Dear Connecticut College Parents: With a nod to the past and an eye to the future, Lee Higdon was inaugurated Oct. 14 as the College's tenth president. The inauguration was the highlight of Fall Weekend, which drew thousands of parents and alumni to campus. View highlights from the ceremony, and see full coverage including video and the text of Higdon's remarks, and read more campus news below. Campus news Authors Amy Tan and Hannah Tinti '94 visit the College, and a student blogger finds the discussion glorious. A CC senior shines in Cooperstown - as an intern at the Baseball Hall of Fame. Renewable energy? The answer for the College may be blowing in the wind. The CC Parents Committee kicks off the new academic year with its first meeting. A research fellowship gives a biology major new confidence in his work. A ticket to anywhere: Lee Higdon writes in The Hartford Courant that the liberal arts are the best preparation for any career. CC makes the news. Recent highlights from national and local media. For more news and information plus a calendar of campus, alumni and athletic events, go to www.conncoll.edu. Announcements Allen Carroll '73, chief cartographer at National Geographic, will speak on campus Nov. 2 after receiving an environmental award from CC's Goodwin-Niering Center. His talk begins at 7 p.m. in the Blaustein Humanities Center. CC's dance legacy is highlighted at two New York events next month: Five alumni from of the Class of 2005 (Amy Tennant Adams, Maggie Bennett, Ani Javian, Cara Liguori and Betsy Miller) have formed the Propel-her Dance Collective and will perform Nov. 3-4 at the Merce Cunningham Studio. For information go to www.propelherdance.com . Associate Professor David Dorfman's dance company will perform at the Brooklyn Academy of Music Nov. 14 and 16-18. For more information go to www.bam.org/events/07UNDE/07UNDE.aspx . Craig Rowin '06 and Rory Panogotopulos '06 ( www.roryandcraig.com ) were featured recently on the MTV-U web site with the video clip of the week. We welcome your feedback on our monthly newsletter. For information about CC’s Parents Committee, to update your contact information or unsubscribe from this e-newsletter, please e-mail brandy.kolmer@conncoll.edu.