11/4/2024 - A Very Conn Christmas
Hallmark’s ‘Trivia at St. Nick’s,’ filmed at Conn, to air Nov. 8
10/31/2024 - Computer science students present research at conference in Malaysia
Brooke Brandenburger ’26, Manan Isak ’24 and Russell Kosovsky ’25 recently traveled to Malaysia to present their research at the IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics.
10/28/2024 - Students share summer science research at Fall Weekend poster symposium
SSRI provides opportunities for approximately 50 math and science students at Connecticut College to conduct full-time research with faculty during the summer intersession.
10/18/2024 - Former President Claire Gaudiani ’66 dies at 79
Claire L. Gaudiani ’66, who served as Connecticut College’s eighth president from 1988 to 2001, died Oct. 16 surrounded by her family. She was 79.
10/16/2024 - Christina W. Williams named vice president for Finance and Administration
Connecticut College has named Christina W. Williams, an experienced leader in finance, business operations and international program management, as the new vice president for Finance and Administration. She will begin her role on Nov. 1.
10/10/2024 - September in Pictures
As the daylight wanes, life on campus waxes.
10/3/2024 - Conn to host Congressional debate on Oct. 10
Connecticut College will host a U.S. House of Representatives 2nd Congressional District debate featuring Democratic incumbent Joe Courtney and Republican candidate Mike France on Thursday, Oct. 10, at 7 p.m. in Evans Hall, Cummings Arts Center.
09/26/2024 - Conn joins Connecticut Space Grant Consortium
Connecticut College is now part of the Connecticut Space Grant Consortium, a NASA-funded program administered at the state level that sponsors faculty and student research and student internships across the U.S.
09/12/2024 - Professor Shou Ping Liu has the Connecticut College Orchestra going places
Assistant Professor of Music Shou Ping Liu arrived at Connecticut College a little over a year ago, bringing a wealth of experience as a performer, conductor and teacher of music.
09/5/2024 - August in Pictures
A new academic year begins.
09/4/2024 - Tribal remains discovered on Conn grounds repatriated after four decades
The remains of an Indigenous North American individual unearthed on the Connecticut College campus in 1981 and recently found at the University of Rhode Island have been repatriated to tribal custody and returned to rest.
09/3/2024 - Conn awarded $251K NSF grant for a new scanning electron microscope
The College has won a grant to purchase a scanning electron microscope (SEM) with energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) capabilities.
08/27/2024 - ‘Courage to care:’ Academic year begins with 110th Convocation
In her keynote address at Connecticut College’s 110th Convocation on Aug. 26, Associate Professor of Economics Mónika López-Anuarbe encouraged the College’s newest students and returning sophomores, juniors and seniors to build their communities and impact the world around them with “the courage to care.”
08/22/2024 - Conn welcomes Class of 2028
As they arrived on the sunny morning of Aug. 21, Connecticut College’s 471 new students—including 458 first-years, 12 transfers and one RTC student—were greeted by cheering student leaders, colorful signs and a campus community eager to welcome the newest herd of Camels in Conn’s 113-year history.
08/21/2024 - Five join Conn’s Board of Trustees; Seth Alvord ’93 elected chair
Five new trustees have joined Connecticut College’s Board of Trustees, while Seth Alvord ’93 was elected chair. Peter Skaperdas P’17 and Dwayne Stallings ’99 will serve as vice chairs along with Maria Wyckoff Boyce ’85, who will continue her service.
08/19/2024 - July in Pictures
Conn basks in the summer sun.
07/30/2024 - Student Civic Leaders address national issues on a local level
Seventeen Connecticut College students, the largest cohort so far, remained on campus after the end of the spring semester to participate in the annual summer Civic Leaders program at Conn College from May 17 to June 28.
07/25/2024 - Taylor Austin ’24 meets Sigourney Weaver, donates art to College
Last October, film studies grad Taylor Austin ’24, of Milford, New Hampshire, attended Out of the Mist, a fundraiser for the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund. She bid on and won a large display of wall baskets woven by a group of female Rwandan artisans, which she decided to donate to Conn College.
07/23/2024 - She’s Here!
President Chapdelaine Arrives on Campus
07/15/2024 - Connecticut College receives STARS Gold rating for sustainability
Connecticut College has received its second consecutive Sustainability Tracking Assessment & Rating System (STARS) Gold rating from the Association for the Advancement for Sustainability in Higher Education.
07/11/2024 - 143 named to NESCAC Spring All-Academic Team
Two NESCAC Champion track runners, two Winthrop Scholars and 21 members of the Women’s Rowing team are among the 143 Connecticut College student-athletes named to the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) 2024 Spring All-Academic Team.
07/8/2024 - June in Pictures
Summer life overlooking the Sound.
06/26/2024 - A Year of Transformation and Accomplishment
As summer begins, we share some of the defining moments of the past academic year that highlight how Connecticut College achieved distinction in the classroom, on the playing field and in the wider world.
06/26/2024 - Transforming the heart of campus
Construction is underway for three capital projects that will enhance student spaces and create an even more beautiful campus
06/25/2024 - Four honored with Conn’s highest faculty awards
Four Connecticut College professors have been honored with 2024 Faculty Awards for excellence in research, teaching and leadership.
06/18/2024 - Miranda Van Mooy ’24 is ALL IN on improving the state of U.S. democracy
The ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge honored Miranda Van Mooy ’24 with a spot in their Honor Roll, a collection of 137 students across the United States who went above and beyond in their “commitment to nonpartisan democratic engagement and their contributions to their local communities.”
06/11/2024 - May in Pictures
Camels mark May with celebrations from beginning to end
06/6/2024 - Staff honored with Presidential Recognition Awards
Six Connecticut College staff members were recognized for their valuable contributions to the College at the 11th annual Presidential Staff Recognition Breakfast and Awards Ceremony on May 10.
05/30/2024 - Diamoni Davis ’27 named Newman Civic Fellow
Diamoni Davis ’27 has been named a 2024-2025 Newman Civic Fellow by Campus Compact, a Boston-based coalition of colleges and universities forming the largest and oldest association dedicated to higher education civic and community engagement.
05/19/2024 - Class of 2024 encouraged to ‘reinvent the world’
CNN Chief Legal Analyst Laura Coates told the 381 members of Connecticut College’s Class of 2024 to treat the world like “a blank slate.”
05/19/2024 - Jasity Mena ’24 wins the 2024 Anna Lord Strauss Medal
The 2024 Anna Lord Strauss Medal was awarded to scholar-activist Jasity Mena ’24, an educational studies and sociology double major, human development minor and scholar in the Holleran Center for Community Action and Public Policy from New York, New York.
05/19/2024 - Sarah Hall ’24 wins the 2024 Claire Gaudiani ’66 Prize
Sarah Hall ’24, an environmental science major, geoscience minor and scholar in the Goodwin-Niering Center for the Environment from Tualatin, Oregon, was awarded the Claire Gaudiani ’66 Prize for her senior integrative project, “GIS-based Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis for Marine Energy Site Selection: A Case Study Comparison between Puerto Rico and Hawaii.”
05/19/2024 - Ciara McNamara ’24 wins the 2024 Oakes and Louise Ames Prize
Ciara McNamara ’24, a studio art and psychology double major and English minor from Brooklyn, New York, was awarded the Oakes and Louise Ames Prize for her honors thesis, “The Spectacle of Consumption: I’m Lovin’ It.”
05/14/2024 - April in Pictures
The campus was a hive of activity this month
05/7/2024 - Professor Mara Suttmann-Lea awarded $200,000 Carnegie Fellowship for elections research
Assistant Professor of Government Mara Suttmann-Lea is one of 28 distinguished scholars out of a record high 360 nominees awarded the highly prestigious $200,000 Carnegie Fellowship in 2024.
05/7/2024 - Serena Prince ’24 awarded Coro Fellowship in Public Affairs
Serena Prince ’24, a government and Africana Studies double major from New York City, New York, has been awarded a Coro Fellowship in Public Affairs.
05/2/2024 - NESCAC Champs
Runners Alexa Estes ’26 and Grace McDonough ’26 set records with race wins
04/26/2024 - Conn welcomes President-elect Andrea Chapdelaine for first campus visit
President-elect Andrea E. Chapdelaine, who last month was unanimously appointed to serve as Connecticut College’s 12th president by the Board of Trustees, made her first official visit to campus Wednesday, April 24.
04/25/2024 - Klagsbrun Symposium features Edwidge Danticat
When Professor of English and Poet-in-Residence Kate Rushin asked award-winning Haitian American author Edwidge Danticat why she writes, Danticat replied, “It never felt like I had a choice.”
04/23/2024 - Cecily Hetzel ’24 awarded Fulbright U.S. Student Program grant
Cecily Hetzel ’24 is headed to the Canary Islands after being awarded a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship (ETA) for the 2024-25 academic year. She will teach English to children on one of the eight Spanish islands off the coast of Morocco.
04/17/2024 - Sailor Maggie Shea ’11 will return to the Olympic Games
Maggie Shea ’11, who finished 11th in the Women’s Skiff – 49erFX at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, will represent the United States once again at the 2024 Games in Paris this summer.
04/17/2024 - Giana De La Cruz ’24 named 2024 student Commencement speaker
Giana De La Cruz ’24 has been selected as the student speaker for Connecticut College’s 106th Commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 19.
04/12/2024 - Connecticut College honors 13 new Winthrop Scholars
Alongside friends, family and members of Connecticut College’s academic community, 13 seniors gathered in Blaustein Humanities Center April 9 to join an esteemed group of Camels—the Winthrop Scholars—in a tradition that dates back nearly a century to 1928.
04/12/2024 - Professor Kris Klein Hernández wins $50,000 Ford Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship
Assistant Professor of History Kris Klein Hernández, who joined the Connecticut College faculty in 2022, has won a prestigious 2024 Ford Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship administered by the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine.
04/4/2024 - BOT Chair Debo P. Adegbile ’91 wins Legal Aid DC’s Servant of Justice Award
Debo P. Adegbile ’91, chair of Connecticut College’s Board of Trustees and a partner at the international law firm Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & Dorr, will be honored with Legal Aid DC’s 2024 Servant of Justice Award at the 34th Annual Servant of Justice Awards Dinner in Washington, D.C., on April 9.
04/4/2024 - March in Pictures
Conn sails into spring
04/3/2024 - Two awarded prestigious Watson Fellowships
Sophie Demaisy ’24 and Leslie Villegas ’24 have been awarded prestigious Thomas J. Watson Fellowships to embark on a year of international exploration and discovery.
03/28/2024 - Connecticut College announces 12th president
Andrea E. Chapdelaine, a visionary leader and champion of the liberal arts, named Connecticut College president-elect
03/21/2024 - National Champion x2
Justin Finkel ’25 wins two events at NCAA DIII Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships
03/20/2024 - The Road to Urinetown
The Making of a Musical
03/19/2024 - National Champion
Justin Finkel ’25 wins the 500 freestyle at the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships
03/18/2024 - 120 named to NESCAC Winter All-Academic Team
The 2024 NESCAC Men’s Swimmer of the Year, a Beinecke Scholarship winner and 28 members of the Women’s Indoor Track and Field team are among the 120 Connecticut College scholar-athletes named to the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) 2024 Winter All-Academic Team.
03/14/2024 - David Murray ’24 named All-American
Men’s Basketball standout David Murray ’24 has been named to the 2023-24 National Association of Basketball Coaches All-America First Team.
03/13/2024 - Effigy: Students’ documentary short brings a New London tradition to Rome
When Benedict Arnold defected to the British during the American Revolution, he likely didn’t imagine a crowd would burn him in effigy some 240 years later as part of an annual event in the very city he sought to reduce to ash.
03/12/2024 - WCNI inducted into New England Music Hall of Fame
WCNI, Connecticut College’s free form radio station, is among the 2024 inductees to the New England Music Hall of Fame.
03/7/2024 - February in Pictures
Despite being the shortest month, February is full of action at Conn
03/6/2024 - Reimagined Women’s Center opens as the Feminist Resource, Education & Empowerment (F.R.E.E) Center
There was a celebratory feel at the official Feminist Resource, Education & Empowerment (F.R.E.E) Center opening ceremonies on Friday, March 1, a daylong event that included a ribbon cutting, a panel discussion and a game night and represented the culmination of three years of work to reimagine Conn’s former Women’s Center.
03/4/2024 - Men’s Basketball’s David Murray ’24 named NESCAC Player of the Year
David Murray ’24 is closing out his collegiate basketball career on a high note: He’s the first Camel to be named New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) Player of the Year.
03/4/2024 - Award-winning Moroccan American author Laila Lalami discusses fiction, citizenship and migration
Moroccan American multigenre author Laila Lalami discussed these topics and more with English Professors Marie Ostby and Jeff Strabone in an engaging conversation on fiction, citizenship and migration on Feb. 26.
02/28/2024 - Welcome to Urinetown!
Director Tess Cruz ’16 isn’t sorry about bringing the darkly hilarious musical to the Athey Center at Palmer Auditorium
02/27/2024 - Justin Finkel ’25 named NESCAC Swimmer of the Year for second consecutive year
After winning three events at the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) Men’s Swimming & Diving Championships this past weekend, Justin Finkel ’25 was named NESCAC Swimmer of the Year for the second year in a row.
02/26/2024 - ‘Grief Is For People’: Author Sloane Crosley ’00 tells the story of how she endured a particularly harrowing year
In her new book, Grief Is For People, Crosley explores the kinds of blows the Greatest City in the World—and life itself—can deal you. In a painful pileup, she lost a close friend, the book publicist Russell Perreault, to suicide and had her apartment burgled. Then, she had to watch as the world just outside her window sunk into a pandemic.
02/21/2024 - Camels lead the nation with 26 NFHCA National Academic Squad honorees
Twenty-six Connecticut College scholar-athletes have been named to the 2023 National Field Hockey Coaches Association Division III National Academic Squad, the highest number of honorees from any institution in the country.
02/21/2024 - Conn participates in Douglass Day Transcribe-a-thon
The Connecticut College community joined a nationwide crowdsourcing effort to transcribe letters written to and by Frederick Douglass, a Black activist who was born into slavery in Maryland in 1818, escaped to New York City at age 20, and went on to become an internationally renowned antislavery lecturer and writer.
02/18/2024 - Chess Champs: Conn takes first place in the small college category at Pan-American Intercollegiate Team Chess Championship
The Connecticut College Chess Team did it again at the Pan-American Intercollegiate Team Chess Championship, taking home first place in the Top Four-Year Small College category, which includes schools with fewer than 5,000 students, for the second year in a row.
02/15/2024 - Exploring dance’s African roots
‘Igniting Emancipatory Possibilities through African Diaspora Dance’ summit brings experts and new perspective to campus.
02/15/2024 - Men’s Basketball to host NESCAC Championship quarterfinal game
The No. 3-seeded Connecticut College Men’s Basketball team will host a NESCAC Championship tournament quarterfinal matchup against No. 6-seeded Amherst College on Saturday, Feb. 17, at 1 p.m. in Luce Field House.
02/13/2024 - Connecticut College named a top producer of Fulbrights
Connecticut College has been named a top producer of Fulbright students for 2023-2024, according to the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.
02/9/2024 - January in Pictures
Dancing into a new year and a new semester
02/7/2024 - Connecticut College Notice of Data Security Incident
Connecticut College is undertaking a thorough forensic investigation that includes leading cybersecurity experts to address a data security incident in which an unauthorized party accessed and/or acquired certain files maintained on the College’s computer systems.
02/6/2024 - Men’s Basketball on five-game win streak
The Connecticut College Men’s Basketball team extended its winning streak to five games with a 94-77 victory over Hamilton College on Sunday afternoon in a NESCAC match-up at Luce Field House.
01/29/2024 - Interim President Wong pens chapter for new book on Chinese American leaders in higher education
Interim President Leslie E. Wong has contributed a chapter to a new book, The Rise of Chinese American Leaders in U.S. Higher Education: Stories and Roadmaps.
01/18/2024 - ‘Founders Day,’ a satirical political slasher by filmmaker Carson Bloomquist ’18, hits theaters everywhere
In the film, a small town finds its already contentious mayoral election turned up to 11 when a teenager is murdered. Soon, a figure in a black judge’s robe wearing a two-faced blood-red mask stalks the town. Wielding a gavel with a knife hidden in its hilt, the killer starts taking down targets on both sides of the political divide.
01/11/2024 - Olympian Anita DeFrantz ’74 wins 2024 NCAA President’s Gerald R. Ford Award
Connecticut College’s most honored athlete adds one of the NCAA’s top honors to her collection.
12/31/2023 - December in Pictures
The fall semester closed with a splash.
12/14/2023 - November in Pictures
Dancing through the semester
12/13/2023 - Three awarded Whiting Foundation travel grants
Professors Chris Barnard, Leo Garofalo and Mays Imad were recently awarded travel fellowships from the Marion and Jasper Whiting Foundation. The fellowships support travel and related expenses for New England-based professors interested in invigorate their teaching with new ideas and experiences.
12/7/2023 - 102 named to NESCAC Fall All-Academic Team
An All-American soccer player and nine women’s volleyball players—100% of the eligible members of the team—are among the 102 Connecticut College student-athletes named to the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) 2023 Fall All-Academic Team.
11/30/2023 - Professor Leo Garofalo travels the world to piece together the history of the African Diaspora in Peru’s southern highlands
History Professor Leo Garofalo travels around the world to discover more about the African Diaspora in Peru’s southern highlands in the 1500s and 1600s.
