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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 »