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11/20/09 - Transfer students find what they are looking for at Connecticut College

Selected from a pool of 233 applicants, 32 transfer students joined the Connecticut College community »

11/18/09 - Julia Norton ´09 wins national undergraduate paper competition

Julia Norton's 55-page research paper examining the politics of Islamic instruction in Germany´s »

11/16/09 - Professor Peter Jarvis takes new percussion pieces to New York City stage

On Nov. 18, Jarvis performs solo in New York City, taking the stage at The Players Theatre as part of »

11/13/09 - Student-athletes collect All-NESCAC and All-Academic accolades

Five Connecticut College student-athletes have earned All-NESCAC honors this fall, and three more have »

11/10/09 - Professor emeritus honored as outstanding educator

Scott Warren, the Jean C. Tempel ´65 Professor Emeritus of Botany at Connecticut College, has received »

11/6/09 - Connecticut College establishes ´Think S.A.F.E.´

With a nearly $300,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice´s Office on Violence Against Women, »

11/5/09 - Kyle Joseph ´12 is a philosophical musician

When Kyle Joseph ´12 signed up for a philosophy class his freshman year, he had no idea that his »

11/2/09 - Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, theatrical performances and cultural discussions at Connecticut College this November

Art exhibits, musical and theatrical performances and cultural discussions fill the month of November »

10/29/09 - Three teams qualify for the NESCAC Championships

Camel fans have a lot to cheer about this fall, as three Connecticut College teams compete for NESCAC »

10/28/09 - Glowing creatures create a buzz about science

Chemistry professor Marc Zimmer calls them colleagues. Others call them salamanders, or, more specifically, »

10/27/09 - Fall Weekend highlights alumni-student connections

Connecticut College graduates were front and center at Fall Weekend 2009, giving current students a clear »

10/23/09 - Connecticut College recognized as top Fulbright producer

For the third year in a row, Connecticut College has been recognized as a top producer of winners of »

10/23/09 - Threat of rain leads to changes for some Fall Weekend events

The times and location of several Fall Weekend events have changed in anticipation of rain on Saturd »

10/21/09 - Controversial Philosopher Peter Singer comes to Connecticut College Oct. 23

Controversial philosopher Peter Singer is coming to Connecticut College to discuss his most recent book, »

10/19/09 - Women´s Volleyball surprises with 17- 4 record

After graduating three key players, the Women´s Volleyball team was not expected to be as strong »

10/16/09 - Students explore the world without leaving the couch

The audience members jumped to their feet and started to twirl around as they listened to merengue, the »

10/14/09 - Providence Journal publishes op-ed by President Leo I. Higdon Jr.

Connecticut College President Leo I. Higdon Jr. published an op-ed in today's Providence Journal that »

10/14/09 - Provocative artist Miguel Gutierrez to perform ´Retrospective Exhibitionist´ free Oct. 16

Provocative artist Miguel Gutierrez will perform his emotionally-charged work, "Retrospective Exhibitionist," »

10/12/09 - Two history professors awarded NEH fellowships

The National Endowment for the Humanities has awarded fellowships to professors Eileen Kane and Sarah »

10/9/09 - Hundreds to discuss undocumented immigration at three-day conference Oct. 16-18

More than 300 scholars, health and social-service providers, attorneys, educators, immigrants and government »

10/7/09 - Thomas Winstanley ´10 is a ´model´ student

Thomas Winstanley ´10 is a jack of all trades, but he has managed to master them all. He can best »

10/5/09 - English professor explores Star Trek sexuality and Hollywood masculinity in new books

For English Professor David Greven, Star Trek is not just a hobby, and movies aren´t just a pa »

10/1/09 - Dance performances, cultural discussions and scientific lectures planned at Connecticut College this October

Connecticut College is hosting a number of exciting performances and events in October, including the »

9/28/09 - Men´s Soccer stuns second-ranked Amherst in home opener

New men´s soccer coach Kenny Murphy led the Men´s Soccer team to a stunning 4-1 victory against »

9/25/09 - College awarded more than $1.6 million in faculty research grants

Connecticut College has been awarded more than $1.6 million in faculty research grants since the beginning »

9/22/09 - Class of 2013 makes YouTube debut

The Class of 2013 has only been on campus for a few weeks, but already they are making their mark. A »

9/18/09 - Connecticut College´s William Wuyke to be inducted into the Venezuela Athletic Federation Hall of Fame

William Wuyke, director of the Connecticut College fitness center, will be inducted into the Venezuela »

9/16/09 - Shain Library´s special exhibit celebrates Constitution Day

In recognition of Constitution Day, Sept. 17, Connecticut College´s Shain Library will feature »

9/14/09 - September means music, lectures and events at Connecticut College

September is filled with cultural events and lectures at Connecticut College. All events are open to »

9/11/09 - Women´s Soccer scores four goals in 10 minutes to win season opener

Erin Davey ´10 scored two goals in a span of just 1 minute and 39 seconds to lead the Connecticut »

9/10/09 - Photography exhibit offers fresh perspective on Irish landscapes

From sweeping, 180-degree views of Irish farmland to color photographs exploring the seasonal changes »

9/8/09 - New London´s Women & Girls Film Fest to screen OVCS film

New London middle school students who participate in S.I.S.T.E.R., a Connecticut College Office of Volunteers »

9/4/09 - Connecticut College opens new $8 million fitness center

With a quick snip of the ribbon yesterday, Connecticut College President Leo I. Higdon Jr. officially »

9/4/09 - Connecticut College opens new $8 million fitness center

The 10,000 square foot facility was built entirely with gifts to the college and triples the workout »

9/1/09 - $1 million gift will support the sciences

Connecticut College has received a $1 million gift to support science education. The gift, from an anonymous »

8/31/09 - Connecticut College welcomes the Class of 2013

A trapeze artist, a children´s book author and a Kenyan cattle herder are just a few of the newest »

8/26/09 - Dynamic professor named head of Connecticut College´s Center for the Comparative Study of Race and Ethnicity

David Canton, associate professor of history, has been named the director of Connecticut College´s »

8/21/09 - New York Times highlights Connecticut College´s Web site

Connecticut College's Web site is getting some national attention. Thursday, the New York Times education »

8/19/09 - New YouTube video highlights campus organic garden

Connecticut College´s 6,000-square-foot organic garden, Sprout!, is producing some very tasty looking »

8/14/09 - Professor is leading expert for home care providers in court battle with California

Professor and economist Candace Howes is the leading expert in a class action lawsuit against the state »

8/11/09 - Campus gifted with Soffer sculpture

A sculpture by renowned artist Sasson Soffer has been donated to the college by Soffer's daughter Jessica »

8/7/09 - Theater Department plans two productions for fall; auditions Sept. 11

An African-influenced production of Shakespeare and a contemporary play about trust and betrayal will »

8/4/09 - Junior produces popular travel radio show

When Casey Corn began her New York City internship with travel editor extraordinaire Peter Greenberg »

7/31/09 - Retired professor brings dance class for people with Parkinson´s Disease to Connecticut College

Every Wednesday this summer, inside the dance studios of the College Center at Crozier Williams, a transformation »

7/24/09 - American history student lands Library of Congress internship

As an intern in the Rare Book and Special Collection Department at the Library of Congress, Kevin Hartnett »

7/22/09 - $375k grant enhances foreign language programs

Connecticut College has received a $375,000 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to enhance foreign »

7/20/09 - Three alumni selected for Athletic Hall of Fame induction

Three alumni will be inducted in to the Alumni Athletic Hall of Fame on Saturday, Oct. 24, during Fall »

7/13/09 - Professor spreads the word - of philosophy

With two new books this summer, Professor Andrew Pessin has made it his mission to make philosophy - »

7/8/09 - A day in the life of a beluga whale intern

This summer Emily Hanks '10 is getting paid to work with a beluga whale named Inuk - only, she calls »

7/6/09 - Slideshow: Science students conduct summer research

Don´t know what "preparation of manganese oxide nanoparticles" means? Sometimes a picture really »

7/1/09 - Student garden manager battles raindrops

When Natalie Theys ´11 decided to take the summer garden manager position for the Sprout! organic »

6/30/09 - Power restored on campus

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6/23/09 - New York Times blog features Dean Martha Merrill ´84

Martha Merrill ´84, Connecticut College´s dean of admission and financial aid, lays out her »

6/19/09 - Junior water polo player honored by ESPN the Magazine

Junior water polo co-captain Phoebe Bakanas has been named to the 2009 ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District »

6/16/09 - The ´accidental historian:´ Photography professor shares unique perspective of downtown New London

Professor Ted Hendrickson has been photographing New London for decades. Now, 10 of his photos are on »

6/11/09 - ´New coaches will have immediate impact´

Connecticut College´s athletic center is buzzing with excitement as the campus prepares for the »

6/9/09 - College names new women´s basketball head coach

Brian Wilson, associate head coach at the College of the Holy Cross, has been named women´s basketball »

6/9/09 - Student studies rat recess

On a sunny Tuesday afternoon in early June, rising junior Liz FineSmith is on the second floor of Bill »

6/8/09 - Kenny Murphy named men´s soccer head coach

Kenny Murphy, assistant soccer coach at Brown University, has been named men´s soccer head coach »

6/2/09 - Green, greener, greenest: Campus momentum grows for all things green

On Facebook, Connecticut College´s more than 2,200 fans can´t get enough of green news. And »

5/30/09 - Emeritus professor and premier Lincoln scholar talks about new Lincoln biography

Michael Burlingame, the May Buckley Sadowski ´19 Emeritus Professor of History at Connecticut College, »

5/29/09 - Student illuminates print collection that highlights early 20th century New York city life

A woman on a rooftop under the backdrop of the dark New York skyline gazes toward an open and lit doorway. »

5/21/09 - Student mixes theater with virtual reality to create designer tool

Laura Schuman ´09 was working on costumes for a main stage campus production during her sophomore »

5/18/09 - Two camels headed to track and field championships

For only the second time in Connecticut College history, two Camels will be heading to the NCAA Division »

5/17/09 - Commencement speaker: ´Liberal Arts critically important to democracy´

Philosopher, feminist and master of intellectual debate Martha Nussbaum told the 440 graduates at Connecticut »

5/14/09 - Three seniors win Fulbright awards

Three graduating Connecticut College seniors have been selected to receive prestigious U.S. Fulbright »

5/13/09 - Professors honored with college´s highest faculty awards

Connecticut College professors Abigail Van Slyck, Catherine McNicol Stock and Joan C. Chrisler have been »

5/11/09 - The class of 2009 to graduate May 17

Nearly 450 Connecticut College students will receive their diplomas this year at the college´s »

5/8/09 - Freshman athlete is ´Out for the Long Run´

Freshman Brenner Green can run a mile in under 5 minutes. He also happens to be gay. »

5/6/09 - Professor featured in Artforum cover story

Art professor Barkley L. Hendricks was the subject of an eight-page cover story in the April edition »

5/4/09 - Students look to wind for energy production

Six students are completing an independent study to determine the feasibility of a wind turbine on campus. »

5/1/09 - Junior mixes tough science course load with study abroad

Before she arrived at Connecticut College, Rita Holak ´10, a double major in behavioral neuroscience »

4/28/09 - Professor wins Alice Davis Hitchcock Book Award

Abigail Van Slyck, the Dayton Professor of Art History, chair of the Department of Art History and director »

4/24/09 - Senior awarded Harris Fellowship

Nancy Wallace '09 has been awarded the prestigious Harris Fellowship in Child Development and Early Childhood »

4/22/09 - College´s Relay For Life raises nearly $54K

Connecticut College held its first Relay For Life event on Friday, April 17, with 417 people raising »

4/20/09 - Professor raises money for African women and children affected by AIDS

Julia Kushigian, professor of Hispanic studies at Connecticut College, is helping to raise money for »

4/17/09 - Two students awarded grants for Davis Projects for Peace

The Kathryn Wasserman Davis 100 Projects for Peace program has announced it will fund two Connecticut »

4/14/09 - Celebrating Mother Earth camel-style

This April, Connecticut College is cranking Earth Day up a notch with events aimed at promoting sustainability, »

4/10/09 - Freshman squash player featured in Sports Illustrated´s ´Faces in the Crowd´

Squash player Antonio Diaz-Gonzalez Salas '12 is profiled in Sports Illustrated's "Faces in the Crow »

4/8/09 - College´s SAT-optional policy expanded to include all standardized tests

Connecticut College is expanding its longstanding SAT-optional policy to include all standardized tests. »

4/3/09 - Connecticut College Professor: ´Global Warming could drastically change earth´s ecology´

Forty-eight million years ago, during a period of intense global warming, the world´s tiniest warmth-seeking »

4/2/09 - 2009 Goldwater Scholar: ´Faculty develop students into scientists´

Two Connecticut College students have received national recognition by The Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship »

3/30/09 - From water conservation to dance to star gazing, April has something for everyone

April is packed with lectures, arts and events at Connecticut College »

3/26/09 - It´s lights out at Connecticut College for Earth Hour 2009

For one hour this Saturday, lights all around the Connecticut College campus will be switched off in »

3/23/09 - Hip-hop feminist brings together two loves for discussion on campus

Heather Day ´09 is a feminist. She´s also a huge hip-hop fan. People seem to get the feminist »

3/20/09 - President Higdon dishes out career advice and dessert

It´s not everyday that college students get career advice from someone whose resume includes 21 »

3/18/09 - Edible insects! Students taste creepy crawly delicacies

If you really are what you eat, Botany Professor Manuel Lizarralde is an insect. The tasty kind - lightly »

3/16/09 - Connecticut College junior is national triple jump champion

Alex Samma ´10 covered a distance of 49 feet, 5 ½ inches - or about three and a half Toyota Priuses »

3/12/09 - Road trip to Russia: 12 students, a professor and a baby

Andrea Lanoux, associate professor of Slavic studies, and 12 students are traveling through Russia this »

3/7/09 - College mourns Elizabeth Durante ´10

The Connecticut College community suffered a heartbreaking loss in the early morning hours of March 7. »

3/6/09 - Connecticut College adds gender-neutral housing option

Connecticut College has adopted a gender-neutral housing policy that allows students to elect to live »

3/5/09 - Women´s Hockey prepares for first ever NESCAC final four appearance

Senior goalie Lauren Mellen made her 53 save with just 25 seconds left in Saturday's quarterfinal game »

3/3/09 - Thought-provoking performances headline March at Connecticut College

March at Connecticut College is filled with non-traditional performances that invite discussion and activism, »

2/27/09 - Students posting LIVE from national energy conference

Several Connecticut College students will be posting live updates on Twitter this weekend from Power »

2/25/09 - Connecticut College continues to offset energy usage

Connecticut College has purchased wind renewable energy certificates (RECs) to offset an estimated 100 »

2/23/09 - Camel hockey teams to compete in NESCAC quarterfinals Saturday

The Connecticut College men's and women's hockey teams are headed to the New England Small College Athletic »

2/20/09 - Student written play for Black History Month explores ´privilege´

Freshman Loretta Vereen has a story to tell for Black History Month, and she has chosen to tell it on »

2/18/09 - Channel 8 News highlights College´s green initiatives

Connecticut College´s environmental and sustainability initiatives were highlighted in a WTNH-TV »

2/18/09 - College´s MLK award-winners interviewed live on Fox 61 News

Heather Day '09 and Sunil Bhatia, associate professor of human development, were interviewed live today »

2/16/09 - Connecticut College supports fictional professor up for best acting Oscar

Connecticut College is rooting for the Best Actor Oscar to go to the underdog, Richard Jenkins - even »

2/13/09 - Students head to D.C. for green ´Power Shift´

A total of 120 Connecticut College students will attend Power Shift ´09, a four-day climate and »

2/11/09 - College coffee house gets a boost of caffeine and upholstery

The newly revamped Coffee Grounds has new hours this semester: noon to midnight Wednesday through Mo »

2/9/09 - Connecticut College earns distinguished spot on President´s Community Service Honor Roll

Connecticut College is the only Connecticut school named to the President´s Higher Education Community »

