff show Camel pride at Connecticut College´s Camel Kick-Off

Students, faculty and staff gathered to cheer on the college's fall sports teams, show off Connecticut »