11/30/2023 - Thinking Inside the Box
Students curate their childhoods for Lyman Allyn Art Museum exhibition
11/29/2023 - Conn College announces 2024 Commencement speaker
Laura Coates, CNN’s chief legal analyst and anchor of Laura Coates Live, will deliver the keynote address at Connecticut College’s 106th Commencement on Sunday, May 19, 2024.
11/27/2023 - Conn professor elected president of the Society for Qualitative Inquiry in Psychology
Sunil Bhatia, the Lucy Marsh Haskell ’19 Professor of Human Development at Connecticut College, has been elected president of the Society for Qualitative Inquiry in Psychology (SQIP), a thriving society under the American Psychological Association, for the 2023-2024 academic year.
11/20/2023 - Solar SmartFlower blooms at Conn
While Connecticut College is well known for its extensive Arboretum plant collections and exquisite gardens, there’s a new flower on campus—a 16-foot solar SmartFlower.
11/20/2023 - ‘Labors of Love’
Students curate photography exhibition of 19th- and early 20th-century portraits with renowned experts as part of Krane Art History Guest Residency Program
11/15/2023 - What makes a champion?
What makes a champion? At Conn, we believe the mark of a true champion is the belief in oneself and one’s teammates, the commitment to hard work, the dedication to a common goal and to never giving up, even in the face of overwhelming obstacles. We see these qualities in our student/athletes every day, on the field and in the classroom. One Camel. One Team. The Power of Many.
11/14/2023 - Men’s Soccer advances to Sweet 16
After Connecticut College and Franklin and Marshall played to a 1-1 tie through regulation and two overtime periods in the second round of NCAA action Nov. 11, it took seven rounds of penalty kicks before Conn’s Jake Creus ’24 put the game away for good. The Camels will now head to the Sweet 16 this weekend.
11/14/2023 - Camels qualify for NCAAs
Women’s Cross Country team to make first NCAA Championship appearance
11/14/2023 - Professor Mays Imad awarded $250k grant to launch groundbreaking project on student mental health and learning
Connecticut College Associate Professor of Biology Mays Imad is leading a newly funded project titled “Toward an Equity-Minded and Trauma-Informed Teaching and Learning in Higher Education.” The project aims to create an open educational resource (OER) course for educators across disciplines and institutions, focusing on the neurobiology of learning and stress, self-regulation approaches and resilience strategies.
11/9/2023 - October in Pictures
A College for all seasons
11/2/2023 - Brilliance and talent shine at the All-College Symposium
Nearly 200 seniors presented the results of their transformative academic experiences during the daylong event
11/1/2023 - A picture-perfect set
The Stark Center for the Moving Image in the Liberal Arts provides a worthy home for Conn’s growing Film Studies Program
10/27/2023 - President Biden awards Shelley Taylor ’68 the National Medal of Science
Shelley Taylor ’68 received the National Medal of Science, the country’s highest scientific honor, during a ceremony at the White House on Tuesday, Oct. 24.
10/25/2023 - Men’s Soccer remains undefeated heading into NESCAC semifinals
The Connecticut College men’s soccer team remains undefeated after a 3-1 overtime victory over Hamilton in the NESCAC Tournament quarterfinals on Saturday. No. 3-seeded Conn (11-0-5) will play No. 2 Amherst in NESCAC semifinal action at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 4, at Middlebury.
10/24/2023 - 50 Years of Unity
Unity House has been a beacon of support for generations of underrepresented students
10/18/2023 - Martin Scorsese’s ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ brings ‘The Devil’ to theatres
The big screen adaptation of David Grann ’89’s book tells the story of the horrifying Osage murders and the birth of the FBI.
10/13/2023 - September in Pictures
Learning the fine art of being a college student
10/11/2023 - Two join Conn’s Board of Trustees
Meet the newest members of Conn’s Board of Trustees. Hannah E. Gonzalez ’23 and John S. Zeiler ’74 began their service on July 1.
10/10/2023 - Fall Weekend 2023
Nearly 1,500 parents, family members, alumni and friends gathered on campus Oct. 6-8 for an action-packed Fall Weekend celebration. Relive the warmth, energy and Camel spirit of the weekend through the photos captured and social media shared.
10/6/2023 - Men’s Soccer undefeated heading into Fall Weekend
Connecticut College’s Men’s Soccer team will be hitting Fall Weekend with much more to celebrate than just its 50th Anniversary.
10/5/2023 - Students and faculty present at ASALH’s ‘Black Resistance’ conference in Florida
Professor of English and Poet-in-Residence Kate Rushin, Visiting Assistant Professor of History Taylor Desloge and Professor of History and Global Islamic Studies Program Director Eileen Kane brought eight Conn students to the 108th annual meeting of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) in Jacksonville, Florida, in late September.
10/4/2023 - Late Professor Emeritus Barkley Hendricks gets solo show at the Frick
The exhibition in the first solo show dedicated to an artist of color in the Frick’s 87-year history.
09/21/2023 - What the Eyes Don’t See
Mona Hanna-Attisha discusses her role in exposing the Flint water crisis in the One Book One Region finale event hosted by Connecticut College.
09/13/2023 - Ian Rawlings ’25 awarded Obama-Chesky Scholarship for Public Service
Ian Rawlings ’25, a history major and theater minor in the museum studies certificate program, has been selected as part of the 2023-2025 cohort of Voyager Scholarship/Obama-Chesky Scholarship for Public Service recipients.
09/11/2023 - Maggie Redfern named director of the Connecticut College Arboretum
Redfern is the first woman to direct Conn’s 750-acre Arboretum
09/11/2023 - August in Pictures
All eyes on August: Welcoming our students (back) to campus
08/30/2023 - Connecticut College raises $317.5 million in record-breaking campaign
Donors rally to transform the student experience, global outreach, financial aid.
08/29/2023 - 109th Convocation gets Conn’s academic year off to a sharp start
As exciting as starting college can be, it can also be disorienting, anxiety-provoking or even terrifying, Associate Professor of Film Nina Martin acknowledged in her keynote Convocation speech.
08/28/2023 - Professor Andrea Wollensak awarded Fulbright U.S. Scholar award
Professor of Art Andrea Wollensak has been awarded a Fulbright U.S. Scholar award to the Eesti Kunstiakadeemia or Estonian Academy of Arts (EKA) in Tallinn, Estonia. She’s only the second scholar to be awarded a Fulbright to EKA in the past 10 years.
08/24/2023 - Conn welcomes Class of 2027
As they arrived on the sunny summer morning of Aug. 23, the 579 newest Connecticut College students—including 561 first-years, 17 transfers and one RTC student—were greeted by cheering student leaders, colorful signs and a campus eager to welcome the latest herd of Camels in Conn’s 112 years.
08/22/2023 - Connecticut College’s waterfront revitalization recognized by ENR New England
Engineering News-Record (ENR) New England has selected Connecticut College’s waterfront revitalization as Best Project in the Sports/Entertainment category of its Regional Best Projects Awards.
08/10/2023 - Recent grads present thesis research at national botany conference
Two Connecticut College botany majors who graduated in May presented at the Botany 2023 national conference in Boise, Idaho, held July 22-26. Sam Pelletier ’23 and Matthew Yamamoto ’23 gave talks on their senior honors thesis research.
08/9/2023 - Cian Noone named head coach of men’s rowing
Connecticut College has hired Cian Noone as head coach of the men’s rowing program, Director of Athletics Mo White announced today.
08/4/2023 - High school students enjoy immersive pre-college experience at Conn
Rising 9th-12th graders hailing from as far away as Richards, California, and as close as Groton, Connecticut (just across the Thames River from campus), were the first to participate in Conn’s inaugural Summer@Conn pre-college programs.
08/4/2023 - July in Pictures
Joys of July: Sprout, science, soccer, Shakespeare and more!
07/31/2023 - Sweet victory: Golden Knights scout Keith Veronesi ’14 reflects on team’s NHL Championship
The Stanley Cup weighs nearly 40 pounds, but Golden Knights Director of Scouting Operations Keith Veronesi ’14 had no problem hoisting it over his head as the team celebrated its NHL Championship in the moments after a 9-3 victory over the Florida Panthers to take the series 4-1 on the Knights’ home ice in Las Vegas June 13.
07/25/2023 - Student Civic Leaders address national issues at a local level
A dozen Connecticut College students delayed the start of their summer vacations to participate in the summer Civic Leaders program at Conn College from May 18 to June 29, with some work continuing through the summer and the effects of their efforts reverberating long after.
07/25/2023 - Conn hosts scholars from around the world as part of U.S. State Department program
Sixteen highly respected decision-makers and academics came to Connecticut College on July 13 as part of an intensely competitive, five-week U.S. State Department program hosted by the Study of the United States Institutes (SUSI), Foreign Policy.
07/16/2023 - Op-ed: Dean Erika Smith responds to Supreme Court’s affirmative action decision
In an op-ed published by the Westerly Sun on July 11, Dean of the College Erika J. Smith responds to the U.S. Supreme Court’s “devastating decision” on affirmative action in the college admission process.
07/16/2023 - June in Pictures
School’s out for summer! Yet life on campus thrives.
07/12/2023 - Matt Carter ’23 and Malissa Lindsey ’23 named CSC Academic All-Americans
Matt Carter ’23 and Malissa Lindsey ’23 have been named to the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-America® Division III Men’s Track & Field/Cross Country Team and Division III Women’s Track & Field/Cross Country Team, respectively.
07/7/2023 - That Space on the Sidewalk: Students’ film selected for 2023 Student World Impact Film Festival
That Space on the Sidewalk, a documentary short by Lorena De Leon ’22 and Alex Reyes ’23, premiered as an official selection of the 2023 Student World Impact Film Festival in June.
07/7/2023 - Connecticut College stands firm in commitment to diversity following SCOTUS ruling on affirmative action
In the wake of the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling rejecting the admissions approaches taken by Harvard University and the University of North Carolina (UNC) regarding affirmative action, Connecticut College reaffirms its commitment to diversity, social justice and academic excellence.
06/30/2023 - Professor Peter Siver elected to the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering
Peter Siver, the Charles and Sarah P. Becker ’27 Professor of Botany and Environmental Studies and director of the Environmental Studies Program at Connecticut College, was recently elected to the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering (CASE).
06/30/2023 - Katherine Bergeron awarded title of president emerita
Connecticut College’s Board of Trustees has unanimously approved a resolution awarding President Katherine Bergeron the title of president emerita in recognition of her exceptional service during her nearly decade-long tenure.
06/23/2023 - Conn wins Gold CASE Award for 2022 holiday video
Connecticut College’s Office of Communications has been honored with a 2023 Circle of Excellence Award from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education for its 2022 year-end holiday video, created by Multimedia Producer Katiana Smith.
06/23/2023 - Four honored with Conn’s highest faculty awards
Four Connecticut College professors have been honored with 2023 Faculty Awards for excellence in research, teaching and leadership.
06/16/2023 - Conn community to participate in Juneteenth events commemorating freedom and equality
Several Connecticut College faculty, staff and students will be actively participating in a series of Juneteenth events this weekend.
06/16/2023 - Conn named Connecticut’s most LGBTQ-friendly college
Connecticut College has been named the most LGBTQ-friendly college in the state, according to a new list compiled by BestColleges, in partnership with Campus Pride.
06/14/2023 - 114 named to NESCAC Spring All-Academic Team
A Beinecke Scholarship winner, an ACWPC All-America water polo honoree, and 26 members of the Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Team—76% of the eligible members of the team—are among the 114 Connecticut College student-athletes named to the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) 2023 Spring All-Academic Team.
06/13/2023 - May in Pictures
May brought showers, flowers and a wealth of spring-related traditions and happenings.
06/9/2023 - Beatrice Voorhees ’23 wins the 2023 Gaudiani Prize
Beatrice Voorhees ’23, a history and Slavic studies double major, computer science minor and scholar in the College’s Toor Cummings Center for International Studies and the Liberal Arts (CISLA) from Kent, Connecticut, was awarded the 2023 Claire Gaudiani ’66 Prize for Excellence in the Senior Integrative Project for her honors thesis, “Out of Odesa: Yefim Ladyzhensky and the ‘Odesa Text’ of Jewish-Soviet Culture.”
06/8/2023 - Ian Hopkins ’25 awarded Newman Civic Fellowship to explore using film for social change
Campus Compact’s Newman Civic Fellowship is a year-long program that recognizes and supports student public problem solvers. Throughout the fellowship year, Campus Compact provides fellows with opportunities to nurture their assets and help them develop strategies for social change, creating a network of connected and engaged student leaders who can support one another in making positive change.
06/8/2023 - Conn selects Les Wong as interim president
The Connecticut College Board of Trustees has unanimously elected Leslie E. Wong, Ph.D., a nationally respected leader in higher education, to become interim president of Conn, effective July 1, 2023.
06/8/2023 - #CCReunion 2023
Close to 800 alumni and friends returned to the Connecticut College campus from June 2-4 for Reunion 2023. Read our recap of an incredible and memorable weekend, as told through social media.
06/7/2023 - Professor Mara Suttmann-Lea awarded $40K to study voter education in the U.S.
Assistant Professor of Government Mara Suttmann-Lea recently won an award totaling more than $40,000 to study voter education in the United States with Thessalia Merivaki, an associate professor in American politics at Mississippi State University.
05/26/2023 - Two win Critical Language Scholarships from U.S. State Department
One recent Connecticut College graduate and one rising senior will spend their summers immersed in a new language and culture. Emily Hackett ’23 and Felipe De Los Santos ’24 have each received a Critical Language Scholarship from the United States Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, for 10 weeks of study in an intensive language program.
05/26/2023 - Olha Vasyliv ’23 wins $10,000 Davis Projects for Peace grant
Olha Vasyliv ’23 has won a $10,000 Davis Projects for Peace grant to promote peace through education and community building this summer. She will use the money to run two-week therapeutic day camps in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv and Austrian capital of Vienna for refugee students affected by the war that began when Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022.
05/21/2023 - Class of 2023 encouraged to ‘build a better world’
Sally Susman ’84, executive vice president and chief corporate affairs officer at Pfizer, Inc., and the author of Breaking Through: Communicating to Open Minds, Move Hearts, and Change the World, advised the 421 members of the Class of 2023 to have the courage for candor, perfect their pitch (“the tenor, word choice and attitude that we bring to every human encounter”), delight with humor, seek harmony, reflect on their choices and honor the lessons learned along the way.
05/21/2023 - Crystal Hernandez ’23 wins the 2023 Anna Lord Strauss Medal
Crystal Hernandez ’23, a sociology; gender, sexuality and intersectionality studies; and Hispanic studies triple major from Houston, Texas, has been awarded the 2023 Anna Lord Strauss Medal.
05/21/2023 - Matthew Yamamoto ’23 wins the 2023 Oakes and Louise Ames Prize
Matthew Hiroshi Yamamoto, a botany major and music minor, is awarded the 2023 Oakes and Louise Ames Prize for his honors thesis, “Comparing Long-term Patterns of Spread of Native and Invasive Plants in a Successional Forest.” Yamamoto’s work uses advanced statistical analysis to study the patterns of spread for native and invasive (or non-native) plants over 70 years and draw important conclusions about invasive plant ecology.
05/18/2023 - Jazmyn Gillespie ’24 wins Beinecke Scholarship for graduate study
Jazmyn Gillespie ’24 earned herself a rare honor this spring when she became one of just 20 students from top institutions across the United States to win a $35,000 Beinecke Scholarship for graduate school.
05/17/2023 - Four awarded U.S. Fulbright grants
Three graduating seniors and one recent alumnus have been awarded Fulbright U.S. Student Program grants to conduct research and teach English abroad for an academic year.
05/15/2023 - Ready to launch: The Class of 2023
Meet six of the indomitable seniors from the Connecticut College Class of 2023.
05/15/2023 - April in Pictures
The spring weather brought a healthy mix of arts, academics and activities this April. No fooling!
05/12/2023 - Staff honored with Presidential Recognition Awards
Four Connecticut College staff members and one outstanding volunteer were recognized for their valuable contributions to the College at the 10th annual Presidential Staff Recognition Breakfast and Awards Ceremony on May 12.
05/11/2023 - Psychology professor awarded $223,136 NSF grant to research distractor-induced quitting
Assistant Professor of Psychology Jeff Moher has been awarded $223,136 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) in collaboration with a researcher at the University of Utah to explore the phenomenon of distractor-induced quitting, in which distracting objects alter the decision process and cause people to terminate a search earlier than they otherwise would.
05/10/2023 - Four seniors receive the Botanical Society of America Young Botanist Award
The Botanical Society of America has announced that four Connecticut College students have been awarded the Young Botanist Award for their outstanding achievements.
05/5/2023 - Annual World Languages Day event delights New London fifth graders
Connecticut College hosted the 11th Annual World Languages Day for local elementary students on April 28.
05/3/2023 - Anna Batelli ’25 wins prestigious Gilman International Scholarship
Anna Batelli ’25 has been awarded the prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship from the U.S. Department of State to study abroad in Kyrgyzstan this summer.
05/2/2023 - Connecticut College art history professor receives New Directions fellowship from the Mellon Foundation
Connecticut College has been awarded a $258,000 grant from the Mellon Foundation to support a New Directions Fellowship for Associate Professor of Art History Karen Gonzalez Rice. With this prestigious fellowship, she will pursue her innovative project, “Visualizing Deafness: Art History in Dialogue with Deaf Studies.”