2/7/09 - Athletic Hall of Fame inducts four

The Connecticut College Athletic Hall of Fame welcomed four new inductees in a special ceremony Feb. »

2/5/09 - Four recognized for following in Dr. King´s footsteps

Three members of the Connecticut College community and a local seventh-grader were honored with the college´s »

2/3/09 - Junior women´s hockey player is fiery on the ice

Connecticut College women´s hockey player Erin Davey ´10 helped lead her team to its third »

2/2/09 - Connecticut College heats up with showstopping performances

Connecticut College is warming up chilly February with a month´s worth of colorful, foot-stomping »

1/30/09 - RecycleMania spreads at Connecticut College

For this year´s nationwide RecycleMania competition, sophomore Sally Zuar has a plan to give Connecticut »

1/28/09 - Surging Camels undefeated at home

The Camels beat Tufts and Bowdoin last week and tied with Colby on Saturday to bring their home record »

1/27/09 - Experts speak out about the Obama presidency and the challenge of change

Experts at a recent panel discussion at Connecticut College said one of the hardest challenges President »

1/21/09 - Art in full color: Professors´ sculptures and paintings on display

The intellectually engaging sculptures of Gregory Bailey, the jewel-like landscapes of Barkley Hendricks »

1/8/09 - Alternative spring break now a popular choice

More than three dozen Connecticut College students will spend spring break volunteering through an organized »

1/6/09 - Sophomore standout Brigid O´Gorman: ´Hockey motivates me´

She wears jersey No. 2, but her confidence, courage and commitment to the Connecticut College women´s »

12/17/08 - Maureen McCabe: Thinking inside the box

McCabe, the Joanne Toor Cummings '50 Professor of Studio Art, is one of seven artists featured as part »

12/16/08 - College employee wins Associated General Contractors of Connecticut award

Stephen George, Connecticut College´s manager of planning design and construction, has won the »

12/8/08 - Professor´s discoveries solve crimes, offer clues about climate change

If the long-forgotten remains of an undiscovered dinosaur were found hidden in the Poconos Mountains, »

12/4/08 - College community to help ´Extreme Makeover´ build the Girard family a home

When Thom Girard, a computer technician at Connecticut College, lost his house to a fire a little more »

12/3/08 - Junior standout is NESCAC Men´s Hockey Player of the Week

Connecticut College junior goalie Greg Parker of Trenton, Ontario has been named the New England Small »

12/2/08 - New program will enhance students´ residential experience

Connecticut College´s Dean of the College Community this week announced a new program that will »

12/2/08 - Freshman works to end drunk driving

Freshman Tom Schrader is not a mother, a fact people often point out to him when he tells them he is »

12/1/08 - President Hidgon publishes Providence Journal op-ed

On Sunday, "The Providence Journal" published an opinion piece by President Leo I. Higdon Jr. about the »

11/24/08 - Music in the air at Connecticut College this December

There´s a little something for everyone this December at Connecticut College with musical performances, »

11/21/08 - Connecticut College recognized as top Fulbright producer

For the second year in a row, Connecticut College has been recognized as a top producer of winners of »

11/13/08 - College awards highest academic honor to 13 seniors

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

11/10/08 - Zipcars come to campus

Connecticut College today announced a partnership with Zipcar Inc. to provide cars on demand to students, »

11/10/08 - Alumna named Rhodes Scholarship finalist

Susana Hancock, a 2007 Connecticut College graduate, has been selected as a finalist for the Rhodes Scholarship. »

11/6/08 - Connecticut College joins top schools in Mellon Mays program

With a $500,000 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Connecticut College becomes the newest institution »

11/3/08 - James Berrien, head of Forbes, elected Board of Trustees chairman

James S. Berrien, a 1974 Connecticut College graduate and president and publisher of Forbes Magazine »

10/31/08 - Charles Chu, master artist and Connecticut College emeritus professor, dies at 90

Charles Chi-Jung Chu, master painter, calligrapher, scholar and emeritus professor of Chinese at Connecticut »

10/27/08 - Connecticut College launches $200 million campaign

Connecticut College President Leo I. Higdon Jr. officially kicked off the public phase of a $200 million »

10/24/08 - Students bring a global perspective to environmental issues

Whether studying eco-tourism in Costa Rica, "demon starfish" in Japan or sustainable architecture in »

10/16/08 - Seven new government grants support science research

Connecticut College has been awarded seven grants totaling $584,387 to support science research. The »

10/13/08 - Students work to increase organ donations in Paraguay

Andrea Burt ´09 and Jazmin Acuña Cantero ´11 formed "Organs for Peace" to raise awareness »

10/9/08 - Media call on expert professor after Nobel Prize winners announced

Few know more about Green Fluorescent Protein, a protein that makes some jellyfish and other organisms »

10/8/08 - Connecticut College conducting ´green´ audit

This fall, Connecticut College is putting its long-standing reputation as an environmental leader to »

9/26/08 - Mud, rats and brains: Bronx students get a taste of science at Connecticut College

This month, 40 DeWitt Clinton students came to campus to see what studying science at Connecticut College »

9/22/08 - Connecticut College completes $11 million in summer renovations

Armed with 240 construction drawings, 13 miles of electrical wiring, 100 plumbing fixtures and 800 gallons »

9/19/08 - Seniors Bike For Change

The glaciers are melting, the migration habits of animals are changing and the earth´s temperature »

9/19/08 - Sproutfest! offers organic culinary delights

Stephanie Blennerhassett ´11 is the Iron Chef of Earth House. »

9/12/08 - Twin seniors master the arts with technology

Edgardo and Oscar Monteon, 21-year-old Connecticut College seniors, born in a small village in Mexico, »

9/10/08 - Longtime Men´s Soccer Coach Bill Lessig to retire

Bill Lessig, the longtime head coach of the Connecticut College men´s soccer program, is retiring »

9/8/08 - ABC News Analyst Cokie Roberts to speak at Connecticut College Sept. 17

World-renowned broadcasting journalist and author Cokie Roberts will speak about the 2008 election and »

8/25/08 - Connecticut College welcomes Class of 2012

A sailor who has navigated the world, a bird-watching enthusiast and the college´s first Bill Gates »

8/22/08 - Professor blends teaching, research and community engagement

Michelle R. Dunlap, an associate professor of human development and chair of the Human Development Department »

8/19/08 - Connecticut College student to attend Presidential inauguration

When the 44th president of the United States of America is inaugurated this January, Connecticut College´s »

8/10/08 - Connecticut College alumni excited for the 2008 Summer Olympics

From August 8-24, the world´s best athletes - including Amanda Clark '05 -will compete at the 2008 »

7/29/08 - Alumnus shows Hartford students his alma mater

It wasn´t watching "Law and Order" that prepared Jorge Colon ´05 for law school. It was his »

7/22/08 - Students - and robots - learn in professor´s robotics lab

Not every robot goes on to explore Mars. Some of them end up in Director of Computer Science Gary Parker´s »

7/16/08 - Connecticut College partners with The Posse Foundation to increase diversity

Connecticut College is partnering with The Posse Foundation, an organization that identifies, recruits »

7/8/08 - Rising senior reflects on internship with the late Tim Russert

Caroline Gransee ´09 recently completed an internship at NBC´s "Meet the Press," where she »

6/30/08 - Professors win college´s highest faculty awards

Connecticut College Professors Jefferson Singer, Hisae Kobayashi and Bridget Baird have been honored »

6/30/08 - Scholar-athlete Emma Tang ´08 honored by Diverse magazine

Emma Tang, a 2008 Connecticut College graduate, has been honored as an Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar »

6/23/08 - Rising junior wins ministry fellowship

When she was a child, Caitlin Scott ´10 felt like she loved the world too much. She saw so much »

6/12/08 - More than 1,000 return to campus for Reunion 2008

The Alumni Parade was a classic. The class receptions were a blast. And reconnecting with old friends »

6/12/08 - Postdoctoral fellows joining 3 interdisciplinary academic centers

Connecticut College has selected three postdoctoral fellows with unique interdisciplinary research interests, »

6/2/08 - Connecticut College welcomes seven new faculty members

Seven new tenure-track faculty members, including a history professor fluent in six languages, a classics »

5/22/08 - Professor´s book wins Abbott Lowell Cummings Award

Abigail Van Slyck, the Dayton Professor of Art History and chair of the Department of Art History and »

5/18/08 - Graduates urged to lead with ´passion, purpose and principle´

Public radio and television host, author, philanthropist and advocate Tavis Smiley urged the 450 graduates »

5/15/08 - College mascot visits campus

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5/6/08 - Senior wins 2008 Higher Education Community Service Award

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

5/5/08 - Connecticut College to hold 90th Commencement May 18

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

4/30/08 - Music Department presents eight May concerts

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

4/30/08 - Students, faculty win six Fulbrights

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

4/21/08 - 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 »

4/16/08 - 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 »

4/15/08 - 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, »

4/11/08 - 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 »

4/11/08 - Freshman from Bulgaria recognized by the Connecticut General Assembly

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

4/1/08 - 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 »

3/31/08 - 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 »

3/31/08 - 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 »

3/21/08 - 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. »

3/19/08 - 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 »

3/7/08 - Two Connecticut College athletes named First Team All NESCAC

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

3/6/08 - Wall Street Journal highlights Connecticut College´s funded internship program

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

3/6/08 - 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 »

2/29/08 - 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) »

2/25/08 - 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 »

2/21/08 - 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 »

2/15/08 - 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 »

2/15/08 - 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 »

2/13/08 - Connecticut College catches "RecycleMania"

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

2/8/08 - 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 »

2/4/08 - 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 »

1/29/08 - Women´s basketball to "Think Pink" Feb. 5

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

1/24/08 - 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 »

1/17/08 - 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 »

1/4/08 - 14 seniors receive Connecticut College´s highest academic honor

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

12/18/07 - Connecticut College to build new fitness center

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

12/18/07 - 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 »

12/14/07 - 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 »

12/7/07 - 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, »

12/5/07 - 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 »

12/4/07 - Senior´s tiny drawings are a big accomplishment

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

12/3/07 - 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 »

11/27/07 - 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 »

11/26/07 - Senior hoops star makes his mother proud

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

11/19/07 - Connecticut College launches on-campus composting initiative

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

11/15/07 - Chemistry Professor Marc Zimmer named 2007 Professor of the Year

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

11/14/07 - Diwali event is ´awesome´

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

11/13/07 - 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 »

11/7/07 - Tyler Dunham makes a great "green" impact

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

11/6/07 - 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 »

11/5/07 - College to study historic steel house on campus

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

11/1/07 - Women´s volleyball vies for NESCAC Championship

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

10/23/07 - 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 »

10/16/07 - Connecticut College alumna qualifies for 2008 Olympic Sailing Team

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

10/16/07 - 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 »

10/16/07 - 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 »

10/11/07 - Connecticut College senior: "It´s important to help and give back"

Sarah Grimaud ´08 finds it impossible to sit back when there are so many injustices in the wor »

10/9/07 - William Meredith, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and emeritus professor, remembered as a "Straight A"

Meredith, widely considered to be one of the most influential American poets of the 20th century, and »

10/8/07 - Connecticut College professor to present river erosion research to The Geological Society of America

Doug Thompson, professor of physics, astronomy and geophysics at Connecticut College, will present his »

10/4/07 - Connecticut College senior leads effort to make long-lasting changes in the Dominican Republic

It was hard for Sarah Lindsay ´08 to leave the Dominican Republic when her summer internship ended »

9/27/07 - Expert on high school-to-college transition to speak at Connecticut College Friday

Karen Levin Coburn, co-author of "Letting Go: A Parent´s Guide to Understanding the College Years," »

9/25/07 - Women´s cross-country team wins home invitational

The Connecticut College women´s cross country placed three of the top 14 finishers in their home »

9/24/07 - Connecticut College professor´s new book looks at race, culture and identity in the Indian American community

In "American Karma: Race, Culture, and Identity in the Indian Diaspora," Sunil Bhatia, associate professor »

9/20/07 - Four Connecticut College athletes to be inducted into the College´s Hall of Fame

Four Connecticut College athletes are about to add a new accolade to their already impressive list of »

9/18/07 - Connecticut College completes $9 million of renovations

Connecticut College ushered in the new academic year with the completion of $9 million of renovations. »

9/18/07 - College aficionado makes Connecticut College his 401st stop on the road to 500

Steve Lake thinks Connecticut College has one of the most beautiful campuses he has ever seen. And he »

9/14/07 - Connecticut College celebrates the centennial of the birth of Rachel Carson, the influential author of "Silent Spring"

Connecticut College is celebrating the centennial of the birth of Rachel Carson, the late biologist, »

9/14/07 - Connecticut College student takes a F.R.E.S.H. look at the summer internship

For Linnea Camerota ´08, the seeds she sowed at the F.R.E.S.H. New London garden represented the »

9/13/07 - Connecticut College Professor´s new book celebrates the life and legacy of the "Electricity Fairy"

In her new book, "Electric Salome: Loie Fuller´s Performance of Modernism," Rhonda K. Garelick »

8/31/07 - Connecticut College´s Convocation ceremony marks the official start of the academic year

Connecticut College celebrated the formal opening of the 2007-2008 academic year at the college´s »

8/28/07 - Connecticut College welcomes "Centennial Class"

Connecticut College welcomed the 495 members of the class of 2011 on Saturday, the first day of the College´s »

8/23/07 - Carla Canepa ´08 completes American Cancer Society research fellowship

A self-proclaimed "cancer freak," Carla Canepa ´08 spent her summer the only way she wanted to: »

8/16/07 - Rising senior has unique perspective on New Haven immigration issues

Heather Munro ´08 describes the day Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents arrested 31 »

8/6/07 - Summer internship in Mali teaches a rising senior about children´s rights - and the benefits of slowing down

At first, it was difficult for Frannie Noble ´08 to learn to slow down - to spend time sitting »

7/30/07 - Strong momentum evident in Connecticut College fundraising results

Connecticut College, a highly selective, residential, liberal arts college, today announced strong 2006-2007 »

7/23/07 - Connecticut College welcomes Jack Kent Cooke Scholar as member of Class of 2011

Most sixth graders are thinking about entering middle school, spending summers with friends and extending »

7/18/07 - Art history professor Robert Baldwin discovers love of floral photography

As an art history professor, Robert Baldwin has taken thousands of photos for art slides and digital »

7/11/07 - Connecticut College time capsule reburied with old and new items; last minute find adds to the mystery

A new time capsule, filled with items new and old, was sealed and placed into the cornerstone of Connecticut »

7/6/07 - Richard H. Goodwin, early land preservationist and Connecticut College professor, dies at 96

Richard H. Goodwin, land preservationist, past president of the Nature Conservancy and Katharine Blunt »

6/28/07 - Elizabeth Garcia named Connecticut College´s dean of multicultural affairs

Elizabeth Garcia, currently director of Unity House at Connecticut College, has been named Connecticut »

6/19/07 - Bodies and Bones: Dan O´Shea ´08 helps solve suspicious cases

After taking just one anthropology class at Connecticut College, Dan O´Shea, a senior from Melrose, »

6/19/07 - 50-year-old time capsule reveals relics from the past

Fifty years after a group of faculty, staff, students, alumni and community members joined together to »

6/15/07 - 50-year-old time capsule discovered in cornerstone to be opened at 1 p.m. on June 19

In 1957, when construction of the Connecticut College Crozier-Williams Student Center began, a group »

6/10/07 - Connecticut College microbiology students featured on ABC´s "Good Morning America"

Two microbiology students who researched the ´five-second rule´ were featured on ABC´s »

5/31/07 - William Meredith, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and Connecticut College emeritus professor, dies at 88

Pulitzer Prize recipient William Meredith, one of the most influential contemporary American poets and »

5/20/07 - At May 20 Commencement, Class of 2007 urged to dream big

Sailing between anecdotes of scaling large mountains and exploring the oceans´ depths, deep-sea »

5/17/07 - To eat or not to eat: seniors prove "five-second rule" more like 30

Seniors Molly Goettsche and Nicole Moin prove that you can wait at least 30 seconds to pick up wet foods »

5/10/07 - President Higdon receives honorary doctorate from Babson

Connecticut College President Leo I. Higdon, Jr. was awarded with an honorary doctorate from Babson College, »

5/10/07 - Conn senior presents research to Washington lawmakers

Connecticut College senior Scott Maddalo was one of 60 undergraduates from around the country invited »

5/8/07 - High number of Conn students win Fulbright grants

Four graduating Connecticut College seniors and one alumnus have been selected to receive prestigious »

4/30/07 - 2006 alumna wins state recognition for devotion to science education

Connecticut College alumna Meghan Hewitt, who founded the Connecticut College Science Educators Group, »

4/24/07 - Connecticut College´s prominence in international education highlighted in USA Today

Connecticut College´s prominence in international education was highlighted in a USA Today article »

4/23/07 - Conn women qualify for ultimate regional championships

Having finally assembled their first all-women team, Connecticut College Ultimate Frisbee is suddenly »

4/19/07 - College holds candlelight vigil and memorial service for Va. Tech victims

Connecticut College students gathered together in front of the student center Wednesday night to light »

4/18/07 - Conn recognized for purchasing more green power than peer institutions

Connecticut College has been recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as the 2006-2007 »

4/17/07 - College to hold candlelight vigil and memorial service for Va. Tech victims

Connecticut College will hold a campus-wide candlelight vigil and memorial service to remember the victims »

4/12/07 - Sweat-free fashion show highlights alternatives for consumers

On April 6, student models, adorned in "fair trade" clothing, mounted a makeshift runway in Crozier-Williams »

4/12/07 - Students volunteer in hurricane-ravaged Biloxi, Miss.

