2013
05/21/2013 - Class of 2013 'By the Numbers'
Statistics about the Class of 2013
05/21/2013 - Coverage of Connecticut College’s 95th Commencement
Coverage of Connecticut College’s 95th Commencement includes a video, recap, a slideshow and more.
05/21/2013 - Alia Roth ’14 honored for commitment to ending sexual assault
Junior Alia Roth, a student activist committed to ending sexual assault and power-based personal violence, was honored last month with the Gail Burns-Smith "Dare to Dream" Scholarship/ Stipend Award by Connecticut Sexual Assault Crisis Services, Inc. (CONNSACS).
05/19/2013 - Howard Gordon tells Class of 2013: ‘Work hard and be nice’
In his keynote speech at Connecticut College's 95th Commencement on May 19, Emmy-winning television writer and producer Howard Gordon told the often hilarious tale of his own success and left the 443 members of the Class of 2013 with advice as profound as it is simple: Work hard and be nice.
05/16/2013 - Eight students nominated for Oakes and Louise Ames Prize for outstanding honors study
Eight students have been nominated for the Oakes and Louise Ames Prize, given each year at Commencement to a graduating senior who has completed the year's most outstanding honors study.
05/15/2013 - Taking back a lost neighborhood: Two students win grant to launch a youth peace project in Chicago
Two Posse students, David Rojas ’14 and Liam Lawson ’14, have been awarded a $10,000 Davis Projects for Peace grant to launch a youth peace project for teens from one of Chicago's worst neighborhoods.
05/13/2013 - Six awarded Fulbright fellowships
Six Connecticut College seniors and recent alumni have been selected to receive U.S. Fulbright Student Program grants to live, conduct research and teach abroad for an academic year.
05/13/2013 - Four win College’s highest faculty honors
The institution’s most prestigious faculty awards were presented at a May 10 ceremony to professors Joan C. Chrisler, Anthony P. Graesch, Denise Pelletier and Lawrence Vogel.
05/10/2013 - Science Center at New London Hall earns LEED Gold certification
Connecticut College’s new Science Center at New London Hall, which opened on the first day of classes in late August, has been awarded LEED Gold certification by the U.S. Green Building Council. LEED, which stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, is the nation’s pre-eminent program for the design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings.
05/7/2013 - LeDuc repeats as New England Division III Champion in 5,000 meters
Junior All-American Mike LeDuc posted a time of 14:30.03 to win the New England Division III Track and Field Championship in the 5,000 meters for the second consecutive year.
05/3/2013 - Students participate in New England Intercollegiate Band Festival
Bassoonist Avery Yurman ’13 and alto saxophonist Emily Verschoor-Kirss ’15 recently traveled to Gordon College to participate in the annual New England Intercollegiate Band Festival at Gordon College.
05/1/2013 - Victor Arcelus named dean of student life at Connecticut College
Victor J. Arcelus will join Connecticut College in July as the new dean of student life.
04/30/2013 - Arts Programming Director scouts talent in Pakistan for U.S. cultural exchange
Arts Programming Director Robert Richter '82, the man behind the popular onStage at Connecticut College performing artist series, recently spent two weeks in Pakistan scouting talent for a new U.S. cultural exchange program.
04/23/2013 - Kovic is College’s fourth Goldwater winner in five years
Junior Yumi Kovic has been awarded a Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship, a one-year scholarship of up to $7,500 for outstanding students who plan to pursue careers in science, mathematics or engineering.
04/23/2013 - Team rides 11-match win streak into CWPA Eastern Championship
The women’s water polo team won its first league championship with a commanding victory at home over three-time defending champion Grove City College last weekend.
04/18/2013 - Research with nomadic street kids is basis for Myers Research Fellowship winner’s honors thesis
Senior Liz de Lise, the inaugural recipient of Connecticut College’s Myers Research Fellowship, recounts her experience working with Portland's nomadic street kids.