04/27/2023 - Athletics Director Emeritus Fran Shields to retire from Conn after 43 years
Fran Shields P’14, who guided the Connecticut College men’s lacrosse program into national prominence, improved the competitiveness of the school’s 28 sports in the NESCAC, significantly enhanced athletics fundraising and enriched the lives of countless student-athletes, is retiring after a 43-year career on the New London campus.
04/21/2023 - Women’s water polo team racks up honors, heads into DIII tournament
The Collegiate Water Polo Association recognized five members of the Connecticut College women’s water polo team—the most in a single season in program history—as the league announced its annual Division III-East Region awards on April 20.
04/12/2023 - Rising Together
Acclaimed environmental writer Elizabeth Rush delivers sixth annual President’s Distinguished Lecture
04/5/2023 - 13 seniors named Winthrop Scholars
Continuing a tradition that dates back to 1928, 13 Connecticut College seniors have been honored as Winthrop Scholars for academic excellence in the classroom.
04/4/2023 - March in Pictures
“In like a lion, out like a Camel” ... or something like that! Spring has arrived on campus, and we couldn’t be more excited.
03/31/2023 - Isa Amaro Varas ’23 awarded distinguished Watson Fellowship
Isabella Amaro Varas ’23 has been awarded a Thomas J. Watson Fellowship by the Watson Foundation to embark on a year of international discovery to explore the role of language as a form of self-empowerment and cultural pride for refugees building a home in a new country.
03/16/2023 - Center for Housing Equity and Opportunity in Eastern Connecticut launches with inaugural gathering at Conn
The inaugural convening of the Center for Housing Equity and Opportunity in Eastern Connecticut (CHEO) brought more than 100 representatives from housing advocacy, nonprofit, community and anchor institutions to Connecticut College on March 16 to address the growing need for affordable housing in 42 towns.
03/16/2023 - Swimmer Justin Finkel ’25 earns All-America honors with second-place NCAA finish
Justin Finkel ’25 finished as national runner-up in the 500 freestyle on the opening day of competition at the 2023 NCAA Division III Swimming & Diving Championships.
03/14/2023 - 111 named to NESCAC Winter All-Academic Team
The 2023 NESCAC Men’s Swimmer of the Year, three swimmers set to compete for NCAA Championships and 28 members of the women’s indoor track and field team are among the 111 Connecticut College scholar-athletes to be named to the 2023 NESCAC Winter All-Academic Team.
03/10/2023 - Professor Jefferson Singer edits special issue of Journal of Personality exploring the psychobiographies of change agents
Jefferson Singer, the Faulk Foundation Professor of Psychology at Connecticut College, is the co-editor of a special issue of the Journal of Personality dedicated to exploring the psychobiographies of social change agents.
03/2/2023 - Conn hosts American Mock Trial Association’s annual regional competition
Sustained! The Connecticut College Mock Trial Team was selected by the American Mock Trial Association to host a 2023 regional competition during the weekend of Feb. 18 and 19.
03/1/2023 - February in Pictures
It may be the shortest month of the year, but February was a busy one at Connecticut College.
02/27/2023 - Where the need is greatest: Students help Ukrainians abroad
Two Conn students took separate trips abroad over winter break to help Ukrainian residents and refugees.
02/23/2023 - Education class works to revamp and modernize local elementary school libraries
Visiting Assistant Professor of Education Karen Pezzetti’s “EDU 313: Children, Books & Culture” class is working to develop and diversify local elementary school libraries with help from grants. The first was from Eversource, which sent representatives to Conn on Feb. 6 with a check for $2,000.
02/21/2023 - Justin Finkel ’25 named NESCAC Swimmer of the Year
Justin Finkel ’25 has been named New England Small College Athletic Conference Swimmer of the Year after winning three individual races at the 2023 NESCAC Men's Swimming & Diving Championships at Wesleyan University this past weekend.
02/16/2023 - Admirabilis Kalolella ’23 wins Rising Black Scientists Award from Cell Press
Kalolella’s essay ‘My Christmas Holidays’ appears in the latest issue of 'Cell'
02/14/2023 - Professor Kenneth Prestininzi directs world premiere of ‘Flood’
Kenneth Prestininzi, associate professor and chair of Connecticut College’s Theater Department, recently directed the world premiere of the play Flood at Kansas City Repertory Theatre’s Copaken Stage in Missouri. The production opened Jan. 31 and runs through Feb. 19.
02/10/2023 - Connecticut College named a top producer of Fulbrights
Connecticut College has been named a top producer of Fulbright students for 2022-2023, according to the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.
02/7/2023 - King scholar Justin Rose delivers MLK Lecture
Speaking to a virtual audience from Memphis, Tennessee, where last month Tyre Nichols was fatally beaten by police officers during a traffic stop, Connecticut College’s 2023 MLK Lecture speaker Justin Rose said Nichols’s death was a timely reminder of the importance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s call to create a beloved community.
01/31/2023 - January in Pictures
While it might seem to be a quiet month on campus, January is full of life at Conn.
01/26/2023 - Conn and CT Sun host basketball clinic for kids
Four groups and organizations combined efforts recently to create a memorable experience at Connecticut College for area children.
01/18/2023 - Professor and former student win award for best article in Review of Social Economy
Associate Professor of Economics Mark Stelzner and Daniel Taekmin Nam ’21 have won the Association for Social Economics’ 2022 Helen Potter Award for best article in the Review of Social Economy by a promising scholar of social economics.
01/17/2023 - Register now: Conn launches pre-college summer programs for high school students
Connecticut College is inviting curious, creative, insightful and innovative high school students to explore their passions, collaborate with faculty and current students, and get an early feel for the college experience with Summer@Conn pre-college programs.
01/12/2023 - Conn wins Pan-American Intercollegiate Team Chess division championship
It was a nail-biter that ended in a checkmate. Connecticut College competed in the prestigious Pan-American Intercollegiate Team Chess Championship Jan. 5-8 in Seattle, Washington, and took first place in the Top Four-Year Small College category, which includes schools with fewer than 5,000 students.
01/10/2023 - Professor Maria Rosa awarded $177K in grants to expand Thames River Reef Ball Project
Maria Rosa, the George & Carol Milne Assistant Professor of Biology at Connecticut College, has been awarded more than $177,000 in grants to expand an artificial reef pilot program designed to restore natural ecosystems and reverse erosion along the Thames River at the edge of Conn’s campus.
12/20/2022 - Wishing you a joyous and light-filled 2023
Kate Rushin, Professor of English and Poet in Residence at Connecticut College, reads her poem "This Time of Year" to celebrate the 2022 Holiday Season and the upcoming New Year.
12/19/2022 - December in Pictures
As the fall semester draws to a close, we look back at some images from campus from the month of December.
12/15/2022 - Acclaimed environmental writer Elizabeth Rush to give sixth President’s Distinguished Lecture
Acclaimed environmental writer Elizabeth Rush, author of Rising: Dispatches from the New American Shore and The Quickening: On Motherhood and Antarctica in the Twenty First Century, will be the speaker at the sixth annual President’s Distinguished Lecture Series event at Connecticut College in April.
12/9/2022 - Communications leader Sally Susman ’84 to give keynote address at Commencement
Sally Susman ’84, executive vice president and chief corporate affairs officer at Pfizer and author of Breaking Through: Communicating to Open Minds, Move Hearts, and Change the World, will deliver the keynote address at Connecticut College’s 105th Commencement on Sunday, May 21, 2023.
12/1/2022 - World AIDS Day: AIDS Memorial Quilt on display
The AIDS Memorial Quilt exhibition is free and open to the public 9 a.m.-7 p.m. in Tansill Theater, Hillyer Hall, through Sunday, Dec. 4.
11/28/2022 - Athey Center wins AIA Connecticut Design Award
Connecticut College’s transformation of Palmer Auditorium into the new Athey Center for Performance and Research has been honored with a Merit Award for design from AIA Connecticut in the commercial, industrial, educational and multi-family residential design category.
11/21/2022 - Carter and Love earn All-America honors at NCAA DIII Cross Country Championships
Matt Carter ’23 and Jeffrey Love ’23 finished in the top 40 at the NCAA Division III Cross Country Championships Saturday, earning All-America accolades and leading the team to place 24th overall.
11/18/2022 - Camels to race at NCAA DIII Cross Country Championships
The Connecticut College Men’s Cross Country team will compete in the 2022 NCAA Division III Cross Country Championships Nov. 19 in East Lansing, Mich. Two members of the Women’s Cross Country team will also race after qualifying individually.
11/17/2022 - Arts and tech collide at CONTACT: The Ammerman Center Symposium
Thought-provoking, visually stunning and fully immersive works challenging the limit of art and technology were on display across the Connecticut College campus during CONTACT: The 17th Ammerman Center Biennial Symposium on Arts and Technology Nov. 10-12.
11/16/2022 - Joseph Walewski ’23 wins ‘Best Student Poster’ at Aquatic Models of Human Disease Conference
At his very first professional scientific conference, Joseph Walewski ’23 made quite an impression.
11/15/2022 - Ecology on the Thames
Two Conn professors create the first 3D printed, biodegradable aquatic habitats in a quest to save the world's coral reefs.
11/9/2022 - The Ammerman Center presents CONTACT: The 17th Symposium on Arts and Technology Nov. 10-12
The Ammerman Center’s 2022 Biennial Symposium on Arts and Technology, now in its 36th year, will take place at Connecticut College Nov. 10-12. The Symposium aims to create an inclusive forum for multidisciplinary dialogue at the intersection of arts, technology, and contemporary culture in a variety of formats.
11/4/2022 - ‘Everything is connected’
At the All-College Symposium, 240 seniors presented the results of their transformative academic experiences.
10/31/2022 - Professor Maria Cruz-Saco joins The Day’s board of directors
Maria Cruz-Saco, the Joanne Toor Cummings ’50 Professor of Economics at Connecticut College, has joined The Day Publishing Co.’s eight-person board of directors.
10/31/2022 - The All-College Symposium
240 seniors will present at the culminating Connections conference Nov. 3.
10/21/2022 - 'Jewel on the Thames'
Conn celebrates the revitalization of its spectacular waterfront.
10/20/2022 - Laila Bera ’23 awarded prestigious PPIA graduate scholarship
Laila Bera ’23 is not only a first-generation college student, but the first in her family to travel outside of her home country of South Africa. Now, she’s celebrating another first: Bera has been awarded a full scholarship and yearly stipend by the Public Policy and International Affairs Program to complete a two-year master’s degree program at Carnegie Mellon University’s Heinz College School of Public Policy and Management.
10/19/2022 - CC Magazine wins CASE Best of District Award for cover design
CC Magazine, Connecticut College’s flagship publication, has won a Best of District I Award from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education in the design category for “mRNA,” the cover of the Winter 2021 issue.
10/11/2022 - Conn joins with local nonprofits to launch Center for Housing Equity and Opportunities in Eastern CT
In response to a growing need for affordable housing in the New London region, Connecticut College is partnering with the Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut and several other colleges and nonprofit organizations to launch the Center for Housing Equity and Opportunities in Eastern CT.
10/11/2022 - The Boston Billionaire
Forbes profiles entrepreneur and philanthropist Rob Hale ’88, Conn’s largest benefactor
10/6/2022 - Washington Post publishes voter education analysis by Professor Suttmann-Lea
Conn study shows first evidence of election officials’ use of social media shaping voter behavior
10/6/2022 - Fall Weekend 2022
Over 1,000 parents, family members, alumni and friends gathered on campus Sept. 30-Oct 2nd for the first full, in-person Fall Weekend celebration since 2019. See our recap of a weekend filled with warmth and good times as told through video, photos and social media.
09/30/2022 - Riding for home
Josh Nagy ’26 bikes across the country with his father to raise awareness for those facing housing insecurity
09/23/2022 - ‘One Book One Region’ brings disability rights activist Judith Heumann to Conn
Heumann’s memoir, Being Heumann: An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist, was the 2022 selection for One Book One Region
09/20/2022 - One Book One Region: Conn to host author and disability rights activist Judith Heumann
Author and disability rights activist Judith Heumann will discuss her memoir, Being Heumann: An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist, at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 22 in the Athey Center for Performance and Research at Palmer Auditorium.
09/16/2022 - Alexander Vindman ties Trump’s 2019 impeachment to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, calls the war Putin’s ‘most critical mistake’
After a standing ovation welcomed him to the stage in Connecticut College’s Athey Center for Performance and Research at Palmer Auditorium on Thursday, U.S. Army Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman (ret.) wasted no time addressing the pivotal role he played in former president Donald Trump’s first impeachment.
09/7/2022 - Conn to host Alexander Vindman, former NSC expert on Ukraine
Lecture sponsored by Sound Lab Foundation, Friends of the Connecticut College Library
09/6/2022 - Conn welcomes 14 new faculty
Connecticut College has welcomed 14 new tenure-track professors who bring a breadth of expertise in their respective fields.
08/30/2022 - ‘The choice is yours:’ Academic year opens with 108th Convocation
The community we share is defined by the choices we make, Dean of Institutional Equity and Inclusion Rodmon King told the students, faculty, staff, administrators and trustees gathered on Tempel Green for the 108th Convocation ceremony on Aug. 29.
08/26/2022 - Conn appoints new members to Board of Trustees
Six alumni have joined Connecticut College’s Board of Trustees, including a Young Alumni Trustee from the Class of 2022.
08/19/2022 - Conn opens first downtown student residence in beautifully restored historic Manwaring Building
To a drum roll and applause from more than 100 onlookers in downtown New London, Connecticut College President Katherine Bergeron snipped a ceremonial ribbon Thursday to open the city’s newly restored historic Manwaring Building, which will now serve as the College’s first downtown residence for students.
08/19/2022 - Conn welcomes record-breaking Class of 2026
The newest class is the largest in Conn’s history
08/10/2022 - Camels Ranked Tops in the Nation
Following last season’s unforgettable run that culminated in the 2021 NCAA Division III championship title, the Connecticut College men's soccer team has been named No. 1 in the nation in the United Soccer Coaches 2022 preseason poll.
07/29/2022 - Franceine Welcome ’19 awarded Gilliam Fellowship
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) awarded Franceine Welcome ’19 with a Gilliam Fellowship for Advanced Study. Welcome, who graduated from Conn with a degree in biochemistry, cellular and molecular biology, will receive $53,000 per year for three years of dissertation research.
07/28/2022 - History professor Kris Klein Hernández awarded Duke Fellowship
Duke University awarded Conn’s Kris Klein Hernández, assistant professor of history, a Summer Institute on Tenure and Professional Advancement (SITPA) fellowship.
07/21/2022 - Crafting Democratic Futures
Participating in “Voices Across Generations: Race and New London,” a multimedia storytelling show about race, inspired 17-year-old Saniyyah Lawson to make New London a better place before she departs for college.
07/21/2022 - Biology Professor Mays Imad awarded grant to explore more holistic approaches to equity and social justice in STEM education
Assistant Professor of Biology Dr. Imad Mays Imad has been awarded a $55,000 grant from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) to explore more critical and holistic ways to address the effects of the systematic exclusion of Black, Hispanic and Indigenous students from STEM education.
07/7/2022 - Conn students participate in international Arabic debating championship
A team of four Conn students—Iyad Ait Hou ’22, Sbidag Demerjian ’23, Abubakr El Sobky ’23, and Maged Hassan ’25—competed against nearly 600 students from 90 colleges and universities around the world in QatarDebate’s sixth annual International Universities Debating Championship in Istanbul, Turkiye, in June.
07/6/2022 - Two awarded prestigious Gilman International Scholarship
Wade Anthony ’24 and Crystal Hernandez ’23 have been awarded the prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship from the U.S. Department of State to support a semester of study abroad this fall.
07/1/2022 - Day Baez ’25 honored as a 2022 Newman Civic Fellow
Day Baez ’25, a Posse scholar from New York City, New York, has been named a 2022 Newman Civic Fellow by Campus Compact, a national coalition of colleges and universities committed to the public purposes of higher education.
06/29/2022 - The Witness Stones Poets
At the Florence Griswold Museum’s Juneteenth celebration, Conn Professor of English and Poet-in-Residence Kate Rushin read “Fishing for Shad,” a poem she wrote about the story of Jack Howard, who was born enslaved in Old Lyme, Connecticut, in 1795 and was willed to another person at the age of 14.
06/28/2022 - CISLA in Spain
One aim of the Toor Cummings Center for International Studies and the Liberal Arts is to give Connecticut College students the skills to succeed in a globalized world.
06/22/2022 - 139 named to NESCAC Spring All-Academic Team
A two-time All-American sprinter, 30 members of the women’s outdoor track and field team, and five all-conference honorees are among the 139 Connecticut College student-athletes named to the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) 2022 Spring All-Academic Team.
06/15/2022 - Urban agriculture
The Connecticut College Arboretum wins $19,800 grant to partner with FRESH New London, a community farm and food justice organization, to promote urban agriculture.
06/14/2022 - Nine awarded U.S. Fulbright grants
Eight Connecticut College seniors and one recent alumna have been awarded Fulbright U.S. Student Program grants to teach English and conduct research abroad for an academic year.
06/12/2022 - Renowned entrepreneur and founding president of Ghana’s Ashesi University gives Commencement address
An entrepreneur and educator, Patrick Awuah is a visionary leader who created Ashesi University College in 2002 with the mission of educating a new generation of ethica and entrepreneurial leaders in Africa. A graduate of Swarthmore College with bachelor’s degrees in engineering and economics, he worked for a decade as an engineer at Microsoft before returning to school for an M.B.A and eventually to his native Ghana to launch his enterprise in higher education.