They aren´t your typical spring break activities - busting down walls, dismantling rotten floors »

4/4/07 - Former Conn lacrosse star finds funny side off the field

Former Connecticut College lacrosse star finds funny side off the field »

4/3/07 - Seniors present research on genetic mutations that keep flies flightless

At a recent international conference for scientists who study the fruit fly, Connecticut College seniors »

3/29/07 - Conn President Leo I. Higdon, Jr. featured on ABC World News with Charles Gibson

Connecticut College President Leo I. Higdon Jr. was featured in a segment on ABC World News with Charles »

3/27/07 - Professor awarded $205,500 to study cancer-related protein

Martha Grossel, associate professor of biology at Connecticut College, has been awarded a $205,500 grant »

3/20/07 - President Higdon honored by C of C

This week, Connecticut College President Leo I. Higdon, Jr. returned to The College of Charleston, where »

3/9/07 - College community enjoys talk by Amy Goodman

Award-winning journalist Amy Goodman, host and executive producer of the national television and radio »

3/9/07 - Higdons featured on Journal News (N.Y.) website

Connecticut College President Lee Higdon and his wife Ann give advice to college-bound students, discuss »

3/8/07 - Conference to focus on saving biological diversity

Top conservation biologists, economists and political scientists from around the country will gather »

3/6/07 - State treasurer to discuss institutional investing

State Treasurer Denise Nappier to speak at Connecticut College on March 8 »

3/5/07 - New dean of the faculty named

Roger Brooks, the Elie Wiesel Professor of Judaic Studies at Connecticut College, has been named dean »

3/2/07 - Spokespeople recycling bicycles

Formerly abandoned and broken bicycles have found a welcoming new home in the basement of 360 House at »

3/2/07 - Freshman goalie is NESCAC Rookie of the Year

Connecticut College freshman goalie Greg Parker of Trenton, Ontario has been named the New England Small »

3/1/07 - Weekend warms with dance and theater

Heartfelt dance and student-directed theater performances fill this late winter weekend. »

2/27/07 - Student directs Chekhov´s "Uncle Vanya"

The Connecticut College theater department will present four performances of "Uncle Vanya," »

2/26/07 - Higdon signs Presidents Climate Commitment

Connecticut College President Leo I. Higdon, Jr. has pledged that Connecticut College will make plans »

2/23/07 - Record number of applicants for Class of 2011

A record number of students have applied for admission to the Class of 2011, demonstrating Connecticut »

2/20/07 - Celebrate Asian Lunar New Year traditions

The Connecticut College East Asian Studies Student Advisory Board (EASSAB) invites the community to celebrate »

2/19/07 - Environmental advocate Chafee to deliver keynote

Lincoln Chafee, former Republican senator from Rhode Island, will be the keynote speaker at the Connecticut »

2/16/07 - Dance company-in-residence named

David Dorfman Dance, considered one of the most influential American contemporary dance companies for »

2/9/07 - Symposium impresses student researchers

Four Connecticut College students took a detour on their way back to campus from winter break and headed »

2/8/07 - Three alumni reel in recognition at Sundance

Three Connecticut College alumni had a hand in three award-winning films at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival »

2/5/07 - New tradition for Black History Month

The College began a new tradition Feb. 1 by kicking off the observance of Black History Month with a »

1/30/07 - Determined to make change in American currency

Junior Eliza Cooper isn´t one to complain much. She happens to be blind, yet she uses public transportation, »

1/30/07 - Exhibits explore new contexts in art

Pamela Marks, associate professor of art at Connecticut College, has watercolor works featured in two »

1/30/07 - Singer, memory survey, featured on BBC

Jefferson Singer, professor of psychology, was featured recently on a BBC Radio 4 program regarding the »

1/26/07 - Bioethics interns´ article published

Connecticut College senior Sam Garner and his housemate, both summer interns at Yale's Interdisciplinary »

1/23/07 - Professor to celebrate Kierkegaard publication

Bruce Kirmmse, professor of history and internationally renowned scholar of 19th-century philosopher »

1/23/07 - WSJ features two Connecticut College students

Senior "Topher" Bothur and Jack Tinker, director of recruiting in the college´s Career Enhancing »

1/22/07 - Camel athletes´ triumphant weekend

Connecticut College Camel athletes were triumphant this past weekend in men's ice hockey, swimming and »

1/19/07 - Sundance premiere for alumnus documentary

Connecticut College graduate Sean Fine ´96 and his wife Andrea Nix Fine will make their feature »

1/17/07 - Help CC students win Ecomagination challenge

Connecticut College has been selected as one of ten finalists in the "Ecomagination Challenge," »

1/17/07 - Five to be inducted into Athletic Hall of Fame

Camel athletics celebrates four alumni and a professor emeritus of physical education who will be inducted »

1/16/07 - Four-musical weekend a first

In an undertaking unique for a small liberal arts college, four full-length musicals will be presented »

1/10/07 - Higdon: service learning a two-way street

On Jan. 9, Connecticut College President Lee Higdon published an opinion piece in The Providence Journal »

1/9/07 - Socially responsible investing is her focus

Connecticut College graduate Jennifer Dziubeck '05 has her eye on 50 international companies in her position »

1/9/07 - Redesign, revitalizing in the Arboretum

Unhealthy hemlock removal and Arboretum pond dredging are parts of two major projects slated for this »

1/5/07 - Alumna author explores life of Beatrix Potter

Linda Lear, a 1962 graduate, an environmental historian, and a Connecticut College trustee, was interviewed »

12/21/06 - The spirit of giving

Faculty, staff and students came together this holiday season to organize and participate in a number »

12/20/06 - Ethnobotany final: eating edible plants

For students taking the Ethnobotany final exam at Connecticut College, the answers weren´t A, B »

12/18/06 - Athletes make NESCAC All-Academic Team

Twenty-five Connecticut College student-athletes were recognized for their performance in the classroom »

12/15/06 - Energy savings may be music to their ears

Students have launched an initiative for conserving fuel and electricity use this winter. The incentive? »

12/15/06 - Surf Club catches winter waves

For a sport that is most popular in places of perpetual summer, like Southern California and Hawaii, »

12/13/06 - Concerted effort by student composers

Music composed by 15 Connecticut College students will be performed at "The Charles Shackford Memorial »

12/12/06 - MTVU video stars alumni

Fans of the MTVU show "The Freshmen" may recognize a few familiar faces on this week´s »

12/7/06 - Candlelight and carols for vespers

Members of the Connecticut College community will gather in the candlelight at Harkness Chapel for the »

12/7/06 - Under the microscope: student research

Growing up in the Dominican Republic, Connecticut College student Zumara De La Cruz '07 says she was »

12/5/06 - The brain is fair game for kids

Candy brains, smashed bicycle helmets and optical illusions filled the 1941 Room on Saturday, Dec. 1, »

12/4/06 - Music for the holiday season

The Connecticut College music department will present five concerts in the month of December. Featuring: »

12/4/06 - Original music, choreography in dance concert

Original music, choreography by faculty, and a restaging of an Isadora Duncan piece by guest artists »

12/4/06 - Camels´ first strength and conditioning coach

William Wuyke, a 16-year member of the Connecticut College athletic program and former Venezuelan Olympian »

12/1/06 - Project KBA makes NCAA news

The college´s Project KBA (Kids, Books and Athletics) - a community service program that matches »

11/30/06 - Marching for AIDS awareness

When Connecticut College senior Duncan Rollason marches from the Soldiers and Sailors monument to the »

11/28/06 - "Make We Joy" celebrates 25 years

"Make We Joy," a celebration of the winter solstice and a local holiday season favorite, is »

11/28/06 - Rallying for African women´s rights

When Casey Osborn '07 spent seven months in Mali studying women´s rights., a student at Connecticut »

11/28/06 - Environmental awards for College, Arbo director

Connecticut College´s environmental focus was recognized recently as the college's Arboretum and »

11/21/06 - Student effort fights local, global hunger

Connecticut College students signed up in droves to forgo dinner last week in a show of support for those »

11/21/06 - "Cape to Cairo" celebrates Africa´s cultures

On Nov. 11, the Connecticut College African Student Union (ASU) presented "Cape to Cairo," »

11/17/06 - Senior goes to bat in Cooperstown

Spending the summer of 2006 in Cooperstown, N.Y. at the National Baseball Hall of Fame was more than »

11/16/06 - First Cornel West scholarship award

Freshman Jennifer Tejada, a first-generation college student of Dominican descent, is the recipient of »

11/14/06 - Renaissance Family Guy?

"The Servant to Two Masters," a comedy about mistaken identity, murder and love, opens Nov. »

11/13/06 - "Taste of New London" draws crowd to Cro

Students nibbled on Indian rice, wings, chili chicken and pizza, sampling foods from nine different restaurants »

11/13/06 - Manufactured wilderness: summer camps

From mess halls to tents to fire circles. Abby Van Slyck will speak Nov. 13 on summer camps, their »

11/13/06 - Untold story of the Mayflower

Lisa Wilson, the Charles J. MacCurdy professor of American History at Connecticut College, is featured »

11/10/06 - Students sip, dip in soup survey

Just one day after elections, senior Max Housman exercised his democratic right and voted - for Cream »

11/10/06 - "Exceptional" student volunteers

Five student volunteers are being highlighted as "exceptional student workers" by the Office »

11/9/06 - Master songman Mandy

Mandy Patinkin, Broadway´s master songman, will perform at Connecticut College´s Palmer Auditorium »

11/7/06 - Chinese calligraphy, the painted word

A Chinese calligraphy demonstration and lecture will mark the opening of the Connecticut College exhibition, »

11/7/06 - Fascinating folk saints

Frank Graziano, an expert on Latin American religion, has written the first book in any language, "Cultures »

11/7/06 - The College and the City of New London

President Lee Higdon reaffirmed his commitment for Connecticut College to be "visible, supportive »

11/7/06 - "underground" surfaces at BAM

David Dorfman, Connecticut College's William Meredith Associate Professor of Dance and dance department »

11/6/06 - Modern wind quintet charms audiences

On Nov. 10, Bach, Barber, and Briccialdi works will be performed by the Borealis Wind Quintet, a modern »

11/3/06 - Recitals for piano and violin

Piano and violin virtuosity will be displayed by three music professors in two separate recitals on Nov. »

11/3/06 - Recitals for piano and violin

Piano and violin virtuosity will be displayed by three music professors in two separate recitals on Nov. »

11/2/06 - Psychology professor "Made" for MTV

Jefferson Singer, professor of psychology, will appear in a segment of MTV's "Made" reality »

11/2/06 - Feldman on Middle East, religion, law, politics

Noah Feldman, an expert on the war in Iraq, the prospects for democracy in the Middle East and the relation »

11/1/06 - History of the ghost story

English professor Simon Hay wrote his dissertation on ghosts. He will deliver an endowed chair lecture, »

11/1/06 - Catharsis for dancers

The Connecticut College Dance Club will perform "Catharsis," an assemblage of student-choreographed »

10/31/06 - Bewitched and all that jazz

The Connecticut College Concert Band and Jazz Ensemble will perform their fall concert, "Polliwogs, »

10/30/06 - Naturalistic landscaping how-to

A daylong seminar sponsored by the Connecticut College Arboretum on Saturday, Nov. 4, will offer homeowners »

10/30/06 - A way with clay

Cummings Arts Center presents an exhibition of ceramic sculptures by international artists Jae Won lee, »

10/27/06 - Once again, Diwali dazzles

The promise of colorful exotic dances, clever skits and enjoying exotic foods has drawn yet another sold-out »

10/26/06 - Professor posits on Poe

David Greven, assistant professor of English, speaks about Edgar Allan Poe on the nationally distributed »

10/24/06 - Local politics, foreign press

Connecticut College caught some international attention on Oct. 23 when a group of more than 20 foreign »

10/24/06 - Musical theater´s Eckert lends expertise

Critically renowned writer, composer, director, singer, actor and movement artist Rinde Eckert snaps »

10/23/06 - Cartographer to receive environmental award

National Geographic Society's chief cartographer, alumnus Allen Carroll '73 will be the fifth to receive »

10/17/06 - College makes the President´s Honor Roll

Connecticut College has been named to the first-ever President's Higher Education Community Service Honor »

10/14/06 - College inaugurates Leo I. Higdon, Jr

In a ceremony resplendent with the colors of more than 40 flags from around the world and filled with »

10/13/06 - Liberal arts in action: research, service, athletics

Former Peace Corps volunteers, including Connecticut College President Lee Higdon and his wife Ann, will »

10/13/06 - Flags fly for presidential inauguration

Nearly 50 international flags will be carried by students as the inauguration of Leo I. Higdon, Jr. gets »

10/12/06 - Student researcher plays with mud

Connecticut College senior Geoffrey Bender, a cell and molecular biology major, won a highly competitive »

10/11/06 - Private Eyes, a comedy, at Tansill Theater

"Private Eyes," a play that explores love's complexities, its extremes, its fragility, and »

10/10/06 - Presidential Medallion a new college tradition

A new tradition will begin at Connecticut College when a bronze Presidential Medallion is presented to »

10/9/06 - Reaffirming the value of a liberal arts degree

A liberal arts education prepared Connecticut College President Lee Higdon to serve in the Peace Corps, »

10/9/06 - Students to share inauguration spotlight

Connecticut College's students will join in the college-wide inauguration celebration on Saturday with »

10/6/06 - Sounds of Sweet Honey in the Rock

The Grammy Award-winning all female a cappella ensemble Sweet Honey in the Rock opens the 2006-07 OnStage »

10/5/06 - Welcome mat out for Fall Open House

On Monday, October 19, the Office of Admission will hold a Fall Open House program for prospective members »

10/4/06 - College readies for Inauguration

Leo I. Higdon, Jr. will be inaugurated as Connecticut College´s 10th president in nearly 100 years »

9/28/06 - Writers Tan and Tinti headline symposium

Writers Amy Tan and Hannah Tinti will headline the 13th Daniel Klagsbrun Symposium on Writing and Moral »

9/27/06 - Wind feasibility study under way

Connecticut College has partnered with Global Energy Concepts (GEC) to take the first step in determining »

9/25/06 - Higdon interviewed on NECN

Connecticut College President Lee Higdon discussed his transition from Wall Street to academia, his experience »

9/15/06 - New direction for Unity House

Elizabeth Garcia, an educator, Latina feminist advocate and founder of Latino Promotions, has been named »

9/13/06 - College prepares for Inauguration

This year´s homecoming features the traditional Harvestfest and Leo I. Higdon, Jr., Connecticut »

