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L. Song Richardson will be the 14th president of Colorado College. Richardson, currently the dean and chancellor’s professor of law at University of California Irvine School of Law, will succeed President Jill Tiefenthaler, who led CC for nine years. The Colorado College Board of Trustees appointed her following a unanimous vote Dec. 9. Her presidency at Colorado College will begin on July 1, 2021. Richardson, who is Black and Korean, will be the first woman of color to hold the presidency...

For the first time in Colorado Colleges 146-year history, a woman of color will lead the private, Colorado Springs liberal arts school. L. Song Richardson, who is Black and Korean, was hired from the University of California Irvine School of Law, where she is the dean and chancellor’s professor of law. She will take over as the 14th president on July 1. The 37–member Board of Trustees on Wednesday unanimously selected Richardson from a pool of 150 applicants. She will succeed Jill Tiefentha...