06/12/2022 - Viridiana Villalva Salas ’20 selected as the student speaker for the Class of 2020 Commencement
A Posse Scholar from Chicago, Illinois, Viridiana Villalva Salas ’20 graduated with a bachelor's degree in English and was a scholar in both the Holleran Center for Community Action and Public Policy and the Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Program, all while earning her teaching certificate in secondary education.
06/12/2022 - Conn celebrates Class of 2020 with historic, long-awaited Commencement
Speaking at her college graduation had been a lifelong dream for Viridiana Villalva Salas ’20, a first-generation college student and the daughter of two Mexican immigrants. She was thrilled to learn she’d been selected to address her classmates at Connecticut College’s 102nd Commencement in May of 2020, and she couldn’t wait to share a poem she’d written to honor the sacrifices and support of her parents. Then COVID-19 spread around the world.
06/9/2022 - #CCReunion 2022
Reunion 2022 was exceptionally joyful. Our first in-person Reunion Weekend since 2019 took place under beautiful blue skies and was filled with fun, friendship and fabulous food. Close to 700 alumni, family and friends gathered to catch up with one another and enjoy the campus in full bloom.
Relive great memories, and for those not in attendance, experience some of the wonderful moments from a spectacular weekend with photos and a social media recap.
06/9/2022 - Projects for Peace
Olivia Loo ’24 awarded $10,000 to address anti-Asian racism through children’s literature
06/3/2022 - Chinese ink art of Marian Bingham ’91 on display at Conn
The Chinese ink art of contemporary American artist Marian “Bing” Bingham ’91, which showcases her unique journey of studying and creating Chinese ink paintings spanning decades and continents, is on display in the Charles Chu Asian Art Reading Room in Conn’s Charles E. Shain Library until June 15.
05/31/2022 - All Americans: Runners Malissa Lindsey ’23 and Jeffrey Love ’23 turn in top-10 performances at NCAA Championships
It was an All-American weekend for two Camel athletes, as sprinter Malissa Lindsey ’23 notched two top-three finishes at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Geneva, Ohio, while No. 20-ranked Jeffrey Love ’23 turned in an 8th place finish in the 10k. All three performances earned All-America honors.
05/31/2022 - Professor Danielle Egan named dean of the faculty
Danielle Egan, the Fuller-Maathai Professor of Gender, Sexuality and Intersectionality Studies at Connecticut College, has been named dean of the faculty, effective July 1, 2022.
05/26/2022 - Charles Luce
College to Host Celebration of Life Honoring Charles B. “Charlie” Luce Sr.
05/25/2022 - Music 201, Volume 3
President Katherine Bergeron and her husband Butch Rovan release new CD with Conn students.
05/24/2022 - Deep Data
Six Conn students were recognized for their prowess at delving into large, unwieldy data sets with an award presented by DataFest, an American Statistical Association competition for undergraduate students with an interest in data and applied mathematics.
05/24/2022 - Professor Joyce Bennett receives Fulbright support for project on Maya women’s weaving
Assistant Professor of Anthropology Joyce Bennett is the recipient of a prestigious Fulbright U.S Scholar Award to pursue a new research project at the Universidad del Valle de Guatemala. Bennett, whose work focuses on sociocultural and sociolinguistic issues in Central and North America, will study how Maya women’s traditional weaving has, in recent years, become embroiled in battles over intellectual property rights.
05/22/2022 - Commencement 2022
Class of 2022 told ‘Think about what your lifetime will bring’
05/18/2022 - Eight alumni inducted into Athletics Hall of Fame
Eight athletes, including three who were honored for playing two sports, were inducted April 30 into the Connecticut College Athletics Hall of Fame.
05/13/2022 - Ready to launch: The Class of 2022
Meet some of the members of the Class of 2022 as they reflect on their Conn experiences and prepare for the future.
05/13/2022 - Staff honored with Presidential Recognition Awards
President Katherine Bergeron acknowledged members of the Connecticut College staff for their valuable contributions at the annual Presidential Staff Recognition Breakfast and Awards Ceremony May 13.
05/11/2022 - Conn announces 2022 Faculty Awards
Connecticut College’s most prestigious faculty awards were presented at a May 10 ceremony honoring professors who displayed excellence in research, teaching and leadership.
04/28/2022 - Emily Hackett ’23 wins prestigious Beinecke Scholarship for graduate study
Emily Hackett, an international relations and Slavic studies double major and German studies minor from Norwich, Vermont, has been awarded a $34,000 Beinecke Scholarship to help fund her graduate studies.
04/28/2022 - Moriah Prescia ’22 awarded distinguished Watson Fellowship
Moriah Prescia ’22 has been awarded a Thomas J. Watson Fellowship by the Watson Foundation to embark on a year of international discovery and exploration of the funding, production and distribution of documentaries that inspire environmental justice and social activism.
04/25/2022 - The Athey Center
With a quick snip of the ribbon, Connecticut College officially opened the new Athey Center for Performance and Research at Palmer Auditorium on April 29, 2022, in front of a large crowd of current and former trustees, alumni, faculty, staff and students.
04/22/2022 - Connecticut College celebrates Earth Day with a pledge to become carbon neutral by 2030
Connecticut College celebrates Earth Day with a pledge to become carbon neutral by 2030.
04/22/2022 - John Cramer Becomes New VP of Marketing and Communications
Connecticut College has named John Cramer, currently the director of public and media relations at Rutgers University-New Brunswick and Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences, as the College’s next vice president for Marketing and Communications. Cramer will begin his new role on May 2.
04/20/2022 - Camel Days at Conn
Record number of admitted students attend Camel Days on Monday, April 18.
04/19/2022 - 15 seniors named Winthrop Scholars
Continuing a tradition that dates back to 1928, Connecticut College has selected 15 seniors to be honored as Winthrop Scholars. The impressive group includes a Critical Language Scholarship winner, an Academic All-American swimmer, an All-New England indoor track sprinter, and two senior admission fellows.
04/14/2022 - The property rights of weavers
Professor Joyce Bennett has been awarded a $20,000 Wenner-Gren Foundation grant to help Maya women protect their intellectual property rights
04/6/2022 - Founders Day 2022
Conn celebrates 111th birthday with outdoor gathering, giving challenge
04/5/2022 - Singer-songwriter Rosanne Cash talks art, activism, music and legacy at Conn
In one of the first public events in Connecticut College’s Athey Center for Performance and Research at Palmer Auditorium, four-time Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter and bestselling author Rosanne Cash joined Conn’s President Katherine Bergeron for an intimate and deeply moving discussion.
03/29/2022 - Two awarded Critical Language Scholarships from U.S. State Department
Two Connecticut College students are gearing up for a summer of intensive language study. Julia Graham ’22 and Jordan Westlake ’22 have each received a Critical Language Scholarship from the United States Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, for 10 weeks of study in an intensive language program.
03/1/2022 - Connecticut College named a top producer of Fulbrights
Connecticut College has been named a top producer of Fulbright students for 2021-2022, according to the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.
02/28/2022 - 8 Camels earn All-New England indoor track and field honors
Malissa Lindsey ’23 breaks school record in the 60-meter dash
02/21/2022 - Summer science research on display at student poster symposium
51 Connecticut College Summer Science Research Institute participants presented their research at a poster symposium Feb. 18.
02/15/2022 - Conn celebrates Douglass Day
Students, faculty and staff dropped into Shain Library on Feb. 14 to help transcribe minutes from a 19th-century meeting in New Haven that occurred as part of the Colored Conventions, a series of state and national political meetings that African Americans held in the 1800s.
02/14/2022 - Tim Sutton ’92 premieres new film, ‘Taurus,’ starring Machine Gun Kelly
Just days before their new film, ‘Taurus’ premiered at the Berlin Film Festival Feb. 13, writer and director Tim Sutton ’92 and star Colson Baker—better known to fans as Machine Gun Kelly—sat down with Variety’s K.J. Yossman to discuss the film and how they brought Sutton’s idea to life.
02/10/2022 - Posse Foundation founder to give keynote address at Commencement
Deborah Bial, the founder and president of The Posse Foundation, will deliver the keynote address at Connecticut College’s 104th Commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 22, 2022.
02/9/2022 - Professor David Dorfman anchors ‘exuberant dance video’ showcasing ‘living legends’
A New York City subway train approaches the Atlantic Ave. station in Brooklyn. People mull about; it’s a pretty standard scene. But then Dance Professor David Dorfman ’81 emerges from the back of the station, dancing, leaping and spinning around and among surprised commuters.
02/4/2022 - Dr. Mary Lake Polan ’65 P’02 ’10 named “Giant in Obstetrics and Gynecology”
The American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology honored Dr. Mary Lake Polan ’65 P’02 ’10 by recognizing her as a “Giant in Obstetrics and Gynecology.”
01/26/2022 - Conn hires VP of HR
Connecticut College hired Reginald White, currently the senior director of human resources for the division of research and innovation at Cornell University, to become the College’s new vice president for Human Resources. White will begin in his new role on March 14.
01/21/2022 - Elevate: Conn hosts second annual social justice conference
Furthering its commitment to social justice and anti-racist education, Conn hosted Elevate, its second annual social justice conference, Jan. 19-20.
01/11/2022 - Chakena D. Perry ’16 appointed Commissioner on the Board of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago
Chakena D. Perry ’16 has been fighting for voting rights since before she was old enough to vote. Now, as the newly appointed Commissioner on the Board of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District (MWRD), she’ll be fighting to protect the health and safety of citizens and waterways in the greater Chicago area.
12/20/2021 - Holiday Greetings from Connecticut College
Sending love, gratitude, and good wishes for 2022.
12/17/2021 - Coaching Staff of the Year Award for Men’s Soccer
Connecticut College head men’s soccer coach Reuben Burk and assistant Andrew Storton have been named the 2021 NCAA Men’s Division III National Coaching Staff of the Year by the United Soccer Coaches.
12/17/2021 - Join the Camels on Their Wild Ride to a National Championship
This year’s holiday greeting is a unique virtual performance by a group of students, faculty, staff, administrators, and alumni to mark the 100th anniversary of the Connecticut College Alma Mater, composed by Edith Smith, Class of 1920, to words by Olive Littlehales, Class of 1921.
12/10/2021 - Governor, state and local politicians visit campus to congratulate national champion men’s soccer team
Connecticut College’s NCAA Division III national champion men’s soccer team was honored by some very special guests Thursday, including Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont, State Senator Cathy Osten, State Representatives Anthony Nolan and Christine Conley, and New London Mayor—proud Conn alumnus—Michael Passero ’79 M’89.
12/6/2021 - National Champions
Governor Ned Lamont visits campus to congratulate the Camels
12/3/2021 - Arabic Debate Team qualifies for international championship
With a top four finish at the 2nd U.S. Universities Arabic Debating Championship in November, Maged Hassan ’25, Iyad Ait Hou ’22 and Abubakr El Sobky ’23 have qualified to participate in the international championship in Doha, Qatar, in the spring of 2022.
12/2/2021 - New York Times: Raja Feather Kelly ’09 gives ‘Dog Day Afternoon’ a multilayered makeover
Dancer and choreographer Raja Feather Kelly ’09 was a student at Conn when he first saw the 1975 film “Dog Day Afternoon,” he told The New York Times. The film—and Kelly’s reaction to it—inspires Kelly’s new live dance-theater documentary, “Wednesday,” which opens this week at New York Live Arts.
11/30/2021 - Rodmon King named new Dean of Institutional Equity and Inclusion
Rodmon Cedric King, currently the chief diversity and inclusion officer at the State University of New York at Oswego, has been named the next dean of institutional equity and inclusion at Connecticut College. He will begin his new role Jan. 31.
11/22/2021 - National Champions
Connecticut College wins NCAA Division III National Championship
11/18/2021 - Connecticut College sees 17% increase in student voting rate
Connecticut College saw 77% voter participation in 2020—a 17% increase over 2016—according to a report from the Institute for Democracy & Higher Education (IDHE). This distinction is in addition to the College winning the 2020 ALL IN to Vote challenge for the highest percentage of the student body pledged to vote, placing Conn fifth in the nation and first in NESCAC.
11/16/2021 - Three to compete in NCAA Cross Country Championships
Matt Carter ’23, Julia Curran ’23 and Jeffrey Love ’23 have qualified to represent the Camels at the NCAA Division III Cross Country Championships on Nov. 20.
11/15/2021 - Professor Daniel Maser awarded American Chemical Society grant for broadband laser research
Assistant Professor of Physics Daniel Maser has been awarded a $55,000 Undergraduate New Investigator (UNI) grant from the American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund (ACS PRF). The grant will support his research into using broadband laser sources, known as optical frequency combs, to precisely measure a group of rotational transitions in benzene, a common hydrocarbon and solvent.
11/15/2021 - Sweet 16 bound
Men’s Soccer advances to the third round of the NCAA Tournament
11/11/2021 - Conn teams competing in NCAA Championships
Conn hosts men’s NCAA soccer action and cross country mideast regionals. Women’s soccer on the road.
11/9/2021 - Conn to host 2021 Men’s and Women’s NCAA Division III Mideast Regional Cross Country Championship
For the third time in program history, Connecticut College will serve as host for the NCAA Division III Regional Cross Country Championship, which will take place Saturday, Nov. 13, at Harkness Memorial State Park in Waterford, Connecticut.
11/9/2021 - Men’s and Women’s Soccer selected to NCAA Division III Tournament
The men’s team will host first and second round action at Conn.
11/5/2021 - ‘Brilliance on display’ at Conn’s third annual All-College Symposium
200 seniors showcased how their coursework and experiences have informed their studies over the past four years
11/3/2021 - Camels to host NESCAC Championship
Alex Robles ’23 set up a pair of goals, including the eventual game-winner scored by Steve Yeonas ’23, to lead the Connecticut College men’s soccer team to a 2-1 win against Williams College in the NESCAC tournament’s quarterfinal match on a wet Saturday afternoon at Freeman Field.
10/28/2021 - Sophie Hage ’23 explores the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on musicians
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, people stayed home, concert halls went silent and life was significantly altered for so many. To explore the impact on musicians, Sophie Hage ’23 interviewed three of Conn’s music professors.
10/25/2021 - Defy Boundaries
Conn launches the public phase of a campaign prioritizing academics, the student experience, and global reach
10/19/2021 - Concrete Reef
Creating a sustainable aquatic habitat along Conn's riverfront
10/6/2021 - One Book One Region: Conn hosts ‘Interior Chinatown’ author Charles Yu
Yu’s "Interior Chinatown" was the 2021 selection for One Book One Region, in which first-year Conn students do a shared summer reading with faculty, staff, advisers and community members.
09/21/2021 - History Professor Sarah Queen awarded NEH grant to translate influential early Chinese texts
Connecticut College Professor of History Sarah A. Queen has been awarded a $199,959 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to translate two of the world’s earliest written commentaries on the Confucian classic Chunqiu, or “Spring and Autumn Annals.”
09/14/2021 - Building an equitable future
Funded by the Mellon Foundation, a new initiative within the New London community seeks to create localized reparations for communities of color.
09/10/2021 - Conn remembers James A. Greenleaf Jr. ’91 on the 20th anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001
Sept. 11, 2021 marks 20 years since the terrorist attacks carried out by al-Qaeda killed 2,977 people. It also marks 30 years since James A. Greenleaf ’91 graduated from Conn. Greenleaf, a foreign currency trader at the World Trade Center, died in the attacks on the Twin Towers.
09/2/2021 - Welcome & Welcome Back: Connecticut College 2021-2022
The Connecticut College community is celebrating our full return to campus and the extraordinary efforts that allowed us to come back together while so many communities across the world must remain apart.
08/31/2021 - Academic year opens with 107th Convocation
President Katherine Bergeron officially opened the 107th academic year at Connecticut College, welcoming to the community the 40 new faculty and 64 new staff members who have joined Conn since the last in-person Convocation in 2019, as well as the 528 newest Camels, including 26 transfer students, one return-to-college student and the 501 members of the Class of 2025.
08/27/2021 - Conn welcomes the Class of 2025
As they arrived on campus in the late August heat, Connecticut College’s newest Camels were greeted by brilliant sunshine, cheering student leaders, colorful signs and a simple message: We are so glad you’re here.
08/24/2021 - Connecticut College history chair awarded prestigious international grant
An expert in the history of Peru and the Andes, as well as the African diaspora in Iberia and Latin America, Associate Professor of History and Chair of the History Department Leo J. Garofalo will receive six months of research funds from the Gerda Henkel Foundation in Germany.
08/16/2021 - Conn appoints new members to Board of Trustees
Eight alumni have joined Connecticut College’s Board of Trustees, including a Young Alumni Trustee from the Class of 2021. The new trustees began their service on July 1.
08/12/2021 - Summer internships
Meet some of our 2021 interns
08/11/2021 - Professor Peter Siver awarded Phycological Society of America’s highest honor
In recognition of his remarkable contributions to the field of phycology—the study of algae—Professor Peter Siver has been awarded the Phycological Society of America’s Award of Excellence, the highest honor bestowed by the organization.
08/5/2021 - 94 named to NESCAC Spring All-Academic Team
A four-time All-American water polo player, 22 members of the women’s outdoor track and field team, and three student-athletes previously recognized for their sportsmanship are among the 94 Connecticut College student-athletes named to the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) 2021 Spring All-Academic Team.