9/11/06 - September showcases faculty artwork

The 2006 Connecticut College faculty art exhibition, which opened Monday, September 4, will be on display »

9/6/06 - Tidelands research buoyed by grants

Scott Warren, Jean C. Tempel ´65 Professor of Botany at Connecticut College, has received a total »

9/5/06 - Professors garner teaching, research awards

Professor of English John Gordon and Ann Devlin, May Buckley Sadowski ´19 Professor of Psychology, »

8/31/06 - Psyched to tackle hurricane relief work

Seven Connecticut College psychology majors and their professors learned about the psychological impact »

8/28/06 - NY Times profiles President Higdon

Transitioning from business to higher education, fundraising and dealing with a venomous snake in Africa »

8/21/06 - Two residence halls transformed

Gone are the drab-colored bricks and avocado green squares. First-year students arriving for orientation »

8/18/06 - Welcoming the Class of 2010

The Connecticut College community welcomed some 490 members of the Class of 2010 to New London. The new »

8/11/06 - Field hockey team travels, plays Down Under

In May, the Connecticut College field hockey team made a two-week tour of Australia, playing several »

8/11/06 - Camels welcome new men´s lacrosse coach

Dave Cornell has been named the head coach of the Connecticut College men's lacrosse program. Fran Shields, »

8/11/06 - onStage 2006-07 celebrates American artists

The onStage at Connecticut College 2006-07 season will present eight performances by nationally and internationally »

8/8/06 - Econ major to sail Transpac next summer

Connecticut College senior Kit Will is in Hawaii this week, one of 30 young people vying for one of 15 »

8/3/06 - A "plum" TV internship opportunity

As an intern for Plum TV in Vail, Colo., Connecticut College student Drew Beebe '07 has interviewed detectives, »

8/2/06 - Every failure brings them closer to success

Chemistry professor Timo Ovaska and four CC students are working this summer to create molecules, similar »

7/28/06 - Fighting AIDS in South Africa

The fact that 17 percent of the Knysna population in South Africa is infected with HIV is a statistic »

7/25/06 - FRESH veggies, environmental ed for kids

For New London youth, the long, hot summer will stay as fresh as hand-picked veggies from the garden, »

7/12/06 - The buzz: jellyfish protein a tool vs mosquitoes

As summer heats up, it's a great time to ponder: What if you could sterilize male mosquitoes so that »

7/6/06 - Rising seniors step into the real world

Through internships, hundreds of Connecticut College rising seniors enter the world of work and service »

6/29/06 - Leo I. Higdon, Jr. assumes presidency

On July 1 the Connecticut College community welcomed its 10th president, Leo I. Higdon, Jr. An advocate »

6/27/06 - Class of 2006: internship inspires international aid career goal

Most of the disasters Sara Muelhbauer responded to during her CELS internship in DC were located in impoverished »

6/27/06 - Internship delivers a daily dolphin dose

You know it's going to be a good summer when your internship co-workers are named Alvin, Casique, Dazzle »

6/23/06 - Class of 2006: international relations the draw for lacrosse captain

Russian language exercises and lacrosse have brought international dimensions to Will Luckhardt's college »

6/20/06 - Exploring science with Nobel laureates

Eben Cross '03 admits that one of his goals in life is "to save the planet" - and he's doing »

6/16/06 - From dance major to filmmaker

Dana Heinz Perry '85 learned the art of filmmaking at CC - as a dance major. "Studying dance and »

6/14/06 - Fainstein book to analyze "landscape of opportunity"

Norman Fainstein, president of Connecticut College, has received a Rockefeller Foundation grant to spend »

6/12/06 - Class of 2006: wise investment strategies

Already a businessman, Connecticut College senior Alex Noe will work as a business strategy consultant »

6/12/06 - Class of 2006: she shines in service to others

The State of Connecticut recognized Nicole's service to others, awarding her the 2006 »

6/9/06 - Class of 2006: a Fulbright to teach in Taiwan

Joel Backaler's thirst to understand the Chinese culture began at a volleyball tournament in Beijing »

6/7/06 - Arboretum to celebrate 75th anniversary

The public is invited to join in the Connecticut College Arboretum Members´ and Friends´ »

6/6/06 - Reunion 2006 draws almost 1,000 back to campus

Rain soaked the campus grounds, but it didn't dampen the spirits of more than 900 alumni, family and »

6/2/06 - Alumni came back to campus for Reunion 2006

More than 900 alumni and guests were on campus the weekend of June 2-4. Members of the Classes of 1931 »

6/1/06 - Class of 2006: serendipity, networking lead to job offer

Ianthe Hensman '06 was first introduced to Connecticut College by her brother Chris, Class of 2003. Serendipity »

6/1/06 - Class of 2006: the right chemistry

You might say the chemistry was right. All the elements were there. Emily Cohen '06 came to Connecticut »

6/1/06 - Class of 2006: Living green, from campus to the Peace Corps

Randy Jones '06 was one of two to receive the first-ever Student Environmental Leadership Award given »

6/1/06 - The Class of 2006: Moving on from Conn

Four years have flown. They rose to the challenge of academic excellence. They also played, made wonderful »

5/31/06 - Dean of the College Community named

Armando Bengochea, a political scientist and experienced academic administrator at Brown University, »

5/21/06 - Grads called on to help save environment

Nobel Peace prize laureate Wangari Maathai, an internationally renowned environmentalist and peace activist »

5/19/06 - Commencement gown´s 96-year history

Last Sunday, when Bobby Brooks '06 gave his Commencement speech at Connecticut College as class president, »

5/15/06 - SATA-sfied blogger from Vietnam

For the last four months, Connecticut College's David Owyang '07, an economics major, has been posting »

5/15/06 - Environmental activist to be Commencement speaker

Wangari Maathai, the first African woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, will be the 88th Commencement »

5/12/06 - Seniors cited for service to others

Connecticut College seniors Nicole Adams, Ralph DeLouis and Robinson Rojas were given a Connecticut Department »

5/12/06 - They´re leaving the classroom

Four professors who have left their mark at Connecticut College in the fields of English, education, »

5/9/06 - Catch her if you can

Connecticut College student Amanda Monnye '08 has been running since she was s a toddler. The sophomore »

5/5/06 - Varied mediums and digital media

Eleven Connecticut College seniors have created a diverse and impressive body of art work to be exhibited »

5/3/06 - Researching frontiers of molecular biology

What's the latest in genomics research? Proteomics? Which areas are most promising for graduate study? The »

5/2/06 - Seniors direct, star in offbeat comedy

Tansill Theater at Connecticut College will feature David Lindsay-Abaire´s hilariously offbeat »

4/28/06 - "The gods won´t fix the system"

Connecticut College honored 170 students for excellence in everything from botany to dance Wednesday »

4/27/06 - Contract signed for dorm, classroom renovations

The college has signed a $4 million contract with Konover Construction Co. of Farmington, Conn., for »

4/26/06 - College´s commitment spawns relief initiatives

A commitment by Connecticut College President Norman Fainstein to fund student and faculty initiatives »

4/25/06 - "Never let the present define the future"

Saying everyday people need to wrestle with the "dark side," find joy in service to others »

4/24/06 - College emerges a leader in RecycleMania

In its first foray into the national RecycleMania contest, Connecticut College emerged No. 1 among participating »

4/20/06 - College´s energy initiatives featured on CPTV

Connecticut College's environmental initiatives - including solar panel installation, compact fluorescent »

4/13/06 - Meghan Hewitt ´06: science education initiative

Meghan Hewitt '06, a neuroscience major, recently discovered her real passion: bringing science education »

4/13/06 - Notables, college actors celebrate V-Day

Eve Ensler, creator of "The Vagina Monologues," Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, NBC 30 »

4/11/06 - College to observe, celebrate Earth Week

Connecticut College, whose tradition of environmental awareness and caretaking precedes the dawn of Earth »

4/10/06 - Dance majors´ final concert a "Big Deal"

Connecticut College´s senior dance majors will prove they can do it all in the presentation of »

4/10/06 - College selects Leo I. Higdon, Jr. as 10th president

Leo I. Higdon, Jr., president of the College of Charleston and former president of Babson College, has »

4/7/06 - College welcomes admitted students

Students admitted to Connecticut College and their parents visited campus Monday, April 10 to attend »

4/5/06 - Liberal arts and broadcast journalism

Six Connecticut College alumni will share their experiences in the field of broadcast journalism and »

4/3/06 - Reynaldo Lugo ´06: "Captain Planet" at college

As a child, Reynaldo Lugo '06 spent hours watching "Captain Planet," the hit television show »

4/3/06 - Ami Temarantz ´09: Turning outrage into action

When Connecticut College freshman Ami Temarantz was just fifteen years old, her father passed away suddenly »

4/3/06 - Dushane Ramsay ´06: Event planner extraordinaire

Dushane Ramsay '06 is possibly the most active person at Connecticut College; the American Studies major »

4/3/06 - Pete Baum ´07: Pre-med interns in Ecuador

Connecticut College student Pete Baum '07 spent his fall term in Ecuador, exploring the rainforest; »

4/3/06 - Benjamin Sanfilippo-Cohn ´06: Sleep apnea researcher

A newly published author, Connecticut College student Benjamin "Philly" Sanfilippo-Cohn '06 »

3/31/06 - Energy, talent fashion Eclipse Weekend

The first weekend in April is a weekend of nulticultural celebration that will acknowledge all races »

3/31/06 - Andrew Higgins ´07: Study of the Americas, in Mexico

Last summer, when junior Andrew Higgins was preparing to spend two months in Puebla, Mexico working on »

3/31/06 - Nicole Adams ´06: Economic well-being of Peruvian women and their children

Connecticut College senior Nicole Adams truly understands the meaning of a liberal arts education. An »

3/31/06 - Emily Hake ´07: Russian arts and culture

For Connecticut College junior Emily Hake, living in a Russian Buryat village with a Buddhist spiritual »

3/31/06 - Nine students who chose Connecticut College

It's the time of year that acceptance letters arrive and high school seniors ponder which college to »

3/30/06 - Cultural critic Žižek to launch lecture series

Slavoj Žižek, internationally renowned philosopher, sociologist and cultural critic, will present the »

3/29/06 - Foundation pledges $500K for scholarships

Connecticut College has received a pledge of an additional $500,000 from The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation »

3/28/06 - Sigmund Koch Award for human development professor

Sunil Bhatia, associate professor of human development, who last year received the college´s highest »

3/22/06 - Professor awarded grant to study at-risk youth

The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) has awarded Associate Professor of Psychology Audrey »

3/13/06 - DeFrantz honored by NCAA

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3/10/06 - Blog aims to shed light on admission process

A new blog called "Anything Admission" has proven to be the most popular feature on the Connecticut College »

3/9/06 - Symposium links art, science, media, technology

"Connectivity," the 10th biennial Ammerman Center for Arts and Technology Symposium at Connecticut »

3/7/06 - Coltrane, Rossini among concert works

The Connecticut College Concert Band and Jazz Ensemble will perform their winter concert, "Mixtures »

3/3/06 - State Street, NL exhibition wins state award

An exhibition spearheaded by a Connecticut College professor, State Street exhibition and created with »

3/3/06 - Laugh-out loud comedy on Tansill stage

Tansill Theater at Connecticut College brings music and laugh-out-loud comedy together with "Urinetown, »

2/28/06 - ConnChords light a SPARK with new CD

In December, the Connecticut College ConnChords released their new CD, titled SPARK. The members of the »

2/28/06 - Alumna lauded for innovation in technology

Connecticut College alumna Susan Froshauer '74 has been recognized by the Connecticut Technology Council »

2/28/06 - Transcultural focus for SATA Seville

“Many of the students study transatlantic orientalisms with me and are researching, visiting and living »

2/23/06 - Two to serve with Teach for America

Seniors Adrianne Capaldi and Chelsea Consul are two examples of exceptional Connecticut College students »

2/22/06 - Alumna gives to environmental center

The matriarch of a multigenerational Connecticut College family has recently given the college $1 million »

2/20/06 - Social entrepreneurship initiative for students

A funded initiative to encourage Connecticut College students to design projects that promote lasting »

2/15/06 - Cornel West to speak April 22 on "Democracy Matters"

One of America's leading intellectuals on topics of race and ethnicity, Cornel West, will speak at Connecticut »

2/15/06 - Camels at the South Pole

This winter, three Connecticut College alumni worked at the South Pole Station, Antarctica. John (Kris) »

2/10/06 - CC grads among top Peace Corps volunteers

Connecticut College has reached the Peace Corps' Top 25 list of volunteers produced among small schools, »

2/3/06 - Helping to save history after the hurricane

Last fall, Professor Abigail Van Slyck told her architectural studies students about an opportunity to »

2/2/06 - Alumna leaves $8 million bequest to college

A consistent, yet low-key supporter and alumna of Connecticut College has donated the college´s »

1/31/06 - Neuroscience students share "brainy" ideas

When Natalie Paris '07 was a girl, she really wanted to become a doctor but she became discouraged in »

1/31/06 - Amelia Piano Trio in concert

The department of music at Connecticut College presents the Amelia Piano Trio on Friday, Feb. 3, at 8 »

1/26/06 - Creativity in high gear at MAYA workshop

An animated starfish who longs to be a shooting star was just one of the creations that came to life »

1/24/06 - Chemistry professor receives Burlew Award

Marc Zimmer, the Barbara Zaccheo Kohn ´72 Professor of Chemistry at Connecticut College, has been »

1/24/06 - Doug Varone and Dancers´ retrospective concert

Celebrating 20 years as a company, Doug Varone and Dancers will present its first Retrospective Concert »

1/19/06 - Two residence halls slated for makeover

A $5 million renovation of two of Connecticut College's larger residence halls - they'll get everything »

1/16/06 - Community service, volunteer fair

Connecticut College´s Office of Volunteers for Community Service (OVCS) will hold its second-semester »

1/13/06 - Alumna judge to lecture on US intelligence

Connecticut College alumna Judge Patricia McGowan Wald, an expert in international humanitarian law who »

1/10/06 - Student blogger shares inside look at CC

Connecticut College student Elizabeth (Bitzy) Mitchell '09 is no stranger to the fast-growing world of »

1/5/06 - Photography and the page exhibit

The work of four photographers working within the long tradition of the photographic book will be included »

1/5/06 - CC alumna helps round-the-world sailors

Meteorologist and Connecticut College graduate Jennifer Lilly '99 knows which way the wind blows - in »

1/5/06 - Associated Press stories focus on CC

Two recent Associated Press stories have featured notable Connecticut College programs and people - the »

12/22/05 - Synchronized skating: precise on the ice

How do you describe synchronized skating? "Synchronized swimming on frozen water," says Jen »

12/20/05 - Adventures of a French major

As one Connecticut College's ten online "Ask a CC Student" representatives, Jason Siebenthall »

12/15/05 - Saving Thailand´s endangered elephants

Elephants never forget, the old saying goes, but who knew that an elephant could also be unforgettable? »

12/15/05 - CC to participate in liberal arts study

Connecticut College has been named one of 18 colleges and universities to participate in the Wabash National »

12/13/05 - New dean of religious and spiritual life

Claudia Highbaugh has been appointed to the position of dean of religious and spiritual life at Connecticut »

12/13/05 - Student filmmaker Bollywood-bound

Senior David Kahn, a Connecticut College a film studies and self-designed South Asian studies major, »

12/13/05 - CC junior wins Republican activism award

Sarah Armstrong, chair of the Connecticut Union of College Republicans and a junior at Connecticut College, »

12/8/05 - Reflections on the glow of bioluminescence

"Stepping off of the airplane, feeling the warmth and humidity of the air and hearing the crashing »

12/7/05 - Exhibit revives tradition of Chinese painting

"Reviving the Flower and Bird Tradition," an exhibit of contemporary paintings by Li Weihong »

12/5/05 - Professor´s book explores memories

Professor of Psychology Jefferson Singer has recently published a new book, "Memories that Matter: »

12/5/05 - Dance department concert

A performance of "Geppetto In The Fjords Or Semper Fi Kai" by guest choreographer Doug Elkins »