04/15/2013 - Senior wins full scholarship to graduate school
Ricardo Kabila ’13, a double major in physics and math with a minor in economics, has been awarded a full scholarship to graduate school through ExxonMobil’s (Esso) Angolan Scholars Program.
04/8/2013 - Connecticut College turns 102
Connecticut College celebrated its 102nd birthday on Friday, April 5, with Founders Day celebrations tied to another important date in the College’s history: the 25th anniversary of Emeritus Professor of English William Meredith’s Pulitzer Prize.
04/4/2013 - From tarantulas in Belize to tutoring in South Africa: Not your typical spring break
Connecticut College students, faculty and staff scattered across the globe to take full advantage of the College’s two-week spring break in March.
04/1/2013 - Student-athletes rack up winter sports accolades
Three student athletes earn All-America honors.
03/29/2013 - From struggling teenager to confident student: Aspiring filmmaker John Dargan '14 proves life is art
With the help of a supportive commuity and inspirational faculty and staff, aspiring filmmaker John Dargan '14 has grown from struggling teenager to confident student.
03/18/2013 - College named to President’s Community Service Honor Roll
Connecticut College has been named to the President's 2013 Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll in recognition of extraordinary community learning and volunteer efforts by the College and its students. This is the fifth time Connecticut College has been included on the list since it was first published in 2006.
03/15/2013 - New partnership broadens access, diversity at the College
Connecticut College has launched a new initiative to attract qualified transfer students from selected community colleges.
03/15/2013 - Two freshmen pen novels
While they have just begun their college careers, two Connecticut College freshmen are already novelists. Cory Scarola '16 is the author of “Dust,” a self-published science fiction novel, while Natalie Calhoun ’16 has penned three 50,000-word novels – each written in just one month.
03/14/2013 - College partners with New London middle school to launch extended learning time program
Four afternoons a week, students from New London’s Bennie Dover Jackson Middle School head to the Connecticut College campus for homework guidance, reading and writing instruction and a whole lot of fun.
03/13/2013 - Dean of Admission shares advice on what to ask – and what not to ask – on the campus tour
In a new piece published today on the popular New York Times education blog, The Choice, Dean of Admission and Financial Aid Martha Merrill ’84 shares her tips for what to ask – and what not to ask – on the campus tour.
03/11/2013 - Senior presents marine biology research at national conference
Biological sciences major Catherine Alves recently had a chance to share with other scientists what she has learned about tiny plankton with the potential to wreak havoc on the San Francisco Estuary.
03/8/2013 - Winter storm information
Due to inclement weather, administrative offices are closed today, Friday, March 8.
03/7/2013 - Juniors head to Haiti on spring break humanitarian trip
Juniors Shannon Brady and Kelsey Row will spend 10 days this month teaching first aid and public health to Haitian students and their teachers.
03/6/2013 - Alumni talk with students about global justice careers
Three young alumni activists spoke to students last week at the second event in the “Striving for Global Justice” campus series.
03/4/2013 - Professor wins grant for faculty-student tree research
The National Science Foundation has awarded Rachel Spicer, assistant professor of botany, a three-year, $395,064 grant for research that addresses fundamental questions about how trees grow. The work has practical applications for biofuel development and forest generation.
03/1/2013 - Women’s hockey to play in NESCAC semifinal Saturday
In a historic season on the ice, the Connecticut College women's hockey team has advanced to the semifinal round of the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) Championship for just the second time.
02/27/2013 - Truman finalist plans to ‘incite a creative education revolution’
Gabrielle Arenge ’14 has big dreams and lofty goals, and now, as a finalist for the Harry S. Truman Scholarship, she is one step closer to making it all a reality.
02/25/2013 - Documentary filmmaker Sean Fine ’96 wins Oscar for ‘Inocente’
Sean Fine ’96 and his wife Andrea Nix Fine won an Oscar last night in the best documentary short film category for “Inocente.”
02/22/2013 - Professor Zimmer: Americans must consider fighting disease with genetically modified mosquitoes
In today’s USA Today, chemistry professor Marc Zimmer writes the time has come for Americans to consider fighting dangerous diseases, like dengue fever, with genetically modified mosquitoes.