07/30/2021 - Connecticut College receives rare GOLD rating for sustainability
Conn has been recognized with the coveted Stars GOLD rating from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education
07/14/2021 - Debo Adegbile ’91 discusses voting rights on NPR
At a moment when multiple state legislatures across the U.S. are scaling back ballot access to voters who have historically been underrepresented in American politics, leading civil rights attorney Debo Adegbile ’91 appeared on NPR this week to discuss the erosion of voting rights in America.
07/12/2021 - Summer Civic Leaders support six New London organizations
Not even a pandemic could stop Connecticut College’s Summer Civic Leaders program from doing good this year, as 13 students spent six weeks working to support a variety of local organizations.
07/2/2021 - Staying put: Professor wins grant to explore alternatives to the Great Migration narrative
Amanda Russhell Wallace, assistant professor of art at Connecticut College, has received a research and development grant from the prestigious Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts.
06/29/2021 - Conn’s waterfront has new look, functionality
Connecticut College's riverfront is getting a huge makeover.
06/25/2021 - Knotweed dispensary
Rhode Island–based Herd of Hope brought its eager goats to campus in June to gorge on invasive knotweed.
06/10/2021 - Conn wins two Grand Gold CASE awards
Connecticut College’s Office of Communications has been awarded two 2021 Circle of Excellence Awards from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education in the marketing and writing categories.
06/9/2021 - Erika J. Smith appointed Conn’s new Dean of the College
Erika J. Smith, the current dean of academic services at Brandeis University, has been appointed Connecticut College’s new dean of the college, effective Aug. 1.
06/7/2021 - Water Polo’s Stephania Lopez ’21 named All-American for the fourth time
Women’s water polo captain Stephania Lopez ’21 has been named to the Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches (ACWPC) Division III All-America First Team. This is the fourth time Lopez has been honored as an All-American during her impressive collegiate career.
06/3/2021 - Maggie Shea ’11 makes Olympic sailing team
The team that will represent the United States in sailing at this summer's Tokyo Olympics is set—and the 13-member squad features a Camel.
06/3/2021 - Connecticut College joins The White House’s COVID-19 College Vaccine Challenge
The White House and the U.S. Department of Education is challenging colleges and universities across the country to join their efforts to end the COVID-19 pandemic, and Connecticut College is rising to that challenge.
06/2/2021 - Two compete in NCAA DIII Outdoor Track & Field Championships
Tarvis Hintlian ’21 and Matt Carter ’23 both notched top 15 finishes at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships last week.
05/25/2021 - Rob Hale ’88 makes headlines with string of academic and cancer research gifts
Rob Hale ’88 and his wife Karen P’20 have continued their season of philanthropy with a surprise gift to the graduating class at Quincy College in Massachusetts.
05/25/2021 - Debo P. Adegbile ’91 elected chair of Conn’s Board of Trustees
Debo P. Adegbile, a 1991 graduate of the College and current vice-chair of the Connecticut College Board of Trustees, has been elected to serve for a three-year term as the next chair beginning July 1, 2021. He is the first African-American in College history to serve as chair.
05/20/2021 - Justin Nwafor ’21 wins the 2021 Oakes and Louise Ames Prize
Justin Nnaemeka Nwafor ’21, an ACS-certified chemistry major and mathematics and physics double minor, was awarded the Oakes and Louise Ames Prize at Commencement for his honors thesis, “Why are Glycines 31, 33, and 35 Highly Conserved in all Fluorescent Proteins?”
05/20/2021 - Grace Amato ’21 wins the 2021 Anna Lord Strauss Medal
Grace Frances Amato ’21, a gender, sexuality and intersectionality studies and Latin American studies double major and Holleran Center for Community Action and Public Policy scholar from Melrose, Massachusetts, has been awarded the 2021 Anna Lord Strauss Medal.
05/20/2021 - Commencement 2021
Class of 2021 told ‘Seek your own truth as a foundation for life’
05/17/2021 - Conn Faculty and Staff Awards Announced
At a virtual all-campus faculty and staff meeting, President Katherine Bergeron and Dean of the Faculty Jeffrey Cole announced the winners of the annual Faculty Awards along with the annual Presidential Staff Awards.
05/17/2021 - Ready to launch: The Class of 2021
Meet some of the members of the Class of 2021 as they reflect on their Conn experiences and prepare for the future.
05/12/2021 - English Professor Hubert Cook awarded Career Enhancement Fellowship from the Institute for Citizens & Scholars
Hubert Cook, the Sue and Eugene Mercy, Jr. Assistant Professor of English at Connecticut College, has been awarded a Career Enhancement Fellowship from the Institute for Citizens & Scholars to complete his book project, Empathy’s Dark Labor: Feeling, Fact, and Late Nineteenth Century U.S. Black Narrative (1892-1905).
05/12/2021 - Three awarded U.S. Fulbright grants
Two Connecticut College seniors and one recent alumna will receive Fulbright U.S. Student Program grants to teach English and conduct research abroad for an academic year.
05/10/2021 - 13 seniors named Winthrop Scholars; 40 inducted into Phi Beta Kappa
Continuing a tradition that dates back nearly 100 years, Connecticut College has named 13 seniors as Winthrop Scholars, the highest academic honor bestowed by the College. An additional 27 students were also selected for initiation into Phi Beta Kappa, the national honor society of undergraduate higher education.
05/6/2021 - Green Sun
Students, alumni and faculty install solar array to generate Conn's first-ever on-site renewable energy.
04/30/2021 - Persephone Hall to be honored at 100 Women of Color Gala
The Hale Family Executive Director will receive the prestigious award in May
04/28/2021 - With New Gift, Rob and Karen Hale Contribute $50 Million to Connecticut College
Students, faculty and staff gathered on Tempel Green on April 28, 2021, to celebrate the largest gift in Connecticut College history—a $30 million gift from Karen and Rob Hale ’88 P’20.
04/27/2021 - Eclipse 2021
More than 100 students participated in the multicultural dance show Eclipse on April 24, continuing a 46-year-old Connecticut College tradition.
04/23/2021 - The Biggest Announcement in Conn’s History
Let the countdown commence! President Katherine Bergeron will make a big (BIG!) College announcement at The Dune on Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. Check your inbox on Wednesday for the news.
04/21/2021 - The Arboretum partners with local group working to make New London greener
The Connecticut College Arboretum is partnering with a local grassroots organization to help increase the number of, well, tree roots in the city of New London.
04/20/2021 - Conn hosts COVID-19 vaccine clinic on campus
As part of Conn’s nationally recognized response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the College partnered this week with the Community Health Center of New London to provide vaccines to students, faculty, staff and their family members in a campus clinic.
04/19/2021 - Reading the Wrack Lines
Professor of Art Andrea Wollensak launches ongoing exhibition about our changing climate.
04/13/2021 - Michael Collier ’76 publishes new book of poetry
The Missing Mountain: New and Selected Poems by Michael Collier ’76 will be published in August by The University of Chicago Press.
04/8/2021 - 72 named to NESCAC Winter All-Academic Team
Two All-American swimmers, an athlete who ran every street in New London and 19 members of the women’s indoor track and field team are among the 72 Connecticut College student-athletes named to the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) Winter All-Academic Team.
04/6/2021 - Founders Day 2021
Founders Day celebration launches successful giving challenge.
04/5/2021 - Connecticut College students unveil global COVID research project
Researchers from Conn and its partner institutions around the world presented their findings during a virtual symposium.
04/1/2021 - Multiple news outlets publish professor’s 6 tips for spotting fake science news
How can you tell if science news is fact or fiction? Marc Zimmer, Jean C. Tempel '65 Professor of Chemistry, has six tips to help media consumers detect fake science.
04/1/2021 - Joseph Walewski ’23 runs every street in New London
In the year since the World Health Organization declared a global pandemic, avid runner Joseph Walewski ’23 has run every street in two Connecticut towns: first his hometown of Fairfield, while Conn was remote last spring, and now Conn’s home city of New London.
03/23/2021 - Two students add to Conn’s impressive record of Critical Language Scholarship winners
Emily Hackett ’23 and Devon Rancourt ’21 have both won 2021 Critical Language Scholarships to continue their studies of Russia’s language and culture.
03/19/2021 - Conn announces Summer Session
The College has announced a five-week virtual summer session that will offer courses from a variety of departments, including psychology, government, economics and computer science.
03/18/2021 - Two awarded $10,000 Projects for Peace grants
Alireza Mohammadi ’22 and Camila Adrianzén Yndigoyen ’23 have been awarded $10,000 Davis Projects for Peace grants to promote peace through education and community building in Kabul, Afghanistan, and Lima, Peru, this summer.
03/17/2021 - Two Conn students awarded distinguished Watson Fellowships
The Thomas J. Watson Fellowship awarded Tashayla “Shay” Borden ’21 and Jack Rider-McGovern ’21 Watson Fellowships for 2021. Borden and Rider-McGovern, who will embark on a year of travel starting August 1, join 40 students from 22 states and eight countries who make up the 53rd Class of Watson Fellows.
03/12/2021 - Staff and faculty researchers publish article on the Black Church and liberal arts institutions
Dean of Institutional Equity and Inclusion John McKnight, Professor of Human Development Michelle Dunlap and Director of Race and Ethnicity Programs Maurice Tiner are co-authors of “The Black Church and Liberal Arts Institutions: Forming Reciprocal Relationships for Thriving Urban Communities and Churches."
03/11/2021 - Ethan Brown ’94 and Beyond Meat expand global partnerships in major new deal
Brown, the founder and CEO of Beyond Meat, will be Conn’s next Commencement speaker
03/9/2021 - DISCARDED: Lear-Conant Symposium explores impact of human-generated waste
The long-term implications of our severance of relationships with possessions was the topic of discussion for hundreds of experts, faculty, students, alumni and community members from around the world who gathered virtually March 6 for the Goodwin-Niering Center for the Environment’s 2021 Lear-Conant Symposium, “DISCARDED: Unmasking and Understanding the Waste Stream.”
03/5/2021 - Professor Mónika López-Anuarbe lends her expertise to Connecticut’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout
As Connecticut undertakes the largest, fastest vaccine rollout in history, Associate Professor of Economics Mónika López-Anuarbe is serving on multiple state committees to help make the process as equitable as possible for vulnerable communities.
03/4/2021 - Career Exploration Week returns
The first Career Exploration Week of the spring semester just wrapped up its series of events focused on government, law and international relations.
03/1/2021 - Celebrating the Harlem Renaissance
As part of Conn’s recognition of Black History Month, students, faculty and staff participated in a virtual poetry and musical event sponsored by student-run literary magazine Cadenza, the Office of the Dean of the College and the Office of Race and Ethnicity programs.
02/24/2021 - Professor David Dorfman ’81 wins Connecticut’s Artistic Excellence Award
Dance professor and prolific choreographer David Dorfman ’81 has won a $5,000 Artistic Excellence Award through the state of Connecticut’s Artist Fellowship Program, which provides recognition and funding support for Connecticut artists to pursue new work and advance their artistic careers.
02/23/2021 - Conn goes green
College moves to its lowest COVID-19 alert level
02/16/2021 - Painting by late Conn art professor Barkley Hendricks sells for record $4 million
A 1972 portrait by the late Professor Emeritus of Studio Art Barkley Hendricks sold for $4,013,000 at Sotheby’s Dec. 8, 2020, setting a new record for the artist known for his life-sized oil portraits of Black Americans.
02/16/2021 - In The New York Times: E. Kristin Anderson ’05 on finding your voice in another’s words
Writer and poet E. Kristin Anderson ’05 is finding original poetry hiding in the pages of her newspapers, and she’s encouraging others to do the same.
02/15/2021 - Conn expands global partnerships with universities abroad
Connecticut College has announced new partnerships with institutions in both India and South Korea that will further enhance the College’s commitment to global education.
02/10/2021 - Conn Is All In
Connecticut College reaffirms its commitment to address climate change.
02/9/2021 - The Eugene O'Neill Theater Center hires new executive director
Tiffani Gavin represents a pathbreaking era for the legendary theater.
02/9/2021 - Conn alum publishes essay in The New York Times
Annabelle Allen ’19 was published in The New York Times “Modern Love” column, writing an essay about her father’s battle with Alzheimer’s.
02/2/2021 - Transition, truncated
Historian Martha Joynt Kumar ’63 discusses the history of presidential transitions.
01/28/2021 - Continuing the Conversation on Race: Policing in the U.S. and in New London
The killings of George Floyd and multiple other Black Americans by police officers during the spring and summer of 2020 led to national calls for police accountability. But how do we move forward?
01/27/2021 - Elevate
Conn hosts inaugural social justice conference
01/21/2021 - Marcucci makes history in Major League Soccer SuperDraft
Former Connecticut College men’s soccer goalkeeper AJ Marcucci ’21 is the first-ever Conn athlete to be drafted into Major League Soccer. Marcucci was selected by the New York Red Bulls in the third round of the 2021 MLS SuperDraft on Thursday, Jan. 21.
01/20/2021 - Fast Forward Goes Global
Adam Romanow ’07 was so impressed with the business ideas Conn students gave him during last year’s Fast Forward program that he came back this year for another round.
01/20/2021 - IOC VP Anita DeFrantz ’74 pens Washington Post piece in support of righting a 108-year-old Olympic wrong
Anita DeFrantz ’74, vice president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Olympic bronze medalist, published an opinion piece in the Washington Post arguing that the IOC should restore the sole first-place victories rightfully won by Native American athlete Jim Thorpe in the 1912 games.
01/19/2021 - Community Policing in New London
The New London Public Safety Policy Review Committee has suggested the formation of a civilian police review board and the creation of a police commission, The Day reports.
01/15/2021 - Jeffrey Wexler ’10 named White House Director of COVID-19 Operations
President Joe Biden has officially named Jeffrey Wexler ’10 the White House Director of COVID-19 Operations.
01/14/2021 - Fridays are for fundraising
Chiara Gero ’18 is raising money to support anti-racist work around the world.
01/11/2021 - Professor Rashelle Litchmore discusses police response to Capitol rioters in media interviews
Assistant Professor of Human Development Rashelle Litchmore was interviewed on Toronto’s CP24 News and for an article on CTVNews.ca about the stark contrast between police reaction to armed Trump supporters violently storming the U.S. Capitol, and the manner in which police have responded to unarmed Black Lives Matter protesters earlier this year.
12/18/2020 - Conn to host social justice conference
Furthering its commitment to social justice and anti-racist education, Connecticut College will host Elevate: The Inaugural Social Justice Conference, Jan. 25-26.
12/17/2020 - Conn’s COVID-19 response featured in U.S. News and Inside Higher Ed
Thanks to frequent testing and effective contact tracing, Conn has been recognized as a national success story in the fight to prevent a COVID-19 outbreak on campus.
12/17/2020 - Holiday Greetings from Connecticut College
This year’s holiday greeting is a unique virtual performance by a group of students, faculty, staff, administrators, and alumni to mark the 100th anniversary of the Connecticut College Alma Mater, composed by Edith Smith, Class of 1920, to words by Olive Littlehales, Class of 1921.
12/14/2020 - Philosophy professors discuss ethical questions surrounding vaccine prioritization
As the very first frontline healthcare workers and long-term care residents begin to get the COVID-19 vaccine, the looming question is: Who is next?
12/14/2020 - The Front Steps Project: Photographer Cara Soulia ’96 sparked a global movement that raised more than $3 million for charity
What began as a modest local fundraising effort exploded into a global viral sensation with photographers around the world helping to raise millions of dollars for charity.
12/14/2020 - Ana Clarkson ’21 led effort to produce thousands of cloth masks
As a team lead for Seamstresses Unite, Ana Clarkson '21 helped produce thousands of cloth masks for frontline workers.
12/10/2020 - Debo Adegbile ’91 and Chicago mayor discuss racial justice and policing reform
The civil rights attorney has joined forces with America's mayors to create a blueprint for change.
12/8/2020 - Beyond Meat founder Ethan Brown ’94 to give keynote address at Commencement
Renowned entrepreneur and environmentalist Ethan Brown ’94, the founder, president and CEO of Beyond Meat, will deliver the keynote address at the College’s 103rd Commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 23, 2021.
12/7/2020 - Conn student receives prestigious Marshall Scholarship
Ann Monk ’21 is one of 46 recipients of the Marshall Scholarship, the U.K. Government announced on Dec. 7, 2020. The winners, considered to be among the best and brightest university students and recent graduates in the United States, will begin graduate studies at many of the UK’s top academic institutions beginning in September 2021.
12/3/2020 - Conn breaks fundraising record on Giving Tuesday
Alumni, parents, faculty, students, staff and Conn friends came together on Giving Tuesday 2020 to raise in excess of $100,000 for Connecticut College in just 24 hours.
12/2/2020 - Making an IMPACT: Volleyball’s Bridget Fatse ’22 helps teams bring joy to seriously and chronically ill children
Bridget Fatse ’22, an outside hitter on Connecticut College’s women’s volleyball team, has been named the first-ever Connecticut College Team IMPACT Fellow. In her new role, she seeks to spread awareness of Team IMPACT’s mission to “tackle the emotional trauma and social isolation experienced by children facing serious and chronic illnesses by matching them with a college athletic team.”
12/1/2020 - 52 named to NESCAC Fall All-Academic Team
Fifty-two Connecticut College student-athletes have been named to the 2020 NESCAC Fall All-Academic Team, the league announced last month.
11/23/2020 - Pathway and Center enrollment jumps to nearly 70 percent for the Class of 2023
Just a few weeks after Conn’s seniors presented the results of four years of exploration through Connections at the annual All-College Symposium, 68% of the sophomore class signed up to follow in their footsteps.