12/1/05 - Model multidisciplinary arts curriculum funded

Connecticut College has received a $225,000 grant from the Sherman Fairchild Foundation to develop an »

11/29/05 - Trying to tame the mighty Mississippi

Geomorphologist Doug Thompson, associate professor of physics, astronomy and geophysics at Connecticut »

11/29/05 - DeFrantz ´74 wins Minerva award

Anita L. DeFrantz '74, President of the Amateur Athletic Foundation of Los Angeles, was recently honored »

11/23/05 - Centering on faculty-student collaboration

The world is a web of interconnected cultures, issues and societal systems. Academic centers at Connecticut »

11/23/05 - Professor shares insight on Poe

David Greven, assistant professor of English at Connecticut College, was recently quoted in an article »

11/21/05 - "Make We Joy" returns for 16th season

Once again, the community prepares for one of the year's most popular entertainment as cast members from »

11/18/05 - Camels´ winter athletic season kicks off

The Connecticut College athletic program will host six athletic events during Thanksgiving week to open »

11/17/05 - Ad award for alumnus, a Google VP

Connecticut College alumnus Tim Armstrong '93, vice president of advertising sales for Google Inc., was »

11/17/05 - Lighting the way to save energy

If all goes according to plan, more than three quarters of the Connecticut College student body will »

11/10/05 - Pre-med in a lab down under

XuanThao (Kathleen) Nguyen, a Connecticut College junior, spent much of her time in the laboratory conducting »

11/10/05 - Funded internship program press-worthy

The college´s funded internship program was recently highlighted in an article on internships in »

11/10/05 - A deal with the devil

Connecticut College's Tansill Theater will soon stage Christopher Marlowe´s "Doctor Faustus," »

11/10/05 - Winning, caring coach to retire

Ken Kline, women´s soccer coach at Connecticut College for the past 21 years, is stepping down »

11/8/05 - Panel discussion on stem cell, cloning research

New developments in stem cell and cloning research provide great potential for treating human diseases »

11/7/05 - History offers lessons on downtown NL

A Connecticut College faculty member, an alumnus and its president will take part in a day-long symposium »

11/4/05 - "Greener" technique for printmaking

Timothy McDowell, professor of art, is on his way to transforming the printmaking studios at Connecticut »

11/4/05 - Surreal silent films and gypsy jazz

An ensemble of accomplished and versatile musicians,The Hot Club of San Francisco presents "Silent »

11/2/05 - Acclaimed pianist, cellist in concert

Pianist Kumi Ogano, a Connecticut College music instructor who has appeared with major orchestras in »

11/1/05 - Egyptologist uncovers pharaohs´ present, future

World-renowned Egyptologist Kent Weeks, director of the Theban Mapping Project and professor of Egyptology »

10/31/05 - CCASA Diwali Dinner marks 10th anniversary

The Connecticut College Asian/Asian American Student Association (CCASA) is celebrating 10 years of Diwali »

10/28/05 - Living a moral life and the environment

A Connecticut College faculty panel will discuss "Living a Moral Life and the Environment" »

10/27/05 - Professor offers a lesson on poverty

David Canton, Jacob & Hilda Blaustein Assistant Professor of History at Connecticut College, was quoted »

10/25/05 - "Spooky music" to strike a chord Oct. 31

John Anthony, organist and associate professor of music at Connecticut College, will perform in Harkness »

10/21/05 - Taking a break to offer hurricane relief

Four Connecticut College students, a staffer and a college chaplain traveled to the Gulfport and Biloxi, »

10/20/05 - Students connect with NL on "Food Stroll"

On a recent fall evening, groups of Connecticut College students feasted on brisket, chili, Indian buffet »

10/20/05 - South Africa today in prints and song

A culturally diverse exhibit of contemporary prints will open with a reception on Friday, Oct. 28, at »

10/13/05 - Seniors display CC ´s "diversity of opportunity"

Connecticut College senior Lauren Burke spent her summer harvesting Chinese beans. She worked the harvest »

10/10/05 - Students launch hurricane relief group

The Hurricane Katrina Relief Group, a Connecticut College student club founded to support victims of »

10/10/05 - CELS sponsors Career Fair Oct. 20

Connecticut College's CELS office will hold a career fair on Thursday, Oct. 20. Businesses, corporations, »

10/6/05 - James Joyce summer course for teachers

John Gordon, Connecticut College professor of English, has been awarded $101,241 by the National Endowment »

10/6/05 - Admission Fall Open House Oct. 10

On Monday, October 10, Connecticut College will hold a Fall Open House program for prospective members »

10/3/05 - Students to be State Street tour guides

On October 7, a new exhibition, Commerce and Culture: Architecture and Society on New London´s »

10/2/05 - Curtain rises on "Blithe Spirit"

Tansill Theater will feature Noel Coward´s comedy "Blithe Spirit" on Thursday, Oct. 6, »

9/30/05 - 88th Commencement speaker named

The first African woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, veterinary science professor and environmentalist »

9/27/05 - Internship an outreach in Costa Rica

Connecticut College senior Katharine Davidson spent two months this past summer working in San Jose, »

9/26/05 - All-weather turf field dedication held

CC rolled out the "green carpet" for the official dedication of its new all-weather turf at the Lyn and »

9/22/05 - Elusive marine microbe researched

Anne Bernhard, Connecticut College assistant professor of biology, has co-authored research on an elusive »

9/20/05 - All-weather turf field dedication set

Connecticut College will roll out the "green carpet" for the official dedication of its new all-weather »

9/19/05 - Organic garden´s first harvest

This fall, Connecticut College students are enjoying the fresh taste of organic foods grown in the college´s »

9/16/05 - Film studies student wins short film contest

Lyman Creason '08 arrived at Connecticut College last year with the aspiration of becoming a film director »

9/13/05 - Center students help on NL Health Trail

One of the nation´s few urban health trails will officially open in New London on Sept. 21, and »

9/12/05 - Chinese-English poetry reading

Yibing Huang, assistant professor of Chinese at Connecticut College, will read in Chinese and English »

9/7/05 - Fall weekend offers a colorful program

From Sept. 29 - Oct. 2, Connecticut College will welcome alumni, parents and friends to campus for Fall »

9/2/05 - Professors receive teaching, research awards

Two of Connecticut College's most prestigious awards, one for research and the other for teaching, have »

9/1/05 - CC in the great outdoors with MTV

Connecticut College students tuning in to mtvU's program "The Dean´s List" will see some familiar »

8/31/05 - 91st Convocation marks first day of classes

Connecticut College Convocation will take place on Thursday, Sept. 1, at 4:30 p.m. in Palmer Auditorium. »

8/30/05 - Class of 2009 experiences Camel pride

A surprise awaited Connecticut College´s first-year students as they entered Palmer Auditorium »

8/24/05 - Mexico sojourn a learning experience

This summer, four Connecticut College students took their individual academic interests to Mexico, where »

8/23/05 - Recent art history grad curates first show

Dan Fulco '04 surrounds himself with what he loves most: art. The Glastonbury, Conn. native, who majored »

8/17/05 - Energy issues fuel the Road to Detroit

Connecticut College students Sarah Trapido and David DiGiammarino are spending their summers promoting »

8/12/05 - Professor co-discovers 50 million-year-old fossil

In a recent co-discovery of 50 million-year-old fossils of a common freshwater group of algae, Peter »

8/10/05 - Professor´s essay in "Chronicle of Higher Education"

Marc Zimmer, Barbara Zaccheo Kohn ´72 Professor of Chemistry, has published an article, "How »

8/4/05 - Recording studio internship a perfect mix

Laura Knudsen, a senior at Connecticut College, has dabbled in music recording since high school. She »

8/2/05 - Insider´s view of poverty & violence in Rio

Following two decades of research in slum neighborhoods in Rio de Janeiro, Robert Gay, a Connecticut »

8/1/05 - Fishing for a cure for "ich"

Saying the word "ich" - the common, contagious, and deadly tropical fish disease - to any aquarium fish »

7/26/05 - This just in: student gets the scoop on TV news

Ever wonder what happens at a busy news station when the cameras are off? Connecticut College junior »

7/22/05 - What´s new for Class of 2009

Connecticut College is preparing to welcome some 490 new students, from as far away as the Philippines »

7/21/05 - Chinese performers´ fall tour begins at CC

The first ever North American tour of minority ethnic performers from Yunnan Province, China will take »

7/19/05 - Grant for ethnic Chinese performance tour

The Yunnan China/Mekong Project at Connecticut College has received a $10,000 grant from the Asian Cultural »

7/15/05 - College completes all-weather turf field

Connecticut College varsity lacrosse, field hockey, soccer, intramural and club athletes now can focus »

7/13/05 - Professors receive NASA research grant

Three Connecticut College physics professors have been awarded $73,306 to continue research aimed at »

7/11/05 - Exploring the world through the arts

OnStage at Connecticut College 2005-06 performing arts season is shaping up to be one with international »

7/6/05 - Grant grows environmental studies

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, whose generous gift established Connecticut College's environmental »

7/1/05 - 2006 Arts & Tech Symposium gains sponsor

Citizens Bank has awarded the Connecticut College Ammerman Center for Arts and Technology a $25,000 grant »

6/28/05 - Camels on her mind

When the dean of Admission goes on vacation, camels aren't far from her mind. Even in Turkey. Martha »

6/24/05 - New sculpture stands before Horizon

Would-be "camels" won´t have to go far to see how much CC appreciates art. A new sculpture created »

6/17/05 - Fundraising focus on Plex, classrooms

Renovating the last two Plex residence halls and updating another 12 to 24 classrooms will be among Connecticut »

6/17/05 - Campus summer tours commence

Summer 2005 weekday admission tours commence on Monday, June 20 and will run through August 26th, Monday »

6/14/05 - An ingenious weapon against cancer

The power of one. That is the lesson Trish Bristol May '75 hopes people learn from her battle against »

6/14/05 - Globetrotting camels desert campus

Faculty, staff and students of Connecticut College will be spanning the globe this summer, conducting »

6/10/05 - New Director for Unity House

Angela Price has been named the director of Unity House at Connecticut College. Most recently, she served »

6/3/05 - Summer readings selected

Connecticut College´s incoming freshmen aren´t yet on campus, but they´ve already received »

6/3/05 - Fresh topics for Freshman Seminars

The topics range from sports to spirituality, from energy production to English historical fiction. But »

6/1/05 - Alumni on campus for Reunion

Connecticut College Reunion 2005 took place at CC last weekend, a memorable one for all attendees, regardless »

5/27/05 - Sixth academic center created

Connecticut College has created its sixth academic center - the Center for the Comparative Study of Race »

5/25/05 - Student-athlete awards crown spring season

The Connecticut College athletic department celebrated the 2005 graduating class with a luncheon Saturday »

5/23/05 - 2005 graduates urged to live creative lives

More than 55 years after her own Connecticut College graduation, actress Estelle Parsons returned to »

5/20/05 - Professorship in Asian art announced

Heidi and John F. Niblack, longtime supporters of the college, have donated $2 million to establish the »

5/17/05 - Foundation, alumna advance Asia initiatives

Connecticut College has received a $100,000 grant from the Freeman Foundation in support of its Traveling »

5/17/05 - Class of 2005 sets sail in the "real world"

Teaching in Japan. Studying for a master's degree in public policy in Australia. Teaming up with a consulting »

5/17/05 - 87th Commencement nears for Class of 2005

Connecticut College is gearing up for its 87th Commencement exercises this weekend and College staff »

5/13/05 - Estelle Parsons ´49 warms up for Commencement role

Connecticut College theater students got a treat May 12 when Academy Award-winning actress and star of »

5/13/05 - Garden party

A new student club has sprouted up and stolen that very action as its name. "Sprout" was created »

5/10/05 - Alumnus named to Holocaust Memorial Council

Connecticut College alumnus Steven M. Levy '77 is one of 13 prominent Americans named by President George »

5/6/05 - Film noir, statistics among summer courses

This summer, learn how to draw landscapes, study film noir or read, in Spanish, Hispanic Caribbean literature »

5/3/05 - Biology benefits from HP mobile technology grant

Connecticut College has received a $74,000 HP Technology for Teaching grant to install HP mobile technology »

5/2/05 - Philanthropist receives honorary degree

Investment manager and noted philanthropist Alphonse "Buddy" Fletcher Jr., a native of Waterford, »

4/29/05 - Exploring environmental justice

A sociology major at CC, senior Lauren Richter just earned a prestigious membership in the American Sociological »

4/29/05 - Focus on folk saints

In a new study based on years of research in five countries, Frank Graziano, the John D. MacArthur Professor »

4/26/05 - A future in medical school

A biochemistry, cellular and molecular biology major, sophomore Hebist Berhane ´07 has a list of »

4/26/05 - Jeremy Make ´05 directed "Red Demon"

Connecticut College's Tansill Theater featured an adaptation of playwright Hideki Noda´s "Red »

4/26/05 - Award-winning writers on writing

Michael Cunningham, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "The Hours," and ZZ Packer, author »

4/22/05 - Jim Folger ´05: Keeping a sense of perspective

For a self-proclaimed procrastinator, Jim Folger ´05 has a considerable number of achievements »

4/22/05 - Jazz artist Ellis Marsalis is professor for a day

Renowned jazz pianist Ellis Marsalis had some advice earlier this week for CC music students about mastering »

4/19/05 - A CC journey to China and Vietnam

College President Norman Fainstein took Connecticut College on the road recently as host of a spring »

4/19/05 - Truth, justice, memory and progress

Nations emerging from repressive regimes or armed conflict grapple with many competing interests as they »

4/18/05 - Two earn lacrosse Player of the Week honors

Two Connecticut College senior lacrosse players earned honors last week. Dave Schwartz, a midfielder »

4/15/05 - Molly Kawachi ´06 takes action

A member of the varsity volleyball team since freshman year, junior Molly Kawachi has been a captain »

4/15/05 - $800K grant for computer science collaboration

Boosted by an $800,000 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the computer science departments at »

4/12/05 - From "down under" to Dow Jones

Combine a passion for the stock market, a love of travel and a willingness to get outside his "comfort »

4/11/05 - Seniors share stories at Open House

Why did Gabe Gold ´05 choose Connecticut College four years ago? It wasn´t the wonderful »

4/8/05 - Students help save Yellowstone´s buffalo

Spring break can bring out the adventurer in college students, but only a few have the bragging rights »

4/8/05 - Food for thought: sustainability, biodiversity, human rights

An organic meal prepared with native New England foods, a film festival, a panel discussion and a tree »

4/8/05 - CC students to share stories at Spring Open House

Admitted students and their parents are expected at Connecticut College on Monday, April 11, when they »

4/5/05 - Is it just dumb luck?

Stuart Vyse, professor of psychology, was recently a guest on the SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) »

4/5/05 - Students, faculty present at ACS

Eleven Connecticut College students and four professors recently returned from San Diego where they presented »

4/5/05 - The Sound of Electroacoustic Music

A major in music and technology, Jeremy Palumbo ´05 is making himself heard in his final year at »

4/1/05 - Happy Birthday, CC!