02/20/2013 - CC: Magazine takes readers inside the new science center
The Winter 2013 issue of CC: Magazine takes readers inside the new science center at New London Hall, explores the College’s collection of artist’s books and traces the history of the human development major. The issue will land in the mailboxes of thousands of alumni, parents and prospective members of the Class of 2017 this week.
02/18/2013 - Students exhibit artwork in Westerly gallery
Connecticut College art students are showcasing “The Heart of the Artist” with a new exhibit at the Artists’ Cooperative Gallery of Westerly.
02/14/2013 - College names 14 Winthrop Scholars
Fourteen Connecticut College seniors have been named Winthrop Scholars, the highest academic honor bestowed by the college.
02/12/2013 - Students document record snowfall
Student photographers Laura Cianciolo '16, Andrew Nathanson '13 and Bettina Weiss '15 document Winter Storm Nemo.
02/11/2013 - Storm Cancellation Information
Storm Cancellation Information
02/7/2013 - Professors weigh in on India’s treatment of women
In response to the brutal rape of a woman in New Delhi and the subsequent discussions of the realities Indian women face, two professors with ties to the country have published opinion pieces in a web journal, The Feminist Wire.
02/5/2013 - Princeton Review: Connecticut College is a ‘Best Value College’
The Princeton Review today named Connecticut College one of the nation’s “Best Value” colleges and universities for exemplary academics and commitment to financial aid.
01/31/2013 - Three honored with Dr. King Service Awards
Connecticut College has honored three members of its community with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Service Awards, given each year to those who exemplify and uphold the legacy of Dr. King's work.
01/29/2013 - President Higdon: Teachers must be trained for leadership
In an op-ed in the Hartford Courant, Connecticut College President Leo I. Higdon Jr. writes that colleges and universities need to do more to train teachers to be leaders in their classrooms, school districts and communities.
01/28/2013 - College volunteers read to local elementary students to honor Dr. King
In honor of the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., more than 50 student, faculty and staff volunteers from Connecticut College spent an hour reading to students at New London’s Winthrop Magnet Elementary School on Friday.
01/23/2013 - Professor with ties to North Dakota says it is not 'nut country'
North Dakotans never have been unthinking or uncompromising, and they don’t deserve to be perceived as such today, writes Catherine McNichol Stock, the Kohn Professor of History at Connecticut College, in a Jan. 19 op-ed in the Grand Forks Herald.
01/15/2013 - Gabelman is NESCAC Player of the Week
Forward Tara Gabelman ’14 has been named New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) Women’s Basketball Player of the Week.
01/15/2013 - Gabelman is NESCAC Player of the Week
Forward Tara Gabelman ’14 has been named New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) Women’s Basketball Player of the Week.
01/11/2013 - Do we have too much stuff? Professor Graesch says yes
On a Thursday episode of “The Agenda with Steve Paikin,” TVOntario’s flagship current affairs program, anthropology professor Anthony Graesch said, “The United States has just 3 percent of the world’s children, but we consume 40 percent of the world’s toys.”
01/10/2013 - Professor publishes New York Times op-ed about the shortcomings of emancipation policies
History professor Jim Downs, author of “Sick from Freedom: African-American Illness and Suffering during the Civil War and Reconstruction,” has published an op-ed in the New York Times about the shortcomings of emancipation policies.
01/7/2013 - New London arts programs receive $12,000 grants with funds raised by Connecticut College
Two New London-based youth arts organizations – Writers Block Ink and Hygienic Art Center’s Do the Write Thing – each celebrated the New Year by receiving $6,000 grants from the Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut. The $12,000 was raised by Connecticut College last fall.
01/4/2013 - Vadas sets men's basketball single-game scoring record with 43 points
Junior Matt Vadas scored 43 points in a lights-out performance against Westminster College Sunday to break a men’s basketball single-game scoring record that had stood for four decades.