11/23/2020 - Cross Country’s Joseph Walewski ’23 sets new goal: Run every street in New London
In late August, Joseph Walewski left his house in Fairfield, Connecticut, and ran 21.44 miles to Mulberry Hill Road, a small dead end in a wooded area on the northwest border of town. It’s a route he’d never run before, and in reaching that rather obscure destination, Walewski hit a milestone five months in the making: He had completed his mission to run all 292 miles of his hometown’s 1,125 streets. Now, Walewski has set a new goal: Run every street in Conn’s hometown of New London.
11/23/2020 - Conn celebrates International Education Week
Conn students celebrated International Education Week by exploring the vast opportunities available to them to engage with global communities and world languages.
11/19/2020 - Conn’s testing program in the news
At Connecticut College, testing has become as routine as going to class, according to Microsoft’s MSN.com.
11/19/2020 - CBS News talks to Professor MaryAnne Borrelli about future first lady Jill Biden
First ladies have discretion when it comes to their public engagement and how they run the East Wing, and the next first lady could make quite an impact, Professor MaryAnne Borrelli told CBS News.
11/16/2020 - The Social Dilemma: Inside the provocative new Netflix film with writer Vickie Curtis ’07
The tech industry insiders who invented infinite scrolling, the Facebook Like button, and so many of the other elements that help make social media so addicting didn’t set out to radically alter the fabric of society. But they did.
11/11/2020 - Conn holds flag-raising ceremony in honor of Veterans Day
Connecticut College President Katherine Bergeron and veterans Brandon Boyd ’21; Tom Hobaica, interim director of facilities and utilities; and Mary Vona, senior programmer-analyst; along with faculty, students and staff, gathered at the Gatehouse Flag Pole for a flag-raising ceremony.
11/11/2020 - Conn becomes inaugural member of Racial Equity Alliance
Connecticut College President Katherine Bergeron has signed on to the Liberal Arts Colleges Racial Equity Leadership Alliance—an initiative led by the University of Southern California’s (USC) Race and Equity Center.
11/6/2020 - Conn hosts second annual All-College Symposium
Nearly 200 seniors in Conn’s Interdisciplinary Pathways and Centers for Interdisciplinary Scholarship participated in the virtual day-long Symposium, which highlighted students’ integrative learning through Connections.
11/2/2020 - Back on the water
Sailing team hosts Boston College in head-to-head regatta
11/2/2020 - Cross Country teams host virtual 5K
While the COVID-19 pandemic has delayed competition for members of Connecticut College’s men’s and women’s cross country teams, it hasn’t been able to stop these dedicated student athletes from running. Recently, the teams challenged themselves and the teams’ alumni to a virtual 5K event.
10/30/2020 - Camels Vote
Conn mobilizes comprehensive resources for Election Day and beyond
10/29/2020 - The All-College Symposium goes virtual
The second annual All-College Symposium will be held on Friday, Nov. 6, 2020.
10/29/2020 - Chakena Sims Perry ’16 fights for voting rights
A devoted advocate for preserving and enhancing America’s democratic process since her early teenage years, Perry has been recognized with the 2020 Ainslie Alumni Achievement Award from the Posse Foundation.
10/28/2020 - Professor Sheetal Chhabria wins prestigious John F. Richard Prize
For her first book, titled Making the Modern Slum: The Power of Capital in Colonial Bombay, Associate Professor of History Sheetal Chhabria has been awarded the 2020 John F. Richards Prize in South Asian History.
10/23/2020 - Live Action
Conn becomes one of the first colleges in the country to hold live performances again
10/22/2020 - Disease Control
Stephanie Hackett ’09 shapes public health decisions.
10/21/2020 - Going Green
Conn celebrates transition to lowest COVID-19 alert level
10/21/2020 - Sophomore Summer Research Program
While researching race and representation in animation this summer, Bri Goolsby ’22 found that the history of animation is rife with racism and stereotypical depictions of people of color, and that today’s films continue these problematic traditions. Goolsby was one of 11 Integrative Pathway and Centers for Interdisciplinary Scholarship students who participated in the Sophomore Summer Research Program and presented their results during a virtual event Oct. 15.
10/16/2020 - The College community participates in a discussion about the 2020 election
Democracy itself is on the ballot.
That sentiment, expressed by Mara Suttmann-Lea, assistant professor of government, reflected a broad consensus among the panel of Conn faculty, staff, alumni and students who contributed their expertise and experience relating to voting rights and the electoral process in a series of discussions less than three weeks before Election Day.
10/12/2020 - Professor Peter Siver wins $286,615 NSF grant for global warming research
What can the remains of microorganisms that lived millions of years ago tell us about the future? A lot, says Peter Siver, the Charles and Sarah P. Becker '27 Professor of Botany and Environmental Studies and director of the Environmental Studies Program at Connecticut College.
10/12/2020 - Professor Suttmann-Lea wins competitive fellowship from Social Science Research Council to support election research
As voters prepare to either go to the polls in person or vote in unprecedented numbers by mail during a global pandemic, more and more voters are relying on social media to obtain accurate information about how to participate in the political process safely. Assistant Professor of Government Mara Suttmann-Lea wants to make sure those voters can get what they need.
10/8/2020 - Fall Weekend
This year’s Fall Weekend was both familiar and entirely different.
10/1/2020 - Conn celebrates formal opening of its 106th academic year
Professor Michelle Dunlap served as the keynote speaker for a reimagined Convocation ceremony, which officially opened Connecticut College’s 106th academic year and also kicked off a virtual Fall Weekend celebration.
09/29/2020 - The Honor Code
To celebrate the Class of 2024, students gathered on Tempel Green to sign the Honor Code Matriculation Pledge on Saturday, Sept. 26, continuing a tradition that dates back to 1922 when the College’s Honor Code was first developed by students.
09/24/2020 - History that now exists
Researchers explore the impact of redevelopment on Conn’s host city
09/23/2020 - First-year students, staff adviser help clean up Ocean Beach
Winona Hunter ’24 is interested in sustainability. She’s also from the landlocked state of Ohio. So, when her First-Year Seminar staff adviser Maggie Redfern invited her to participate in a community cleanup event at New London’s Ocean Beach Park, she jumped at the chance.
09/21/2020 - Career Exploration Week returns with STEM focus
For students interested in pursuing careers in science and technology, Sept. 21 kicks off a week of exploration.
09/17/2020 - Student athletes join new Connecticut College Athletes of Color Coalition
The Connecticut College Athletics Department has announced the formation of the Connecticut College Athletes of Color Coalition (CCACC) to provide support and empower all student-athletes of color to safely share their respective experiences in and out of the game.
09/15/2020 - One Book One Region: An Evening with Joy Harjo
We are in a time of great distress, U.S. Poet Laureate and Crazy Brave author Joy Harjo told hundreds of members of the Connecticut College and eastern Connecticut communities during the virtual One Book One Region event Sept. 14.
09/10/2020 - #ScholarStrike
Conn joins the Scholar Strike teach-in to protest racism
09/9/2020 - Alumni work to keep Conn safe
Isis Torres Nuñez ’20 and Conor O’Neil ’20 work as process development associate at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard—the very same lab that processes thousands of tests a week for Connecticut College.
09/3/2020 - Learning to be scientists
Conn’s first-year biology students take a research-based course, “Biological Investigations,” that emphasizes student-designed laboratory investigations and interactions with scientists.
09/2/2020 - Professor William Tarimo ’12 honored as a top 100 visionary in education
Assistant Professor of Computer Science William Tarimo ’12 has been honored as a top 100 visionary in education by the Global Forum for Education and Learning (GFEL).
08/30/2020 - Conn welcomes the Class of 2024
Admitted from the largest applicant pool in the College’s history, the 437 members of the Class of 2024 and 13 transfer students are an impressive group.
08/26/2020 - Conn launches robust COVID-19 testing program
Connecticut College has launched a robust COVID-19 testing program as the community prepares to welcome students back to campus for the first time since March. As part of the program, all students, as well as faculty and staff, who are on campus more than two days a week will be tested twice weekly.
08/26/2020 - BBC Radio to air interview with History Professor Dean Accardi
BBC News World Service will air “Lal Ded, Mystical Kashmiri Poet,” on the radio program “The Forum, ” on Aug. 27. This episode of “The Forum,” about the poems attributed to the female Kashmiri poet, mystic and sage known as Lal Ded or Lalla, will feature Assistant Professor of History Dean Accardi.
08/25/2020 - All In for the November Election
Connecticut College President Katherine Bergeron has joined with more than 160 college and university leaders from across the country in signing the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge—an effort to encourage full participation in the 2020 elections by all eligible students.
08/21/2020 - Summer internships
This summer, Conn students completed mostly remote internships with companies and organizations across the country and around the world, exploring careers ranging from healthcare to dance and politics to investment management.
08/21/2020 - Jazmine Hughes ’12 takes new role at The New York Times
Jazmine Hughes ’12, an editor at The New York Times Magazine, will now be writing full time, both for the Magazine and for the Metro section at The New York Times.
08/18/2020 - Internships: By the Dozen
Most of Conn’s rising seniors completed internships this summer. Some ambitious students even had two. Cameron Aaron ’21 had 12.
08/12/2020 - Professor wins seed grant to research the biological impact of traumatic childhood experiences
Assistant Professor of Biology E. Carla Parker-Athill has won a $10,000 Seed Grant from the Sloan Scholars Mentoring Network of the Social Science Research Council and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.
08/11/2020 - Hockey’s Connor Rodericks ’20 named COSIDA Academic All-American
Rodericks becomes Conn's school-record third honoree this year
08/6/2020 - Chakena Sims Wins Ainslie Award
Chakena Sims ’16 has been fighting for voting rights since before she was old enough to vote.
07/29/2020 - 81 named to NESCAC Spring All-Academic Team
To be honored, an individual must have reached sophomore academic standing and be in good standing on their team with a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.50.
07/29/2020 - Maddie Ford ’21 named CoSIDA Academic All-American as swim teams rack up academic honors
Leading a women’s swimming and diving program that finished the academic year with an impressive 3.91 team GPA, Maddie Ford ’21 has been named to the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-America Division III Women's At-Large Team.
07/28/2020 - Two Conn students awarded prestigious Gilman International Scholarship
Established in 2000 and named in honor of the late New York congressman Benjamin A. Gilman, the program is congressionally funded and administered through the U.S. State Department’s bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.
07/28/2020 - The 2019 to 2020 Year in Review
As students prepare to return to Conn for the start of a new academic year, we look back at the top 10 stories of 2019-2020. Collectively, they document a year marked by jubilant new beginnings, an unprecedented move to remote learning amid a global pandemic and, ultimately, the resiliency, creativity and generosity that defines Camel Nation.
07/24/2020 - Debo P. Adegbile ’91 discusses the legacy of civil rights icon John Lewis
Joining Harvard Law professor Noah Feldman on his podcast Deep Background, Debo Adegbile ’91 spoke about the late congressman John Lewis and his lifetime of fighting for civil rights.
07/23/2020 - Cross Country’s Joseph Walewski ’23 sets out to run every street in his hometown
When Conn went fully remote in March, cross country runner Joseph Walewski ’23 realized he’d have to trade workouts with his team on campus for solo runs around his hometown of Fairfield, Connecticut. Worried that his well-worn high school routes would quickly become repetitive, Walewski devised a challenge for himself: run every single road in town.
07/22/2020 - Professor Marc Zimmer explores ‘The State of Science’ in timely new book
In the midst of a global pandemic and a climate change crisis, science is growing faster than ever before. In his newest book, The State of Science, Chemistry Professor Marc Zimmer explores the research and innovations leading to life-changing and world-altering discoveries, the scientists at the forefront of these breakthroughs and the increasing politicization of the field that threatens to hamper progress.
07/17/2020 - Camel Summer Collaborations series kicks off with panel discussion among filmmakers
In the first installment of “Camel Summer Collaborations,” a new series of virtual discussions, students, faculty, staff and alumni came together to talk with current and former Conn students who work in film.
07/15/2020 - Seven alumni join Conn’s Board of Trustees
Seven alumni have joined Connecticut College’s Board of Trustees, including a Young Alumni Trustee from the Class of 2020 and two former trustees with a combined service of 22 years. The new trustees began their service on July 1.
07/13/2020 - Summer Language Challenge: Conn community commits to studying 23 languages
For the next six weeks, 170 members of the Connecticut College community are participating in a Summer Language Challenge, working in teams to improve their language ability by setting individual goals, logging daily activities, sharing online resources and helping each other stay motivated.
07/9/2020 - Statement by Connecticut College on recent guidance issued by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
On July 6, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced pending regulation that would compromise the visa status for international students attending colleges that offered only online instruction in the fall. The guidance represents an incomprehensible reversal of the position established by ICE just a few months ago, and appears, to quote from a recently filed lawsuit, “as cruel as it is capricious.” Connecticut College opposes both the letter and the spirit of the proposed regulation.
07/8/2020 - Connecticut College and Hartford HealthCare Partner to Enhance Student Health Services and Sports Medicine
Connecticut College is proud to announce a new partnership with Hartford HealthCare (HHC) that will offer students access to high-quality, comprehensive healthcare services across the HHC system.
07/1/2020 - Chemistry professor Marc Zimmer believes new immigration restrictions put U.S. at a global disadvantage
Chemistry professor Marc Zimmer believes new immigration restrictions put U.S. at a global disadvantage
07/1/2020 - Conn offers summer career prep course for the first time through Hale Center
It never hurts to get a head start. That’s why for the first time, Connecticut College is offering a free summer career prep course for incoming students.
06/26/2020 - Professor Vallye awarded prestigious residential fellowship
Assistant Professor of Art History and Architectural Studies Anna Vallye has been awarded a NOMIS Fellowship at eikones—Center for the Theory and History of the Image at the University of Basel in Basel, Switzerland.
06/23/2020 - Professor Eric Fleury pens op-ed about police reform
In an op-ed published in the Hartford Courant, Assistant Professor of Government and International Relations Eric Fleury addresses the systemic links between America’s treatment of civilians overseas and the need for police reform at home.
06/23/2020 - The Storyline: Professor López-Anuarbe discusses the impact of COVID-19 on health, economic disparities
Associate Professor of Economics Mónika López-Anuarbe discussed how long-standing healthcare and economic disparities have exacerbated the COVID-19 pandemic for communities of color, and particularly the Hispanic community, on a recent episode of The Day newspaper’s “The Storyline” podcast.
06/17/2020 - Global Islamic Studies hosts Critical Conversations series
Global Islamic Studies faculty are hosting a summer-long series of conversations for Connecticut College students, staff and faculty focused on critical questions about race, religion and politics that the COVID-19 pandemic has brought to the forefront in the U.S. and the world.
06/16/2020 - One Book One Region kicks off
For the fifth consecutive year, Connecticut College is partnering with One Book One Region of Eastern Connecticut to bring community members and the College community together to discuss the 2020 selection, Crazy Brave, a transcendent memoir by Joy Harjo.
06/16/2020 - Professor Zimmer publishes Hartford Courant op-ed comparing Coronavirus and climate change response
Scientists have long predicted a deadly global pandemic as inevitable. The same is true for climate change, yet there is a major departure between the two, writes Marc Zimmer, the Jean C. Tempel ’65 Professor of Chemistry at Connecticut College, in a Hartford Courant opinion piece.
06/11/2020 - CC Magazine wins CASE Award
CC Magazine, Connecticut College’s flagship publication, has won a 2020 Circle of Excellence Award from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education. This is the fourth international CASE award for CC Magazine in the last two years.
06/10/2020 - Conn announces plans to advance anti-racist education
In the midst of a powerful national movement calling for action to address systemic racism in America, Connecticut College President Katherine Bergeron and the College’s senior administrative team wrote a letter to the College community, announcing a number of measures the College will be taking to ensure it fully lives up to its commitment to equity and inclusion.
06/9/2020 - The Day asks History Professor David Canton: Is this a watershed moment?
As protests continue nationwide in the aftermath of the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police, New London’s The Day newspaper reached out to five local historians, including Associate Professor of History David Canton, to shed light on the moment in the context of U.S. history.
06/9/2020 - Connecticut College adopts ambitious emissions reduction target
Connecticut College has adopted an ambitious new goal to achieve a 45% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030.
06/5/2020 - Summer Classes
Summer courses now open for registration.
06/4/2020 - Professor Assor named Judith Ammerman ’60 Director of the Ammerman Center for Arts and Technology
Associate Professor of Art Nadav Assor has been named the next Judith Ammerman ’60 Director of the College’s Ammerman Center for Arts and Technology. His term will begin on July 1, 2020.
06/3/2020 - PAUSE: Reflection and Solidarity
The Connecticut College community gathered remotely June 2 for “PAUSE: Reflection and Solidarity” to share readings, reflections and moments of silence for those killed by racial violence.
06/1/2020 - Students win prestigious national scholarships for language
Three Conn students have recently received prestigious national awards and scholarships to study critical languages abroad.
05/28/2020 - Coping with a pandemic
Visiting Professor of Psychology Nakia Hamlett discusses mental health in the time of quarantine.
05/26/2020 - Four awarded U.S. Fulbright and Fulbright Austria grants
Grace Berman ’18, Scott Brauer ’20 and Megan Feragne ’20 will receive Fulbright U.S. Student Program grants to teach English and conduct research abroad for an academic year. Sophia Angele-Kuehn ’20 has been awarded a U.S. teaching assistantship in Austria, administered by Fulbright Austria.