April 4 is the 94th anniversary of the vote by the Connecticut General Assembly chartering the College »

4/1/05 - Emily Chamberlin ´05 at the helm

As co-captain of the Connecticut College women´s rowing team, Emiiy Chamberlin spends a great deal »

3/30/05 - CC to focus on activism in April

April is "Activism Month" at Connecticut College, where putting the liberal arts into action »

3/22/05 - Senior earns prestigious Watson fellowship

Sujata Tuladhar, a Connecticut College senior, has been awarded a prestigious Thomas J. Watson Fellowship »

3/22/05 - CC cited as a ´College With a Conscience´

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3/22/05 - Students build Habitat for Humanity home in TX

Fourteen Connecticut College students skipped the fun and relaxation of spring break to work long, hot »

3/18/05 - Students welcome spring at home and abroad

For many Connecticut College faculty and students, this year´s spring break means turning the classroom »

3/15/05 - Green building policy approved

New and renovated buildings at Connecticut College will feature recycled building materials, systems »

3/15/05 - Japanese bamboo flute grand master in concert

James Nyoraku Schlefer, one of just a few non-Japanese who are certified as grand masters of the shakuhachi »

3/15/05 - Glowing research gets NSF grant

Bruce Branchini, the Hans & Ella McCollum ´21 Vahlteich Professor of Organic Chemistry at Connecticut »

3/11/05 - Student shares experience in "Prague Blog"

Slavic studies major Marina Ivanova ´06 has become Connecticut College's first "official" »

3/11/05 - Scientists to discuss "acid rain" at Goodwin-Niering Conference

Top environmental, political and economic scientists from the U.S. and Canada will gather at Connecticut »

3/7/05 - Film by Judy Irving ´68 takes flight

"The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill," a documentary by Connecticut College alumna Judy Irving »

3/7/05 - Students form partnership with school in rural India

The Connecticut College Asian/Asian American Student Association (CCASA) has initiated a partnership »

3/4/05 - Professor wins Fulbright for research in Peru

Leo Garofalo, Connecticut College assistant professor of history, has been named a Fulbright Scholar »

3/4/05 - Alumni in finance discuss bottom line

Five young Connecticut College alumni who are involved in finance, mergers and acquisitions, Wall Street »

3/4/05 - Students hitting high notes in musical

Tansill Theater at Connecticut College will present a student production of "Sweet Charity" »

3/1/05 - New CD for singer-songwriter Vance Gilbert ´79

Singer-songwriter Vance Gilbert ´79 has released his seventh CD, Unfamiliar Moon, which he describes »

3/1/05 - Student poet honored

Sophomore Laura Jo Hess is one of five winners of the 2004-2005 Connecticut Student Poet Award. »

2/28/05 - Fortune Recital Hall dedicated

The Elizabeth Gilbert Fortune ´40 Recital Hall at Connecticut College, a new, intimate, acoustically »

2/25/05 - Viewers "become" artwork in interactive exhibit

An interactive, computer-generated art exhibition in which the viewer "becomes" the artwork »

2/22/05 - Camels raise funds for Special Olympics

Last Sunday, 11 Connecticut College students and several alumni plunged into the icy waters of Long Island »

2/21/05 - New book reveals uses of glowing proteins

Professor of Chemistry Marc Zimmer, who specializes in the field of bioluminescence, has recently published »

2/18/05 - Dedalus fellowship, Getty residency for French professor

Rhonda Garelick, associate professor of French, is one of two annual recipients of a Dedalus Foundation »

2/18/05 - Lights, camera, action: CC alumni in film

Five young Connecticut College alumni in film and television production shared their experiences in a »

2/15/05 - Lights, camera, action: CC alumni in film

Six young Connecticut College alumni who work in film and television production will share their experiences »

2/15/05 - CC student unfurls Christo saffron gate

Maggie Turner ´05 is not only studying art history at CC; she´s making it. On Feb. 12 she »

2/15/05 - Museum studies student unfurls Christo saffron gate

Maggie Turner ´05 is not only studying art history at CC; she´s making it. On Feb. 12 she »

2/9/05 - Sociology professor to be new director of CISLA

Robert Gay, professor of sociology and chair of the sociology department, has been named director of »

2/7/05 - Award-winning dance troupe Urban Bush Women Feb. 19

OnStage at Connecticut College presents the award-winning dance troupe Urban Bush Women on Saturday, »

2/4/05 - 9/11 Commission member to present findings

John F. Lehman, member of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (the 9/11 »

2/4/05 - Camels hot as season nears end

The Connecticut College men´s basketball team has won two of its last three games, ending the month »

2/4/05 - Alumni in the news: Amy Gross ´63, editor of O, wins 2005 Matrix Award

Amy Gross ´63, editor of O, the Oprah Magazine, has won the 2005 Matrix Award given by New »

1/31/05 - Human development professor named "Woman of the Year"

The Connecticut African-American Affairs Commission has named Michelle Dunlap, associate professor of »

1/31/05 - Chapel Hill Professor McNeil to lecture on "Women in Protest After Brown"

A panel, film, and lecture that will address the historical roots and modern realities of the U.S. Supreme »

1/28/05 - Internationally known Amelia Piano Trio Feb. 4

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1/27/05 - Events to commemorate Martin Luther King, Jr.

Rev. Florence Clarke, pastor of Clarke Memorial Church in Waterford and former chaplain of Connecticut »

1/25/05 - Biology professor Marty Grossel named "Woman of Innovation"

Martha J. Grossel, George and Carol Milne Assistant Professor of Biology, has been selected a "Woman »

1/19/05 - Psychology professor weighs in on pre-game superstitions

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1/17/05 - The Acting Company to stage drama

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1/17/05 - Campus plans tsunami memorial service

Being halfway around the world from her home, Aim Sinpeng ´05 of Bangkok felt frustrated and paralyzed »

1/12/05 - Student Profile: Kate Owens ´05

Kate Owens ´05 discovered that her major - architectural studies -gives structure to all her learning »

1/12/05 - Training for cyclocross world championship a learning experience

John Hanson ´05, a Connecticut College history and economics major, will strive to be the best »

1/10/05 - Estelle Parsons ´49 starring in "Harold and Maude"

Estelle Parsons ´49 recently took a break from rehearsals at the Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn, »

1/7/05 - CC student appears on "60 Minutes"

Beatrice Biira, a CC freshman who grew up in a poor rural village in Uganda and eventually realized her »

1/5/05 - Alumni in the News: "Phantom" still rules Broadway, says Michael Borowski ´92

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1/4/05 - Student Profile: Malik "Sarmad" Asif ´05

An economics and international relations major, Sarmad hails from Islamabad, Pakistan. "Connecticut »

12/23/04 - Student Profile: Emily Weidner´s island internship

Botany and environmental studies major Emily Weidner '05 found an unusual place to conduct field research »

12/21/04 - Student Profile: Math major Phillip Gedeon ´05

Phillip Gedeon ´05 has a favorite saying that connects to his future as a high school math teacher: »

12/21/04 - Professor to address U.S. Department of State

Tristan Anne Borer, Connecticut College associate professor of government and an expert in South African »

12/17/04 - International games to be held at CC

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12/16/04 - Campus sets record for Oxfam, NL meal center donations

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12/15/04 - Student Profile: Emma Kagel ´05 puts interest in biomedical ethics into action

Like many college seniors, Emma Kagel is applying to graduate schools. But this motivated young woman »

12/14/04 - Alumni in the media: Sean Fine´s documentary celebrates fatherhood

Sean Fine ´96 and his wife Andrea have produced and filmed a documentary that celebrates and explores »

12/13/04 - Christmas Vespers Dec. 15

Christmas Vespers Dec. 15 »

12/10/04 - Faculty in the media: National Geographic News cites professor as expert on bird decline

Climate change and habitat loss are the leading causes of amphibian and bird population decline, according »

12/10/04 - Swimmer Kate Kovenock ´05 qualifies for NCAA Championship

Swimmer Kate Kovenock '05 qualified for the NCAA Championship in the 50 yard and 100 yard freestyle with »

12/9/04 - Student profile: Smithsonian internship gave Chris Civali ´05 a hand in history

A double major in history and in government with a minor in American studies, senior Chris Civali found »

12/6/04 - Student Profile: Liana Guzman´s learning experience bridged two continents

When Liana Guzman ´05 first set foot on the Connecticut College campus as a prospective student, »

12/6/04 - Alumni in the news: Agnes Gund ´60 named to WTC Memorial Foundation

Agnes Gund ´60, president emerita of the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA), has been named to the World »

12/3/04 - Venture capitalist, education innovator to speak at CC on Dec. 8

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11/29/04 - Dance department concert kicks off Dec. 10, 11

The Connecticut College Dance Department´s fall concert will take place on Friday, Dec. 10, and »

11/24/04 - Community prepares for "Make We Joy" Dec. 5

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11/22/04 - Two freshman athletes earn NESCAC awards

Freshman forward Jill Mauer of Millbrook, N.Y has been named the New England Small College Athletic Conference »

11/18/04 - "Antigone" at Tansill Theater Nov. 18-20

Anouilh´s "Antigone" is the retelling of the classic tragedy of Oedipus´ daughter, »

11/16/04 - Student investment club invests endowment funds for scholarships

It´s nearly seven hours after the NYSE closed on a recent Monday night in the Connecticut College »

11/12/04 - College launches new strategy to "put the liberal arts into action"

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11/8/04 - CCASA students prepare for 9th Diwali Dinner Nov. 13

Diwali Dinner at Connecticut College is an extremely popular event, well-attended by faculty, staff, »

11/4/04 - Admission Fall Open House Nov. 8

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11/3/04 - Art professor to give talk on central themes of her art and life

Maureen McCabe, Joanne Toor Cummings ´50 Professor of Art at Connecticut College, will give a lecture, »

10/29/04 - Academy Award-winning actress Estelle Parsons ´49 to be 2005 Commencement keynote speaker

Academy Award-winning actress Estelle Parsons '49, who will be inducted into the Theatre Hall of Fame »

10/26/04 - Holleran Center, OVCS, CC students team up with community on Boundless Playground project

Connecticut College students - including the men´s and women´s soccer teams - are putting »

10/22/04 - CC student and alumnus registering homeless and low-income voters in Wisconsin

Since late September, Connecticut College senior Tyler McGill and recent alumnus Justin Kaufman have »

10/19/04 - CC professor named state´s "Higher Education Multicultural Faculty of the Year"

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10/14/04 - Four inducted into Athletic Hall of Fame

On October 9, the Connecticut College Athletic Department and the Office of Alumni Relations celebrated »

10/11/04 - CC to host New England Medieval Conference Oct. 16, 17

CC to host New England Medieval Conference Oct. 16, 17 »

10/5/04 - Fall Weekend 2004 schedule offers action & insights

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10/1/04 - CC alumni authors will have the last word on "Why Does Fiction Matter?"

Three Connecticut College alumni who are all first-time published authors will share both their experiences »

9/27/04 - CC students "Storm the Dorms" and register more than 100 new voters

Democracy depends on active citizenship, and students at CC are working to ensure that their peers exercise »

9/23/04 - CC to host popular Summer Music concert series

The performing arts at Connecticut College will be alive year-round. It was announced yesterday that »

9/20/04 - Camel women´s soccer team defeats Williams in overtime

In Sunday´s Camel women´s soccer action, freshman midfielder Rachael Schefrin netted the »

9/17/04 - Weather changes weekend athletics schedule

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9/17/04 - CC alumna to compete for Miss America title

Palmieri, a summa cum laude graduate, secured the state title in June. She graduated in May with a degree »

9/14/04 - Award recognizes CC professors´ tidal marsh work

Scott Warren, Jean C. Tempel ´65 Professor of Botany, and Paul Fell, Katharine Blunt Professor »

9/8/04 - Professors receive prestigious CC awards for research and teaching

Lindsey Harlan, professor of religious studies, was given the 2004 Nancy Batson Nisbet Rash Faculty Research »

9/3/04 - Summer internship is a whale of an experience

Brandon Richard ´06, a biology major from Templeton, Mass., interned at the Mystic Aquarium & Institute »

8/31/04 - 90th Convocation to mark first day of classes Sept. 2

John Coats P´04, professor of government and recipient of the 2003 Nancy Batson Nisbet Rash Faculty »

8/26/04 - CC professor joins international team publishing Kierkegaard notebooks

History professor Bruce Kirmmse has been tapped as the principal investigator of a project that will »

8/19/04 - Welcome to the Class of 2008

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8/13/04 - CC researcher finds students who sail excel at "spatial" skills

Using the sailing team at Connecticut College and another nationally ranked university sailing team as »

8/10/04 - CC alumni to host reception for Camels attending Athens Games

As the world gears up for the opening ceremonies Friday of the XXXVIII Summer Olympic Games in Athens, »

7/30/04 - $250,000 grant will enhance learning opportunities

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7/26/04 - Internship brings student to Boston for Democratic convention

How do you jump-start your political career? Working as an intern for the Democratic National Committee »

7/23/04 - The play´s the thing for CC students in NYC

If you´re in the Big Apple this weekend or next, stop by The WorkShop Theatre on 36th Street, where »

7/16/04 - CC is site of international conference on environment

Four hundred children from 100 countries will gather for the 2004 Tunza International Children´s »

7/13/04 - Six newly elected members join CC Board of Trustees

Six newly elected members joined the Connecticut College Board of Trustees this month. »

7/7/04 - One-time CC theater major competes on "Next Action Star"

For Connecticut College graduate Jared Elliott ´00, the hardest part of being one of the contestants »

7/2/04 - Expert in popular culture shares insights on film, "Fahrenheit 9/11"

Anthropology professor Teja Ganti's opinions on the newly released "Fahrenheit 9/11" are in »

6/28/04 - Nikki Palmieri ´04 named Miss Connecticut!

Nikki Palmieri '04, summa cum laude graduate of Connecticut College crowned her academic achievements »

6/24/04 - CC Swimmer Named to Academic All-America Team

Kate Kovenock of Orono, Maine has been named a COSIDA (College Sports Information Directors of America) »

6/22/04 - Multilingual education in German kindergartens focus of CISLA scholar internship

Kate McDowell ´05 is a year away from graduation at Connecticut College, and she already graduate »

6/18/04 - Buongiorno, Perugia!

More than a dozen Connnecticut College students are in Italy for a five-week course in which they have »

6/15/04 - Class of 2004: Daniel Cayer one of first students as a Fulbright scholar in Mongolia

A Connecticut College graduate will be one of the first students to be a Fulbright scholar in Mongolia, »

6/11/04 - CC professor wins NSF grant to survey algae in freshwater lakes and ponds on East Coast

The National Science Foundation´s Biotic Survey and Inventory Program (BS&I) has a huge task: to »

6/7/04 - Class of 2004: Tugba Gurcanlar has taken the "road less traveled"

A native of Istanbul, Turkey, Tugba Gurcanlar ´04 marched at Commencement ceremonies just two weeks »

6/3/04 - CC´s Reunion 2004 brings hundreds of alumni home this weekend

Hundreds of Connecticut College alumni from seven decades will converge on the New London campus this »

6/1/04 - Trustee chair endows professorship to honor excellence in teaching at CC

Barbara Zaccheo Shattuck Kohn ´72, chair of the Board of Trustees, has donated $1.5 million to »

5/28/04 - Class of 2004: Zahn follows beat of a different drummer, from Ghana to Yale to London

Some of the most important moments in Blake Zahn´s college career took place in West Africa, thousands »

5/23/04 - Olympian Anita DeFrantz ´74 urges graduating seniors to ´be brave, think critically´

Thirty years after she sat with her classmates and listened as Commencement speaker architect/mathematician »

5/18/04 - College prepares for 86th Commencement

Connecticut College will grant degrees to more than 450 students during its 86th Commencement exercises »

5/14/04 - Class of 2004: Fulbright scholars among the graduates

Two graduating seniors have been selected to receive prestigious Fulbright Grants to live and conduct »

5/11/04 - 5000th white pine sapling to leave campus when College graduates Class of 2004

Across the nation, millions of college seniors will leave Commencement ceremonies next month, diplomas »

5/7/04 - Class of 2004: two receive national award for innovative after-school program for sixth-graders

Tiana Davis and Alexandria Gomes have taken what they learned from backgrounds in single parent, low-income »

5/4/04 - In the director´s chair: Jeremy Make ´05 has a passion for performance

With a self-designed major titled "Writing and Directing Across Media," Jeremy combined classes from »

4/30/04 - Students create virtual reality program to help cure "high anxiety"

Connecticut College seniors Chia-Li Chang and Ben Insler have created a virtual metropolis where campus »

4/27/04 - Class of 2004: Freundlich using her creative edge to shape her future

For some people, creativity is not just a concept of the mind but a force that determines the course »

4/23/04 - CC Equestrian Team sends riders to national competition

Five years ago, the Connecticut College Equestrian Team was a fledgling organization that stressed fun »

4/13/04 - CC students share their stories at Spring Open House program

For Connecticut College senior Desta "Mickey" Tadesse, home is 23 hours away by plane - in »

4/9/04 - "Hunger Banquet" will serve up lesson in global inequities

Elizabeth S. Hubley, a Connecticut College sophomore and Oxfam activist, organized the "Hunger Banquet" »

4/6/04 - Class of 2004: Take one - student filmmaker is focusing on his future

A double major in computer science and film studies, Ben Insler ´04 has taken advantage of the »

4/2/04 - Russian, marine biology are CC junior´s interests for internship

A junior at Connecticut College and a resident of eastern Connecticut, Anna Watson, or Anya, as most »

3/30/04 - CC education prepared journalists for real world

Four recent alumni from in the journalism field will share their experiences and discuss how their education »

3/26/04 - Alumna bequest to create new recital hall and recording studio in Cummings Arts Center

The Cummings Arts Center at Connecticut College will soon feature a new recital hall and adjacent recording »

3/12/04 - Spring break means adventure, recognition and research for CC students and faculty

Spring break is known as a time for rest and relaxation, but for many CC students and faculty the period »

3/12/04 - Award-winning dancer David Dorfman ´81 will return to his roots at CC

David Dorfman ´81, who describes his CC education as "magic," will return to campus in »

3/12/04 - CC students volunteer for "Kids, Books and Athletics"

The Connecticut College athletic department has joined the College´s OVCS (Office of Volunteers »

3/8/04 - Two Camels earn invitation to Olympics in Athens

The Connecticut College sailing program continues to assert its status as one of the top programs in »

3/5/04 - Hit Broadway musical "Cabaret" at CC Tansill Theater

Tansill Theater will ring this weekend with the sounds of the hit Broadway musical "Cabaret," a collaboration »

3/2/04 - CC students living and learning in Mexico this spring

This semester, nine Connecticut College students are studying in Mexico on a College-sponsored Study »

2/27/04 - CC Connecticut Student Poet to read from work on March 2

For the fifth year in a row, a CC senior has been named a Connecticut Student Poet. Melissa Mylchreest, »

2/24/04 - CC unwraps new TEM for interdisciplinary ultrastructural research

A new digital transmission electron microscope (TEM), which will advance research and research training »

2/19/04 - Applications at a record high for CC

"We are up by 19 percent in multicultural applications from a five-year average of 439 per year," »

2/18/04 - Anita DeFrantz, alumna, trustee emeritus, Olympic medalist, to be 2004 Commencement speaker

Anita DeFrantz, 1974 alumna, trustee emeritus, Olympic medalist, to be 2004 Commencement speaker »

2/13/04 - CC receives Rockefeller Foundation grant to support Yunnan China/Mekong Project cultural initiatives

Connecticut College has received a $50,000 grant from the Rockefeller Foundation to support a collaborative, »

2/10/04 - Judge Patricia Wald, CC alumna, appointed to commission to study U. S. intelligence gathering

Judge Patricia Wald, class of 1948, has been appointed to the commission to study U. S. intelligence. »

2/5/04 - CC goaltender leads nation in saves in women´s college hockey

Camel women's hockey goalie Gabby Petrill '06, who may be the shortest goaltender in the nation, leads »

2/2/04 - Kresge Challenge Grant raises $2 million for the sciences

On February 1, CC reached its goal for a Kresge Challenge grant that caps a $2 million fundraising drive »

1/30/04 - Family ties pointed way for psych professor´s research

Ann Sloan Devlin, May Buckley Sadowski ´19 Professor of Psychology, will discuss her research topics, »

1/27/04 - Keeping Martin Luther King Jr.´s dream alive at CC

With music, readings, prayer and a call to action, Connecticut College Monday night capped a weekend »

1/23/04 - Debunking the "The Da Vinci Code"

Art historian, associate professor of art history, Robert Baldwin challenges credibility of "The »

1/19/04 - Doug Varone and Dancers to perform "Castles" and "Rise" Jan. 30

On Friday, Jan. 30, Doug Varone and Dancers will present an evening of dance at Connecticut College that »

1/13/04 - CC students honored as Winthrop Scholars by Delta Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa

Fourteen seniors have been honored as Winthrop Scholars in a ceremony at Connecticut College: Andrey »

1/9/04 - NESCAC All-Academic Team for Fall 2003 includes 10 Camel scholar-athletes

The New England Small College Athletic Conference has named 10 CC student athletes to its Fall All-Academic »

1/6/04 - CC grad uses her experience on the campaign trail

As an undergraduate at Connecticut College, Giovanna Torchio ´02 spent a semester each in Prague »

12/22/03 - New study affirms strength of CC´s international curriculum

After Connecticut College student Mako Parker ´04 spent last spring semester researching the economics »

12/22/03 - Student author hits homerun with baseball books

CC sophomore Chris Devine is not even halfway through his college career, but he is already a published »

12/22/03 - Art Prof and Alumna Featured in Boston Gallery

Art of CC professor McCabe & former student Katy Wood '98 featured in exhibit »

12/18/03 - Professor Peppard granted second Fulbright award

Donald M. Peppard Jr., professor of economics, has been awarded a Fulbright Senior Specialist Program »

12/16/03 - CC students skip meals, donate saved money to local, global hunger relief

Alexandra Ortiz '04, an SGA parlimentarian; Pete Lelek '05, SGA vice president; Rick Gropper '04, SGA »

12/12/03 - Psi Chi awards grant to CC senior to support her research

Psi Chi, psychology´s National Honor Society, has awarded a grant to Sarah Brand ´04 to defray »

12/8/03 - Student scientist is charting a course from Nepal to NASA

Amrata Gupta ´06 hopes to eventually pave her way to the labs of NASA through multi-year resea »

12/4/03 - "Make We Joy" to celebrate the winter solstice Dec. 7

On Sunday, Dec. 7, audiences will enjoy a Connecticut College tradition filled with the promise of hope »

12/1/03 - CC student helps draft and direct college´s energy policy

Jennie McLaughlin, a CC junior from Blue Bell, Pa., and co-chair of the college´s student-run Renewable »

11/26/03 - Student internship explores traditional medicine

Elizabeth Gomes ´04 smiles at the suggestion that medicine might be "in her blood," and internship »

11/24/03 - Faculty and students explore capabilities of new GIS lab

You can use Geographic Information Systems to make detailed maps of, say, migration routes used by dark-eyed »

11/20/03 - ´Comedy of Errors´: Evenings of fun in Tansill Theater

A story of mistaken identities, confusion, crises and buffoonery unfolds in CC´s Tansill Theater »

11/19/03 - Six inducted into Athletic Hall of Fame this fall

Connecticut College has inducted six talented individuals into the Athletic Hall of Fame. The honorees »

11/14/03 - Eugene Gallagher named state´s top professor

Eugene V. Gallagher, Rosemary Park Professor of Religious Studies, Faculty Fellow and founder, the Center »

11/12/03 - Benefit concert marks 20-year relationship between CC, Latino cultural institution

As a community intern at New London´s Centro de la Comunidad, Jenna Vento ´06, provides one-on-one »

11/10/03 - CC students organize Nov. 15 concert to benefit New London Latino cultural institution

Co-director Rachel Grossinger '04, Bonnie Prokesch '04, SAC chair, lead sponsorship of a Nov. 15 concert »

11/4/03 - Admission hosts Fall Open House Monday, Nov. 10

Connecticut College will hold its second fall Open House program on Monday, November 10 for prospective »

10/31/03 - Umoja, CC´s African diaspora club, plans observance of Black Solidarity Day Nov. 3

Krystle Guillory '05, chair of Umoja, the African diaspora club at CC, helped to organize a march, dinner »

10/28/03 - Connecticut College receives grant to enhance international student recruiting and scholarships

Connecticut College will boost its recruiting effort for international students and offer international »

10/24/03 - CC women´s volleyball team fights breast cancer with "Kill the Killer" campaign

Women's volleyball senior co-captains Kelly Hart and Caitlin Sirico fight breast cancer with "Kill »

10/17/03 - CC student attends international peace conference

In his travels to Israel, Palestine and Morocco over the past few years, Noah Silverman ´04 didn´t »

10/16/03 - CCASA students prepare for 8th Annual Diwali Dinner Oct. 25

Preparations are underway as CCASA, the Connecticut College Asian/ Asian-American Student Association »

10/13/03 - CC to celebrate Fall Weekend

This weekend, Connecticut College will welcome alumni and parents for three days of special programs, »

10/10/03 - Admission Open House November 10, October 13

On Columbus Day, Monday, October 13, Connecticut College will hold the first of two fall Open House programs »

10/7/03 - Benjamin Barber, political theorist, to speak Oct. 18

Benjamin Barber, author of the newly published book, Fear´s Empire: War, Terrorism and Democracy, »

9/30/03 - Tony Kushner´s "Illusion" to open theater department´s season Oct. 16 over Fall Weekend

The 2003-04 season of the Connecticut College Department of Theater will lead off with something old »

9/26/03 - National Science Foundation awards CC grant for digital transmission electron microscope

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded Connecticut College $318,374 to purchase a digital »

9/23/03 - CC biology professor wins NIH grant for cancer cell research

Deborah Eastman, assistant professor of biology, who has extensive experience in supervising research »

9/17/03 - 1998-1999 CC men´s basketball team inducted into New England Hall of Fame

The 1998-99 Connecticut College men´s basketball team, which set a standard "by which we continue »

9/16/03 - Poet Adrienne Rich, writers Suzanne Gardinier, Mab Segrest and Blanche McCrary Boyd in Klagsbrun Symposium

Four writers of distinction will discuss writing and moral vision at the annual Klagsbrun Symposium at »

9/11/03 - "The Orchid Thief" author Susan Orlean to speak at CC in Sound Lab Foundation Lecture series

Susan Orlean, who wrote The Orchid Thief, will speak as part of the Sound Lab Foundation Lecture »

9/9/03 - CC student directs play with Sept. 11 theme

Adam Brilliant '06 directs Kristin Knapp ´04 and Jefferson C. Post ´04 in "Mercy Seat", »

9/4/03 - HHMI grant funds Summer Science at CC

This is Summer Science at Connecticut College, the start each year of a remarkable program, funded by »

8/29/03 - CC faculty honored for excellence in teaching and research

Faculty honored for excellence in teaching and research »

8/18/03 - Welcome to the Class of 2007

Later this week, 516 members of the Class of 2007 will arrive on the Connecticut College campus, selected »

8/11/03 - Connecticut College residence halls to go smoke-free on Aug. 13

As of Wednesday, Aug. 13, smoking will no longer be permitted in any residence hall at Connecticut College. »

8/4/03 - OnStage to present Aquila Theatre´s "Othello," launching largest Shakespeare tour in U.S. history

Connecticut College will kick off its 2003-04 "onStage" performing arts season with works by the Aquila »

7/24/03 - Connecticut College and Vietnam deepen cultural exchange

CC professors Hoffmann, Regan, Jensen, Frasure and Peppard in Vietnam »

7/23/03 - Susana Hancock ´07: "Star" astronomer charts course to CC

Susana Hancock never had much interest in the "Star Wars" epic. She is so serious about exploring »

7/17/03 - American Le Mans Series class victory for Duncan Dayton ´81, retired trustee chair

He won the hearts and admiration of the CC community over the dozen years he served CC as a member and »

7/11/03 - Summer Work #4: Off-beat jobs around the world, close to home for CC students

Bobby Brooks ´06: Building a Maine camp »

7/8/03 - Summer Work #3: Off-beat jobs around the world, close to home for CC students

Maggie Gentz ´04 and Matt Frackelton ´04 track power line nesters »

7/3/03 - Summer Work #5 : Off-beat jobs around the world, close to home for CC students

Doug Gobeille ´04, cutting-edge astronomy »

7/1/03 - Summer Work #2: Off-beat jobs around the world, close to home for CC students

Skating on thick ice, uploading cargo onto oil tankers, tracking birds who nest along powerlines, building »

6/27/03 - Summer Work #1: Off-beat jobs around the world, close to home for CC students

Ethan Powell ´04, summer cargo ship crewmember »

6/18/03 - Esme Singer ´03: State of Conn. award winner combines writing and science

Zoology major Esme Singer ´03 has chosen to focus on a subject that many would just as soon avoid: »

6/18/03 - CC professor wins Fulbright, will research ´self-defining´ memories in England

A Connecticut College professor will travel to England on a Fulbright Scholarship this fall to work with »

6/13/03 - Student research simmers on CC campus this summer

Student research simmers on CC campus this summer of 2003 »

6/10/03 - Christof Putzel ´01: "Left Behind" wins the gold at Student Academy Awards

Christof Putzel '01, won for "Left Behind," a film that exposes the devastating impact of AIDS »

6/6/03 - Daisy Small ´03: leaving her mark in her field and at her alma mater

Daisy Small ´03 was the leading force behind a memorial garden created for the victims of September »

6/2/03 - Professor, 2003 graduate in Cuba for eco-convention

Sarah Zisa '03 will give a poster session on sustainable energy development, which was her senior honors »

5/27/03 - Reunion 2003 gets under way on Thursday, May 29

Reunion 2003 gets under way at Connecticut College on Thursday, May 29. Hundreds of alumni - from the »

5/21/03 - CC pre-med students complete internship at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

Patty Zerra, Gintas Krisciunas, and Alexis D´Elia, CC pre-med student interns in neonatology »

5/18/03 - Class of ´03 urged to "roll up sleeves, fix things"

What do fiction writers know? They know enough to ask, "Why?" best-selling novelist Wally Lamb »

5/16/03 - Author Wally Lamb to speak at 85th Commencement

Connecticut College will hold its 85th Commencement on Sunday, May 18, at 1 p.m. with internationally »

5/12/03 - Jennifer Dziubeck ´05 wins Morris K. Udall Scholarship to study environment, economics

Environmental studies, economics major is one of 80 college students in the U.S. to be selected to receive »

5/8/03 - Interest in Hispanic Studies on the Rise

Two of the Hispanic Studies department honorees this year, Melissa Wurzer ´03, the Doris Meyer »

5/6/03 - Jeanne Stern ´03: Creating "Eye Music"

Jeanne´s senior project, which she worked on as part of the certificate program of the college´s »

5/2/03 - Jasmyn Lucia Bencosme ´04: La Unidad chair

Native New Yorker found Connecticut College quite by accident. »

4/29/03 - Alexandra Fiorillo ´03 and Gregory Smith ´03: CISLA scholars win Fulbright Grants

Fiorillo, an economics and Latin American Studies double major and women´s studies minor, will »

4/25/03 - Elli Nagai-Rothe ´03: campus activist

"As a person of mixed racial background, markers of ´otherness´ - physical features »

4/22/03 - Andy Seguin ´03: one of CC´s thriving student poets

In the last dozen years, Connecticut College has produced on average one honors thesis in poetry each »

4/17/03 - Lindsay Berg ´03: Watson Fellow to document Shabbat and Passover food narratives

As a senior, CC´s 2003-2004 Watson Fellowship winner Lindsay Berg began to re-evaluate the self-imposed »

4/14/03 - College honors memory of President Shain, a man of ideas

When John Walters ´71 was a senior at Connecticut College and considering applying to graduate »

4/10/03 - Marline Francois ´03: e-Portfolio eases the way onto the career path

It´s a busy time for Marline Francois ´03, a double major in psychology and human development. »

4/4/03 - Pote Jarupanich ´06: Getting to Know CC

Pote Jarupanich ´06 has a lofty lifetime goal. He wants to "get to know as many people as »

4/1/03 - Open Houses to welcome Class of 2007

Thirty-four percent of students who applied for admission to CC´s Class of 2007 have been accepted, »

3/28/03 - Catherine Servant ´03: Teaching art in Santa Fe

Senior Catherine Servant has lots to say about her education at Connecticut College. "I´ve »

3/26/03 - Camel Athletics Has New Leader

The CC athletics department will have a new leader with longtime ties to the college. Fran Shields, a »

3/21/03 - Phillip Gedeon ´05: Calculating his future

Phillip Gedeon is passionate about college and he wouldn´t have it any other way. "I started right »

3/14/03 - Rick Gropper ´04: Meeting the challenge

A sociology major, with a minor in economics, Ridgewood, N.J. native Rick Gropper ´04 is heading »