05/25/2020 - Professor Marc Zimmer explains what the 1918 flu epidemic can teach us about COVID-19
In this Q&A, Marc Zimmer, the Jean C. Tempel ’65 Professor of Chemistry, explains what history can teach us about how to cope with pandemics.
05/21/2020 - Professor Suttmann-Lea writes about mail-in voting in The Washington Post
Assistant professor of government, Mara Suttmann-Lea, has co-authored a piece in The Washington Post that explores the potential drawbacks of voting by mail ahead of this November’s national elections.
05/21/2020 - Faculty-student research explores the archaeology of illegal dump sites
Associate Professor of Anthropology Anthony Graesch and his then-undergraduate student researchers Corbin Maynard ’17 and Avery Thomas ’16 use archaeology's unique set of investigatory methods and analytic lenses to the study of the present.
05/18/2020 - Ann Monk ’21 is honored as Newman Civic Fellow
Ann Monk ’21, the founder and president of the Student Refugee Alliance at Connecticut College, has been awarded a 2020 Newman Civic Fellowship.
05/17/2020 - Connecticut College celebrates the Class of 2020
Connecticut College celebrated the 427 members of Class of 2020 with a special live event on Sunday, May 17, the day the seniors were originally scheduled to participate in their in-person Commencement. The College’s 102nd Commencement is now scheduled for Sunday, May 30, 2021.
05/17/2020 - Madeline Washburn Bank ’20 wins the 2020 Oakes and Louise Ames Prize
Madeline Washburn Bank, a dance and art history major and scholar in the Museum Studies Certificate program, was awarded the Oakes and Louise Ames Prize for her honors thesis in the Department of Art History, “The Female Body, Myth, and Sexual Power: Women in Italian Renaissance Art.”
05/17/2020 - Christina Cruz ’20 wins the 2020 Anna Lord Strauss Medal
Christina Cruz ’20, a sociology and Latin American studies double major and scholar in the College’s Holleran Center for Community Action from Willimantic, Connecticut, has been awarded the 2020 Anna Lord Strauss Medal.
05/15/2020 - Ready to launch: The Class of 2020
Meet some of the members of the Class of 2020 as they reflect on their Conn experiences, including remote learning during the pandemic, and prepare for the future.
05/8/2020 - Conn names faculty and staff award winners
President Katherine Bergeron and Dean of the Faculty Jeffrey Cole announced the winners of the annual Faculty Awards and the seventh annual Presidential Staff Awards.
05/7/2020 - Viridiana Villalva Salas ’20 selected as the student speaker for the Class of 2020 Commencement
When the Class of 2020 reconvenes for its official Commencement on June 12, 2022, Viridiana Villalva Salas ’20 will realize her lifelong dream of giving a speech at her own graduation.
05/6/2020 - Faculty, students and staff get creative with remote teaching and learning
Professor of Art History Christopher Steiner was in the middle of teaching his “Current Issues in Museum Studies” course when the pandemic began. Overnight, the “current issues” facing museums changed.
05/4/2020 - Music is in the air
Watch the ConnChords Spring Concert performance.
05/4/2020 - Accessible as ever: The ARC is online and in business
When Conn temporarily transitioned to remote teaching and learning in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, the Academic Resource Center staff wasted no time adapting in order to fulfill their roles in a new environment, to the great relief of students.
04/30/2020 - Remdesivir becomes first drug to show clear-cut effect in treating COVID-19
Susan Guillet ’94 is director of clinical operations oncology at Gilead Sciences, Inc., the biotech that developed the drug remdesivir, the first drug to show a clear-cut effect in treating COVID-19.
04/30/2020 - Art in Lockdown
Art Professor Timothy McDowell, in his 40th year at Conn, and his students are mining inspiration from the pandemic-induced isolation.
04/29/2020 - Jamila Ezbidi ’19 awarded Gates Scholarship
Jamila Ezbidi ’19 has been awarded a Gates Cambridge Scholarship to study at the University of Cambridge. Ezbidi is one of 77 scholars selected from 30 different countries who make up the Class of 2020.
04/24/2020 - Professor of Psychology Ann Devlin honored with prestigious career award
Ann Devlin has spent more than four decades discovering new ways to make the spaces in which patients and health care professionals interact more comfortable, welcoming and effective. Now, she’s being recognized for her body of work with the prestigious 2020 Career Award from the Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA).
04/23/2020 - Virtual Walk to End Homelessness raises more than $20,000
More than 400 people signed up to walk on April 19, including at least 88 from the Connecticut College community.
04/20/2020 - 13 seniors named Winthrop Scholars
Continuing a tradition that dates back to 1928, Connecticut College has selected 13 seniors to be honored as Winthrop Scholars.
04/13/2020 - Conn alumni on the front lines of COVID-19
In his 23 years in emergency medicine, Dr. Donald Pasquarello ’86 has never seen anything like COVID-19.
04/13/2020 - For Conn, COVID-19 is now part of the curriculum
The New London newspaper The Day features two Connecticut College English professors in an article published today about colleges incorporating the pandemic into their classes.
04/10/2020 - Conn students work as EMTs, firefighters during COVID-19 pandemic
Hector Salazar ’20 didn’t head home to Chicago when the COVID-19 pandemic began spreading across the globe. A volunteer firefighter and EMT with a local fire department and ambulance service, he has important work to do.
04/6/2020 - Jocelyn Navarro ’19 awarded NSF Fellowship
The National Science Foundation has awarded Jocelyn Navarro ’19 a prestigious NSF Graduate Research Fellowship.
04/3/2020 - Conn donates masks, gloves, food, furniture and more to New London community partners
As COVID-19 began spreading in the United States and Connecticut College transitioned to distance learning, faculty and staff from across campus took stock of supplies and donated thousands of pairs of gloves, hundreds of masks, $1,000 worth of food and more to local organizations on the forefront of the pandemic.
04/3/2020 - A breath of fresh air
Conn's Arboretum opens for safe nature walks and relaxation.
04/3/2020 - Conn student awarded NOAA scholarship
Leah Kosovsky ’22 has been awarded an Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) office of education announced.
03/31/2020 - Professor Stock to athletes: ‘There are many ways to be a hero’
For high school and college seniors, the cancellation of winter sports championships and entire spring seasons is “a particularly bitter pill. But it is also an opportunity,” Professor Catherine McNicol Stock writes in a Hartford Courant opinion piece.
03/25/2020 - When apathy is more deadly than the pandemic
Professor of History Jim Downs writes in The Atlantic about mistakes the government has made during past pandemics.
03/25/2020 - Student Emergency Fund helps students in need during COVID-19 outbreak
The Emergency Fund has offered immediate support to help with travel, housing, lost wages from campus jobs and other unexpected hardships that have arisen from the pandemic.
03/25/2020 - Classes resume remotely
Earlier this month, President Katherine Bergeron announced that Conn would transition all classes to distance learning until at least April 30 to preserve the health and safety of the entire community and prevent the spread of COVID-19.
03/23/2020 - 66 named to NESCAC Winter All-Academic team
Sixty-six Connecticut College scholar-athletes have been named to the 2019-2020 NESCAC Winter All-Academic Team. Conn’s All-Academic team includes three All-NESCAC swimmers, 20 members of the women’s indoor track and field team and seven members of the women’s basketball team, the highest among all NESCAC schools for basketball.
03/20/2020 - Conn admits impressive Class of 2024
Connecticut College has admitted a remarkable group of students to the Class of 2024, selected from the largest—and one of the most impressive—applicant pools in College history.
03/6/2020 - Harvard sociologist Anthony Jack speaks about improving economic inclusiveness at colleges
As a student at Amherst College, Anthony Jack experienced firsthand what it’s like to be a low-income student on a wealthy campus. Jack, an assistant professor of education at Harvard University, and author of the acclaimed book, The Privileged Poor: How Elite Colleges Are Failing Disadvantaged Students, came to Connecticut College this week to meet with faculty, administrators and students and discuss ways to ensure all students have the same opportunities.
03/3/2020 - Conn welcomes U.S. Department of State Global UGRAD-Pakistan exchange student
Connecticut College has a new international student on campus this spring, thanks to a partnership between The Walter Commons for Global Study and Engagement at Connecticut College and the U.S. Department of State’s Global Undergraduate Exchange Program in Pakistan.
03/3/2020 - Men’s lax raises $30,000 for Boston Children’s Hospital
The Connecticut College men’s lacrosse program raised $30,000 for the Boston Children's Hospital through the Lacrosse for Life initiative over the weekend.
02/27/2020 - AGGIE screens at MoMA
The documentary film AGGIE, based on the extraordinary life of philanthropist, art collector and social justice advocate Agnes Gund ’60, made its New York City debut at the Museum of Modern Art’s prestigious documentary film festival Doc Fortnight on Feb. 18, 2020.
02/26/2020 - The 1619 Project: Khalil Gibran Muhammad exposes the ‘long arc of racial criminalization’
America’s story of mass incarceration “begins in the hulls of slave ships,” Khalil Gibran Muhammad told Connecticut College students, faculty and staff Feb. 24.
02/24/2020 - Conn alum qualifies for the Olympics
US Sailing Team member Maggie Shea ’11 has qualified for the 2020 Olympic Games to be held in Tokyo this summer. Shea qualified after winning the bronze medal at the 49erFX World Championships in Geelong, Australia.
02/18/2020 - Five earn All-NESCAC honors at women’s swimming conference championships
Five members of the women’s swim team were named to the All-NESCAC Team for standout performances at the Women’s Swimming and Diving NESCAC Championships at Middlebury College Feb. 13-16.
02/14/2020 - Polar Art
"Open Waters" is a multimedia, interactive art installation on display at SUNY Buffalo State College.
02/13/2020 - How to be antiracist: Ibram X. Kendi joins Conversations on Race
Bestselling author Ibram X. Kendi spoke about his latest work, How to Be an Antiracist.
02/10/2020 - Connecticut College named a top producer of Fulbrights
Connecticut College has been named a top producer of Fulbright students for 2019-2020, according to the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.
02/5/2020 - Music 201: Volume 2
Last fall, 14 students dove deep into the creative wizardry and technical processes that collide to form song.
02/4/2020 - Professor Maria Rosa named a 2020 Emerging Scholar by Diverse Issues in Higher Education
Milne Assistant Professor of Biology Maria Rosa has been recognized as a 2020 Emerging Scholar by Diverse Issues in Higher Education magazine.
01/30/2020 - The Lady of the Forest: Professor Sufia Uddin awarded NEH fellowship
Professor of Religious Studies Sufia Uddin has been awarded a $60,000 fellowship from the National Endowment for the Humanities to create a website about Hindu and Muslim traditions and ceremonies venerating the saint Bonbibi in the Sundarban island region of Bangladesh and India.
01/29/2020 - Dreaming of Another World
Connecticut College celebrates the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
01/27/2020 - Men’s Basketball celebrates 50 years
Five decades after the first Camel men took to the court, nearly two dozen men’s basketball alumni returned to campus to cheer on today’s Camels in a thrilling double overtime game against Trinity in Connecticut College’s Charles B. Luce Field House.
01/24/2020 - Sarah Reisman ’01 awarded the Cottrell Frontiers in Research Excellence and Discovery Award
Sarah Reisman ’01 was recently named the 2019 recipient of the Cottrell Frontiers in Research Excellence and Discovery (FRED) Award by the Research Corporation for Science Advancement (RCSA).
01/24/2020 - Fast Forward
Conn’s future entrepreneurs take first steps toward success.
01/23/2020 - Dance Magazine’s cover story profiles Raja Feather Kelly ’09
Award-winning dancer and choreographer Raja Feather Kelly ’09, who serves as the artistic director of the New Brooklyn Theatre and leads his dance company, The Feath3r Theory, is profiled in the cover story of the February 2020 issue of Dance Magazine.
01/21/2020 - Emigrant Empire: Professor Eileen Kane awarded NEH fellowship
Associate Professor of History Eileen Kane has been awarded a $60,000 fellowship from the National Endowment for the Humanities to research and write a book on Jewish and Muslim emigration from Russia to the Middle East from the 1840s to the 1940s.
01/17/2020 - Connecticut College and the U.S. Coast Guard Academy sign new Memorandum of Agreement
Connecticut College and the United States Coast Guard Academy signed a new Memorandum of Agreement that renews and reinvigorates a nearly 40-year partnership between the two institutions.
01/15/2020 - Junior Posse scholar wins Fund for Education Abroad scholarship
Hillary Tun ’21 has been awarded a Fund for Education Abroad scholarship to spend the spring semester studying in an intensive language program in Harbin, China.
01/14/2020 - Four Connecticut research projects get NEH funding
On Jan. 14, the National Endowment for the Humanities announced $30.9 million in grants to 188 humanities projects in 45 states and the District of Columbia.
01/14/2020 - Los Angeles Times profiles Beyond Meat CEO Ethan Brown ’94
Ethan Brown '94 went vegan but missed fast food. So he started a revolution.
01/8/2020 - Conn leads the way at conference of college presidents
Connecticut College President Katherine Bergeron and Jonathan McBride ’92 dispelled some common myths about the liberal arts in a wide-ranging discussion during the Council of Independent Colleges’s annual Presidents Institute in Marco Island, Florida.
01/6/2020 - Women’s ice hockey looks to extend 7-game win streak
Camille Phelan ’23 registered her first career hat trick and Erin Dillon ’21 factored into four goals as the Connecticut College women's ice hockey team defeated Salem State in a 9-0 rout on Saturday afternoon at Dayton Arena.
12/30/2019 - Forbes interviews 'American Utopia' choreographer Annie-B Parson '80
Choreographer Annie-B Parson feels like she first met collaborator David Byrne by listening to his music. “I was a dance major at Connecticut College, making dances and I definitely made dances to him in my room,” she tells Forbes.
12/20/2019 - Stewart awarded American Chemical Society grant for atmospheric chemistry research
Assistant Professor of Chemistry Jacob Stewart has been awarded a $70,000 grant from the American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund (ACS PRF) to support his research into the fundamental properties of conjugated organic compounds using infrared laser spectroscopy.
12/17/2019 - Happy New Year
Greetings of the Season from Connecticut College
12/13/2019 - Early Decision I students lay foundation for strong Class of 2024
Conn welcomes its first students in the Class of 2024
12/13/2019 - The New York Times recognizes Conn for innovation in education abroad
The New York Times and The Forum on Education Abroad have awarded Connecticut College’s Otto and Fran Walter Commons for Global Study and Engagement with the second annual New York Times inEducation Award for Innovation in Education Abroad.
12/11/2019 - Renowned entrepreneur and founding president of Ghana’s Ashesi University to give Commencement address
Patrick Awuah, renowned entrepreneur, educator and founding president of Ashesi University College, Connecticut College’s partner college in Berekuso, Ghana, will deliver the keynote address at the College’s 102nd Commencement on May 17, 2020.
12/9/2019 - Sara Kogelmann ’20 named Academic All-American
Women’s soccer’s Sara Kogelmann ’20 has been named to the College Sports Information Directors of America Academic All-America Division III Women’s Soccer Team.
12/9/2019 - Marcucci named Division III's top goalie for the second consecutive year
For the second straight season, men’s soccer’s AJ Marcucci ’21 has been recognized as the top goalkeeper in the nation at the NCAA Division III level by being the only player at his position to earn a place on the United Soccer Coaches All-America First Team.
12/6/2019 - Connecticut College hosts 1619 Project commemoration
Connecticut College on Thursday hosted a reception commemorating the 1619 Project, a New York Times initiative observing the 400th anniversary of the beginning of American slavery.
12/6/2019 - Lost in a sea of letters
Visiting scholar delivers inaugural lecture as New Global Islamic Studies fellow
12/5/2019 - Pushing Back: Women of Color–Led Grassroots Activism in New York City
Gender, Sexuality, and Intersectionality Studies Professor Ariella Rotramel's new book, Pushing Back: Women of Color–Led Grassroots Activism in New York City, University of Georgia Press, has been featured in Ms. Magazine's December Reads for the Rest of Us.
12/4/2019 - 57 named to NESCAC Fall All-Academic team
A COSIDA Academic All-American, an All-New England Region First Team soccer goalie and 14 members of the women’s cross country team are among the 57 Connecticut College scholar-athletes to be named to the 2019 NESCAC Fall All-Academic Team.
12/2/2019 - Conn professors featured on The Academic Minute
Five Connecticut College professors participated in a week-long takeover of The Academic Minute.
11/25/2019 - Cross Country’s Meredith Cronin ’21 earns All-America honors
Meredith Cronin ’21 of the Connecticut College women's cross country team earned All-America laurels at the NCAA Division III Cross Country Championships.
11/25/2019 - Men’s soccer completes historic season
With a 13-4-3 record, including three NCAA victories, the Camels recorded the best season in program history and had one of the most successful postseason runs by any Connecticut College team.
11/21/2019 - Men’s Soccer in NCAA Sweet 16
The men’s soccer team faces off against a Swarthmore team coached by Conn alum.
11/11/2019 - Colin Forsyth ’15 wins international health care communication awards
Colin Forsyth ’15 and his team at The Bloc, a full-service health creative agency, were recently honored with two Creative Floor awards.
11/11/2019 - Soccer players earn CoSIDA District II Academic All-America honors
Women’s soccer’s Sara Kogelmann ’20 and men’s soccer’s Luke Stoneback ’22 have been named College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) District II Academic All-Americans.
11/7/2019 - All-College Symposium 2019
The entire campus community participated in the inaugural All-College Symposium on Nov. 7.