3/7/03 - CC delegation of artists forge cultural exchange with counterparts in Yunnan Province, China

An ongoing international exchange of arts and cultures between the United States and China took a significant »

3/4/03 - College chefs take "bean cuisine" to new heights

Continuing in its quest to provide healthy, meatless meals to students who want a vegetarian option, »

2/28/03 - Women´s hockey making net gains

With hard work and determination, coach Kristin Steele has brought a winning attitude to the women´s »

2/24/03 - Connecticut College chooses its dean of the college to become its next dean of the faculty

Connecticut College has chosen one of its own to serve as its next dean of the faculty. Frances Hoffmann, »

2/19/03 - CC theater students to present Ibsen´s dark but enduring "Hedda Gabler" Feb. 20-22

The Connecticut College theater department will present one of Henrik Ibsen´s enduring classics, »

2/14/03 - Meditation service offers moments of calm

In the over-scheduled world of college life, sometimes the hardest thing to find is a sense of inner »

2/6/03 - Ammerman Center for Arts & Technology 9th International Symposium "Transparent Technologies" Feb. 27-March 1

Renowned artist Joseph Thompson, director of the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art, will be the »

1/31/03 - CC students go Hollywood in Hanoi

Most study-away programs promise "adventure," "limitless opportunities" and "unique »

1/29/03 - Toor Cummings Center honored for innovation

The Institute of International Education (IIE) has recognized CC and its Tour Cummings Center for International »

1/23/03 - Vetri Nathan ´03: globe-trotting adventurer

"Connecticut College likes adventurers," says senior Vetri Nathan. "My college experience »

1/21/03 - Martin Luther King commemorative events held at CC

"If anything is important to you, don´t let obstacles stand in your way," CC chaplain »

1/17/03 - CC students, professor, present research on cell division at national conference

Three Connecticut College students and Martha Grossel, George and Carol Milne Assistant Professor of »

1/10/03 - Documentary filmmaker Christof Putzel ´01 wins awards

Christof Putzel´s 34-minute film, "Left Behind," exposes the devastating impact of the »

1/8/03 - CC students intern with Women and Gender Studies program at university in Uganda

Two Connecticut College students, Lindsey Peterson ´03 and Sara Kelly ´05, served as interns »

1/2/03 - Tiffany Krempely ´05: research in Russia

Last summer, Tiffany Krempely ´05, a psychology and Slavic studies double major, traveled to Russia »

12/20/02 - Dean of religious and spiritual life named

Patrice Brodeur, assistant professor of religious studies, has been named dean of religious and spiritual »

12/18/02 - CC, Coast Guard share professors

CC and the U.S. Coast Guard Academy will share more than a neighborhood next semester when the institutions »

12/18/02 - Art student completes "glacial erratic" boulder at CC

A student who caused a stir by metal-plating tree stumps will leave the college a permanent reminder »

12/17/02 - CC seniors´ playground dream design now a New London landscape legacy

You know how when you´re "just" a college student and you have these great ideas, if »

12/13/02 - Novelist Wally Lamb to be 2003 Commencement speaker

Wally Lamb, the award-winning and best-selling novelist who grew up just 10 miles north of New London, »

12/9/02 - Samuel Cutler ´03: A helping hand for a new party

Sam Cutler ´03 does not plan to get seriously involved in politics. "I´m not very good »

12/3/02 - Nationally famous nut museum finds a home at CC

What happens when more than 100 nutcrackers, nut masks, paintings and sculptures of nuts, and a collection »

11/26/02 - Looking together for clues to cell division and cancer

There´s a lot more going on in Alex Mroszczyk-McDonald´s cell culture dish than the pre-med »

11/25/02 - Camels finish 20th at NCAA Championship

Senior co-captains Adam Fitzgerald (Carlisle, MA) and Dave Clayman (Hamden, CT) crossed the finish line »

11/22/02 - Kurt Brown ´03: SGA President

Kurt Brown ´03 first became involved with student government in high school. After coming to Connecticut »

11/13/02 - CC theater students to perform Molière´s "School for Wives"

A play and its critique, both by Molière, will be performed by the Connecticut College theater department »

11/7/02 - Jamie Rogers ´04: making his own choices

Jamie Rogers has taken advantage of almost every opportunity Connecticut College has to offer. Enrolled »

11/5/02 - Amanda Clark ´03 qualifies for Single-handed North American championship

Connecticut College junior Amanda Clark of Shelter Island, New York has qualified for the Intercollegiate »

11/1/02 - CC graduate wins prestigious Fulbright to conduct research in Italy

Michael W. Pawlik, a 2002 graduate of Connecticut College, has been awarded a Fulbright Grant and is »

10/31/02 - 7th annual Diwali Dinner on November 2

Preparations are underway as CCASA, the Connecticut College Asian/ Asian American Student Association »

10/29/02 - CC faculty members honored by their alma maters

Two CC faculty members were honored by their alma maters this fall. Scott Warren, Jean C. Tempel ´65 »

10/23/02 - Sara Wilkinson ´03: she´s learned how to balance

If there were an award given for "Most Versatile Student," Sara Rose Wilkinson ´03 would »

10/21/02 - Coaches honored at Freeman Field dedication

Connecticut College men´s soccer coach Bill Lessig and lacrosse coach Fran Shields were honored »

10/15/02 - Fall Foliage Walk in CC Arboretum Oct. 19

With the height of the fall foliage season upon us, Connecticut College is offering a free educational »

10/8/02 - Innovative Center Named for Alumna Ammerman

On Friday, Oct. 4, Connecticut College celebrated the naming of an innovative center dedicated to arts »

10/3/02 - Fall Weekend highlights CC´s four interdisciplinary centers

Fall Weekend for families, alumni and friends of Connecticut College is set for Friday, Oct. 4, through »

10/1/02 - CC students in Africa

Fourteen Connecticut College students who are studying at the University of Cape Town, South Africa on »

9/26/02 - CC alumna receives 2002 Billie Jean King Pioneer Award

Former Olympic rower Anita DeFrantz, a 1974 Connecticut College graduate who is considered by many to »

9/17/02 - CC´s new college marshal

Ann S. Devlin, May Buckley Sadowski ´19 Professor of Psychology, is Connecticut College´s »

9/12/02 - Two professors receive awards for teaching, research

Bruce Branchini, Hans and Ella McCollum ´21 Vahlteich Professor of Organic Chemistry at Connecticut »

9/4/02 - CC students cross border from Vietnam to China

A 100-yard-long bridge separates Laucai, Vietnam, and Hekou, China. Struggling with the luggage they »

8/28/02 - CC Welcomes Class of 2006

More students than expected "just said yes" to CC this year, bringing in one of the largest »

8/20/02 - Alumnus named head men´s basketball coach

Satran, a three-year member of the squad and captain for the Camels, was assistant coach at New York »

8/8/02 - Faculty Profile: Robert Knopf, associate professor of theater

Robert Knopf joined the faculty of Connecticut College only two years ago, but he has already had an »

7/31/02 - Student research in Costa Rica examines viability of organic banana farming

As a Gender and Women's Studies major, Leys Bostrom was not the typical student to enroll in the college's »

7/23/02 - Student/Faculty Research Focuses on Transnational Immigrants

Two Connecticut College students, Mridula Swamy ´03 and Jessica Phillips ´04, are working »

7/15/02 - Shakespeare in the Arboretum begins July 18 with "Romeo and Juliet"

When the Flock Theatre brings Shakespeare to the Connecticut College Arboretum's outdoor stage this month, »

7/8/02 - CC student philosophers present papers

Two philosophy majors, Lauren Hartzell '03 and Amy Loveless '03, recently delivered papers at the 6th »

6/28/02 - CC scientist co-discoverer of sun-like star that could shed light on origins of universe

Astronomers announced recently the discovery of a sun-like star that is eclipsed in a way never before »

6/17/02 - Faculty/student research team searches for answers

"I have a real love of the experimental world," says Stan Tartaglia '03, a psychology major and economics »

6/14/02 - CC students apply learning to real world: NL residents benefit from their work

At times, the theoretical world described in the textbooks and lecture halls of academia can seem light »

6/12/02 - Faculty-student research focus on manganese oxides

Manganese oxides are not a common topic outside the world of inorganic chemistry. But Steve Hughes '02 »

6/3/02 - Architecture students design concepts for park

A glimmer of hope may be on the horizon for residents of the Connecticut Avenue section of New London »

5/28/02 - Reunion 2002 faculty seminars by "Those who taught us" open to public

Alumni, trustees, faculty and staff members will lead Alumni College seminars during Reunion 2002, Friday, »

5/25/02 - Alumnus Jim Greenleaf ´91 to be memorialized June 1

The Connecticut College community will celebrate the life of James A. Greenleaf '91 during a memorial »

5/22/02 - Author Joyce Carol Oates to speak at 84th Commencement

Connecticut College will observe its 84th Commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 25 at 10 a.m. Writer »

5/17/02 - Senior wins nation´s "Outstanding Student Choreographer" award

A Connecticut College dance major won the nation's highest award for student choreography at the 10th »

5/4/02 - Connecticut College inaugurates its ninth President

NEW LONDON, Conn. - Under a clear blue sky and overlooking the campus green and Long Island Sound beyond, »

4/30/02 - Connecticut College to celebrate inauguration of President Norman Fainstein May 3 and 4

Connecticut College will celebrate the inauguration of a new president, Norman Fainstein, on Saturday, »

4/24/02 - CC student wins state´s community service award

Emily McDonald, a senior at Connecticut College, was presented the 2002 Higher Education Community Service »

4/17/02 - Senior profile: Tim Host ´02

Some of Tim Host's most memorable college experiences have taken place thousands of miles from the Connecticut »

4/11/02 - SATA Prague 2002: puts CC students into the center of Czech life

Fourteen CC students not only are touring Prague's cathedrals and churches, they are also getting a down-and-dirty »

4/5/02 - PICA student hopes to be agent for social change in her homeland

Mridula Swamy, a sociology and economics major, wants to help the poor and disenfranchised in her native »

3/26/02 - Dan Murphy ´02 named Watson Fellow

Dan Murphy, member of the Class of 2002, has been awarded a prestigious Thomas J. Watson Fellowship for »

3/21/02 - CC professor named Fulbright Scholar

Alex Hybel, Susan Eckert Lynch '62 Professor of Government, has been named as a Fulbright Scholar. Hybel »

3/4/02 - Asian art collection has new home

Students who are looking for a good place to study can always find a quiet corner of Connecticut College's »

2/22/02 - Early decision: Record number of students of color say yes to CC

Sururat Abdul-Wahab is one of 34 American students of color who have been accepted to CC through early »

2/14/02 - College launches interdisciplinary look at Latin America

A semester-long, interdisciplinary study of "Indigenous Cultures of Latin America" at Connecticut College »

2/7/02 - CC´s Vietnamese exchange program comes full circle

When Professor of Government William Frasure first heard that Connecticut College was considering taking »

1/24/02 - Professor to discuss stem cell research and cancer Feb. 6

Martha J. Grossel, the George and Carol Milne Assistant Professor of Zoology at Connecticut College, »

1/24/02 - Maura Danahy ´02: runner named Connecticut Sports Writers´ Alliance Female Athlete of the Year

For the first time ever, a Connecticut College athlete has been named Female Athlete of the Year by the »

1/16/02 - Jesus Manuel "Manny" Berard: Connecticut College Orchestra conductor and Assistant Professor of Music

"One cannot help but to become quickly devoted to such students or such a place," says Assistant Professor »

1/8/02 - David Clayman ´03: Combining art and athletics

David Clayman came to Connecticut College because it was a place where he could best pursue his two passions »

1/2/02 - Brendan Boyle ´03: diving into campus life

An All-American diver and campus chapter president of Amnesty International, junior Brendan Boyle is »

1/2/02 - Lindsay Todd ´04: Chemistry student finds formula for success

Lindsay Todd, a sophomore at Connecticut College, spent eight weeks last summer conducting joint research »

1/2/02 - Pavel S. Blagov ´02: exploring the meaning of memories

Growing up in Sofia, Bulgaria during the last years of the Cold War, Pavel S. Blagov went to a Russian-language »

11/28/01 - Andrew Musoke ´04 wants to change "the way students think"

"I'm a people person," says Andrew Musoke. "I love to learn about other cultures and get involved." As »

11/21/01 - Kamran Hasnain ´02: Finding "real-life challenges" at Connecticut College

"Connecticut College teaches its students to dream big," says Kamran Hasnain. "Based on all I have learned, »

11/14/01 - Chidinma Nwogu ´04: Bronx, New York, neuroscience major also a Hughes scholar

"I would never have been able to do something like this if I hadn't come to Connecticut College," says »

11/8/01 - Meet the new dean of admission

Martha Merrill's career journey in college admissions started with a single step - a step walking backward. »

10/30/01 - CC wins NSF grants to support student-faculty research

Student-faculty research in the sciences received a boost recently when Connecticut College was awarded »

10/12/01 - Second Fall Open House on October 29

Connecticut College will hold its second Open House of the season on Monday, October 29. This day-long »

10/5/01 - Switching on renewable energy

Students in Connecticut College's Renewable Energy Club recently kicked off a campus-wide campaign to »

9/29/01 - Amanda Clark Wins 2nd NE Single-handed Championship

NEW LONDON, CT. -- For the second consecutive year, Connecticut College sophomore Amanda Clark (Shelter »

9/24/01 - "Galileo´s Daughter" author to lecture

Galileo's Daughter,by Dava Sobel, is this year's Summer Reading selection. The college »

9/20/01 - Fall Weekend Offerings Expanded

Events scheduled for the Sept. 21-23 Fall Weekend at Connecticut College have been expanded to include »

9/14/01 - Tragedies defining moments in students´ lives

More than 600 Connecticut College students packed the 1962 Room in the student center Thursday evening »

9/13/01 - "Perspectives on Terrorism" panel Sept. 13

A panel of Connecticut College and U.S. Coast Guard Academy faculty experts from disciplines including »

9/6/01 - Faculty Receive Awards for Teaching, Research at 87th Convocation

Two CC faculty members were honored for their outstanding teaching and research during CC's 87th Convocation »

8/31/01 - Class of 2005 Welcomed to CC

Four hundred and seventy-two first-year students unpacked their bags last week and joined the ranks of »

8/23/01 - 87th Convocation - AIDS: A World at Risk

Connecticut College's 87th Convocation will honor Dr. Luc Montagnier, noted AIDS researcher and co-discover »

7/31/01 - Faculty-student research flourishes during summer

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7/25/01 - President-elect Norman Fainstein meets the campus community July 10

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5/26/01 - Jazz great Wynton Marsalis urges graduates to maintain optimism with the passage of time

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5/18/01 - Jazz musician Wynton Marsalis keynote speaker at 83rd Commencement

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5/11/01 - Class 0f 2005: A Stellar Profile

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5/8/01 - Class of 2001 Profile: Jennifer Platt

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5/3/01 - Class of 2001 Profile: Aya Sato

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5/1/01 - Class of 2001 Profile: Kareem Tatum

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4/26/01 - Class of 2001 Profile: Jennifer DeLeon

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4/23/01 - Class of 2001 Profile: Christof Putzel

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4/19/01 - Class of 2001 Profile: Rob Knake

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4/16/01 - Class of 2001 Profile: Sarah Dashnaw

She named her eight-legged robot Anansi, after a spider in an African folk tale she read as a child. »

4/12/01 - Class of 2001 Profile: Danny Harris

Danny Harris wants his generation to think more about the world and less about themselves. "We don´t »

4/9/01 - Class of 2001 Profile: Susan Morrison

As Susan F. Morrison prepares to graduate from Connecticut College in May, she can rest assured that »

4/3/01 - Class of 2001 Profile: Varun Swamy

Varun Swamy '01 sought out the college's environmental studies program when he realized he wanted something »

3/3/01 - Spring 2001 TRIPs Take CC Students and Faculty to DC and Abroad

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2/5/01 - ´05 Applications Second Highest in CC History

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1/20/01 - Presidential Search Committee Begins Work

A Presidential Search Committee has been formed to find a replacement for outgoing President Claire Gaudiani »