11/7/2019 - A conversation on race with Chief Justice Richard Robinson
When Richard A. Robinson isn’t busy serving as chief justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court, he teaches people how not to rush to judgment.
10/31/2019 - Jay Yunas ’22 attends Forbes Under 30 Summit
Jay Yunas ’22 attended the 2019 Forbes Under 30 Summit in Detroit, Michigan.
10/30/2019 - Finance for breakfast
The Finance Breakfast series, a new initiative through the College’s Pre-Business Advising Program, is designed to prepare students for careers in finance by developing their skills and readying them for competitive internships early in their college careers.
10/29/2019 - Professor Ross Morin ’05 awarded best music video
The Artists Forum Festival of the Moving Image awarded Professor Ross Morin ’05 Best Music Video for his short film “In a Landscape, Dreaming.”
10/24/2019 - Disarming biases and microaggressions
Recognizing the pervasiveness of microaggressions—and their cumulative impact on people from marginalized groups—is an essential first step to disarming biases at the personal, institutional and cultural levels, Dr. Derald Wing Sue, a professor of psychology at Columbia University, told more than 100 Connecticut College students, faculty and staff at a public lecture and workshop Oct. 23.
10/23/2019 - Junior to present bioethics research at UNESCO World Conference in Portugal
Halle Paredes ’21 will present her research on clinical ethics and the importance of communication with pediatric patients during end-of-life care at the UNESCO World Conference on Bioethics, Medical Ethics, and Health Law in Porto, Portugal, this May.
10/21/2019 - College breaks ground on Palmer renovation
Under brilliant sunshine on an unseasonably warm autumn Saturday, President Katherine Bergeron, Nancy Marshall Athey ’72 and three Connecticut College arts professors ceremoniously broke ground for a renovation that will transform Palmer Auditorium into a new and revitalized center for performance and creative research.
10/18/2019 - Think.Do.Lead. features renowned fashion designer Peter Som ’93
In the latest episode of her podcast, Think.Do.Lead., President Katherine Bergeron sits down with renowned fashion designer Peter Som ’93 in his New York City home.
10/17/2019 - Professor awarded NIH grant to address antibiotic resistance
Associate Professor of Chemistry Tanya Schneider has been awarded $326,801 from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for research addressing the problem of antibiotic resistance.
10/14/2019 - #CCFallWeekend 2019
More than 1,500 alumni, family members and friends returned to Connecticut College from October 11-13 for Fall Weekend 2019. Read our recap of an incredible and memorable weekend, as told through our Fall Weekend video, slideshow and social media.
10/10/2019 - Academic Resource Center receives $10 million gift
$10 million gift by anonymous donors heralds an exciting next phase for the ARC.
10/8/2019 - Students present their summer science research at poster symposium
On Oct. 5, 42 summer research students participated in the annual poster symposium that represents the culmination of the Summer Science program, an intensive collaboration between a small cohort of students and 20 faculty from across the science and math departments.
10/8/2019 - Conn hosts MMUF Northeast Regional Conference
Connecticut College hosted the Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Program’s Northeast Regional Conference, “Decolonizing Academia,” Oct. 4-5.
10/8/2019 - Conn celebrates Campus Sustainability Week
Connecticut College is ‘putting the liberal arts into climate action’ with a weeklong series of events to kickoff Campus Sustainability Month, an international celebration of sustainability in higher education.
10/3/2019 - Agnes Gund ’60 endows The Agnes Gund ’60 Dialogue Project at Connecticut College with $1 million gift
Philanthropist, arts leader, and social justice advocate Agnes Gund ’60 has designated a gift of $1 million to endow The Agnes Gund ’60 Dialogue Project at Connecticut College. The purpose of the Gund Dialogue Project is to build a generation of leaders capable of respecting and expressing a broad range of divergent ideas and opinions.
09/27/2019 - Ahmed AboHamad ’21 wins Harvard Stem Cell Institute internship award
Ahmed AboHamad ’21 was awarded the 2019 Nada Anzak Award for his work as a summer intern at the Harvard Stem Cell Institute.
09/24/2019 - U.S. News highlights Conn's excellence in career preparation, innovation and undergraduate teaching
U.S. News & World Report highlights Connecticut College’s innovative career and professional development program in a Sept. 9 article, “How Colleges Help Students Gear Up for Jobs.”
09/18/2019 - One Book One Region brings graphic novelist Jarrett Krosoczka to campus
Krosoczka presented to a packed audience of faculty, staff, students and community members at the annual One Book One Region event at Connecticut College Sept. 17.
09/17/2019 - Professor awarded NIH grant to create an avatar for HIV care
Associate Professor of Computer Science S. James Lee has been awarded $325,295 from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for a research collaboration with the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health to develop an avatar-based mobile phone application to promote HIV care among HIV-positive African American men.
09/13/2019 - Rosanne Cash to present President’s Distinguished Lecture
Acclaimed singer-songwriter and author Rosanne Cash will present the fifth annual President’s Distinguished Lecture at Connecticut College on April 21.
09/10/2019 - Conn opens Hale Center for Career Development
Connecticut College’s nationally recognized four-year career program has a new home at the heart of campus.
09/10/2019 - Maureen ‘Mo’ White named Director of Athletics
President Katherine Bergeron and Dean of Students Victor Arcelus announced today that Maureen “Mo” White has been named the next Director of Athletics and Chair of Physical Education at Connecticut College.
09/6/2019 - President Katherine Bergeron speaks at U.S. Student Success Forum
Connecticut College President Katherine Bergeron was a guest speaker at the Times Higher Education U.S. Student Success Forum, held Sept. 4-5 in New York City.
09/4/2019 - Boston Globe highlights CamelTours app
When travel writers from the Boston Globe took New London’s Wall to Wall walking tour of downtown murals recently, their experience was enhanced by an innovative mobile app created by Connecticut College students and faculty.
08/27/2019 - Academic year opens with 105th Convocation
Keynote speaker Virginia Anderson, associate professor of theater, told members of the Class of 2023 to stick their necks out and take action on the issues that are most important to them.
08/26/2019 - Summer internships
This summer, Conn students of all class years traveled across the country and around the world for Connecticut College-funded internships, exploring careers ranging from environmental policy to fine arts.
08/22/2019 - Connecticut College welcomes the Class of 2023
Admitted from the largest applicant pool in the College’s history, the 517 members of the Class of 2023 and 15 transfer students are an impressive group.
08/20/2019 - Science Leaders Program receives 2019 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award
Science Leaders has been recognized as a 2019 Inspiring Program in STEM by INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine.
08/19/2019 - New Faculty
Connecticut College welcomes 11 new tenure-track faculty members.
08/15/2019 - Professor awarded NIH grant for research on the neuroscience of distraction
Assistant Professor of Psychology Jeff Moher has been awarded $357,061 from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for a research collaboration with Brown University on the neuroscience of distraction.
08/13/2019 - Expanding minds through filmmaking
Department of Film Studies Chair Ross Morin ’05 wins international teaching award
08/1/2019 - The Caretaker
Jenny Marchick ’99 ensures projects like Spider-Verse and the Hotel Transylvania films have commercial success.
07/30/2019 - Six spring athletic teams earn academic accolades
Six spring athletic teams—women’s lacrosse, men’s and women’s tennis, men’s and women’s track and field, and women’s water polo—have earned all-academic recognition from their sports’ respective organizations.
07/25/2019 - Immersed in Science
Conduct student-faculty research at Conn's Summer Science Research Institute.
07/23/2019 - Conn Partners with Watson Foundation
Recognizing Conn’s excellence in global education and the strength of our personalized curriculum, the Watson Foundation has reestablished an important partnership with Connecticut College, making Conn students now eligible to apply for The Thomas J. Watson Fellowship.
07/18/2019 - Professors awarded NEH summer research stipends
Jim Downs, professor of history and director of Conn’s American Studies Program, and Luis González, professor of Hispanic studies and director of Conn’s Latin American Studies Program, have each been awarded a $6,000 summer stipend from the National Endowment for the Humanities to conduct research to further their ongoing book projects.
07/18/2019 - Found in Translation: Conn College Steps Up
Prof. Julia Kushigian's editorial in the New London Day, January 5, 2020
07/17/2019 - Team Advising
A deep bench of advisers helps you find your way at Conn.
07/16/2019 - On the Other Side of the World
First student exchange between Ashesi University and Conn
07/11/2019 - Grassroots Baseball
Jeff Idelson ’86 wants to bring baseball to the world. After more than three decades working for major league baseball in some capacity, he’s uniquely positioned to make that happen.
07/9/2019 - New arboretum director named
Connecticut College has named Miles Schwartz Sax as the new Charles and Sarah P. Becker ’27 Arboretum Director, effective Aug. 1, 2019.
07/3/2019 - Base Jump: Inside the virtual world of Esther Li ’19
Esther Li ’19 was nervous as she presented her business plan to venture capitalists and answered their seemingly endless questions. And she had every reason to be—this was no class project.
06/28/2019 - The Atlantic publishes essay by Professor Jim Downs
Jim Downs, professor of history and director of Connecticut College’s American studies program, argues in a new essay in The Atlantic that networks of activists transformed the Stonewall uprising of 1969 from an isolated event into a turning point in the gay liberation movement, and traces the origins of that activism to an unlikely place: a bookstore.
06/26/2019 - Into The Wild
Explore the New England wilderness through Conn’s Outdoor Adventures Program.
06/25/2019 - 52 named to NESCAC Spring All-Academic team
An All-American water polo player, 12 members of the women’s track and field team, and one senior who completed a sweep of all three NESCAC honors were among the 52 Connecticut College scholar-athletes to be named to the 2019 NESCAC Spring All-Academic team.
06/21/2019 - Swim captain Olivia Haskell named Google Cloud Academic All-American
Swimming standout Olivia Haskell ’19 has been named to the Google Cloud Academic All-America Division III Women's At-Large Team.
06/18/2019 - One Book One Region kicks off
For the fourth consecutive year, Connecticut College is partnering with One Book One Region of Eastern Connecticut to bring community members and the College community together to discuss the 2019 selection, Jarrett Krosoczka’s Hey, Kiddo.
06/12/2019 - Pathways and Centers: An Innovative Approach to Integrative Education
Integrative Pathways, a cornerstone of Connections, help prepare students for a meaningful life after Conn.
06/11/2019 - Raja Feather Kelly ’09 featured in The New York Times
Award-winning dancer and choreographer Raja Feather Kelly ’09, known for his imaginative dance-theater excavations of pop and queer culture, has been featured in The New York Times.
06/11/2019 - Water Polo's Stephania Lopez '21 earns All-America honors
Women's water polo captain Stephania Lopez '21 has been named to the Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches (ACWPC) Division III All-America Second Team for the second consecutive season.
06/7/2019 - Conn students attend Posse Town Hall
Alyss Humphrey ’22 and Daniel Varela ’22 participated in a PossePlus Summit Town Hall to discuss the “State of the Union” at Deloitte University in Westlake, Texas on June 7.
06/6/2019 - Professor awarded Ford Foundation Fellowship
Professor of Education Sandy Grande has been awarded a 2019 Ford Foundation Senior Fellowship.
06/4/2019 - #CCReunion 2019
More than 1,000 alumni and friends returned to Connecticut College from May 31 to June 2 for Reunion 2019. Read our recap of an incredible and memorable weekend, as told through social media.
05/30/2019 - Conn alumna to appear on PBS series
Arien Mack ’51, a psychology professor at The New School for Social Research, will be featured on “Academics in the Crosshairs,” an upcoming episode of The Open Mind, a PBS weekly series.
05/30/2019 - The Momentum Equation
Do slam dunks change the course of a basketball game?
05/23/2019 - Reuben Burk named head men’s soccer coach
Reuben Burk, who has served as an assistant coach for the Connecticut College men’s soccer team since February of 2018, has been promoted to head coach.
05/22/2019 - The Day publishes story about Music 201
Music seminar results in compilation CD of student work.
05/19/2019 - Commencement 2019
Class of 2019 told 'enjoy your uniqueness'
05/16/2019 - College names inaugural director of the Camel Athletics Network
Director of Athletics Fran Shields will become the inaugural Director of the Camel Athletics Network and Athletic Director Emeritus at the end of the summer.
05/15/2019 - Think.Do.Lead. heads to New York for special discussion with Professor and Author Blanche Boyd
President Katherine Bergeron recently recorded a lively talk with Roman and Tatiana Weller Professor of English and Writer-in-Residence Blanche Boyd at the University Club of New York for her podcast, Think.Do.Lead.
05/10/2019 - Staff honored with Presidential Recognition Awards
President Katherine Bergeron acknowledged members of the Connecticut College staff for their valuable contributions at the sixth annual Presidential Staff Recognition Breakfast and Awards Ceremony May 10.
05/6/2019 - Conn alumnus plays at New Orleans Jazz Fest
Alex Owen ’12 and his band The Messy Cookers Jazz Band performed at the 2019 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival.
05/6/2019 - Beyond Meat valued at nearly $3.8 billion
Beyond Meat Inc., the company created by Ethan Brown ’94 in 2009, raised nearly a quarter of a billion dollars to grow its line of plant-based meats with shares rocketing in their public debut, wrote Ciara Linnane of MarketWatch.
05/3/2019 - Professor Afshan Jafar published in The New York Times
The New York Times has published an op-ed by Associate Professor of Sociology Afshan Jafar titled “The Thin Line Between Surgery and Mutilation.”
05/2/2019 - Five honored with College’s highest faculty awards
Connecticut College’s most prestigious faculty awards were presented at a May 1 ceremony honoring professors who displayed excellence in research, teaching, creativity and leadership.
04/26/2019 - Celebrated author and Harvard scholar Jill Lepore delivers President’s Distinguished Lecture
Jill Lepore, the David Woods Kemper ’41 Professor of American History at Harvard University, delivered the fourth annual President’s Distinguished Lecture to a crowd of faculty, staff, students and community members at Connecticut College on April 25.
04/25/2019 - Four alumni inducted into Athletic Hall of Fame
Four exemplary former student-athletes, including two All-American swimmers, a top-ranked tennis star and a goal-scoring hockey defender, were recently inducted into the Connecticut College Athletic Hall of Fame.
04/25/2019 - Music 201
Conn President Katherine Bergeron teaches Music 201, a songwriting class exploring the expressive dimension of song.
04/24/2019 - Path (and Pavilion) to Peace
Lan-Huong Nguyen ’19 won a $10,000 Davis Projects for Peace grant to create a three-mile hiking and walking trail and construct a wooden pavilion on one of the oldest continuously occupied Native American reservations in the United States.
04/16/2019 - Six awarded U.S. Fulbright grants
Five Connecticut College seniors and one recent alumnus have been selected to receive Fulbright U.S. Student Program grants to teach English and conduct research abroad for an academic year.
04/15/2019 - Perpetual Motion
The New York Times published a series of dance photos from its archive that show “ordinary people: slow dancing, doing the Twist, moshing in the pit and moving mid-mambo.” Also included in these images are photos of choreographers and professional dancers, two of which were taken at Connecticut College, a testament to Conn’s commitment to the arts.
04/15/2019 - Daniel Klagsbrun Symposium
The Daniel Klagsbrun Symposium was established in 1989 to create a positive, living memorial to Daniel Klagsbrun, a 1986 graduate of Connecticut College. This year's symposium included a Conversation with author of “Bastard out of Carolina,” Dorothy Allison and editor of “Christopher Street,” Michael Denneny.
04/15/2019 - Celebrating William Meredith
Connecticut College honored the legacy of William Meredith on April 12 with readings and reflections from Meredith’s former colleagues, friends and former students, as well as by alumni writers.
04/11/2019 - History in the Headlines
Professor of History Jim Downs moderated a discussion on voting rights with former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams. The New York Times covered the discussion.
04/10/2019 - Sophomore wins fellowship to explore underground music in Korea
Music is the universal language of mankind, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow once said, and Emily Cowan ’21 wants to be fluent.
04/9/2019 - Historic fundraising challenge on College's 108th birthday
Connecticut College completed the largest fundraising challenge in its history on Founders Day, April 5, the same day it celebrated 108 years of academic excellence.
04/3/2019 - Essay on Bina Nepram, Conn’s Resident Scholar and Activist in Exile, by Fiona Hull '21
This article originally appeared in The College Voice by Fiona Hull.
04/3/2019 - Conn admits an exceptionally talented Class of 2023
Connecticut College has admitted an exceptional group of students to the Class of 2023, selected from the largest—and one of the most diverse—applicant pools in College history.
04/3/2019 - The Boston Globe's 'Bold Types' features Andrew Dreyfus ’80
Bold Types, a video series produced by The Boston Globe which focuses on leaders within Boston’s business community, features Andrew Dreyfus ’80, chief executive of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts.
04/1/2019 - Ideas ‘In Transit’ at TEDxConnecticutCollege
The annual TEDxConnecticutCollege conference, organized entirely by students, took place March 2 in Evans Hall and featured 10 talks by students, faculty, staff and guest speakers. The theme of this year’s conference was “In Transit,” with topics relating to ideas of change, movement and transitions.
03/28/2019 - Connecticut College graduate featured in global scholars publication
This month, Ricardo Kabila ’13 was recognized by the Davis United World College Scholars Program and profiled in their annual report for the important work he has done in Angola and around the world.
03/25/2019 - Five swimmers earn All-America honors at NCAA Championships
The Connecticut College women’s swim team broke four school records and turned in All America performances in two relays and one individual event, finishing 15th at the 2019 NCAA Division III Championships at the Greensboro Aquatic Center in Greensboro, North Carolina.