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New London ― The Westerly Morris Men and Mystic Garland Dancers performed traditional dances and toasted May Day in a light rain Wednesday as the sun rose behind the clouds. More than a dozen dancers ...

New London ― Diplomas were conferred upon 421 graduates as friends, family, faculty and staff celebrated during Connecticut College’s 105th Commencement at the school’s Tempel Green on Sunday, May 21,...

Bacon Banjo talk and performance in Groton The Bill Memorial Library hosts a program on the history of Groton’s Bacon Banjo Company, including a live music performance on Bacon banjos at 1 p.m. Satur...

Photo courtesy of Madeline Cho Recently, the informational and sticky note boards in the College Center at Crozier-Williams regarding the building’s planned renovation drew the attention of Conn students. This planned renovation is just one of many that the College hopes to carry out as a part of a much larger project. In fall of …

Connecticut College holds their 104th Commencement Ceremony for the Class of 2022 on Sunday

If there is one term that every Connecticut College student knows and lives by, it’s “Camel Moment.” A student’s Camel Moment is the first time they felt like they truly belonged in the Conn community–a happy memory that cannot be replaced or forgotten. Here are some of our Her Campus members’ most treasured Camel Moments: […]

The college announced Tuesday it was moving from Alert Level 3 to 2. The day before, Connecticut College had a visit from a commentator angered over the

New London — Commencement speaker Ethan Brown told graduates of Connecticut Colleges Class of 2021 to “always live with a sense of forward possibility.” Brown, who graduated in the Class of 1994 and founded the company Beyond Meat, shared his own story and told graduates that as they seek to awaken to their own potential and live a life of possibility, to remember their starting point. He said Connecticut College is a “challenger institution” that opened its doors “to provide women ...

New London — Students gathered on Tempel Green cheered Wednesday as Connecticut College President Katherine Bergeron announced the largest gift in the college’s history: $30 million to boost financial aid, athletics and the campus. “This is transformational generosity, and it will touch the lives of every student on this campus for many years to come,” Bergeron said during the announcement. Robert Hale, a 1988 alumnus of the college, and his wife, Karen, who gave the college $20 million...

  Students, faculty and staff gathered on the glorious expanse of Tempel Green this afternoon as President Katherine Bergeron and trustee leadership joined to announce the largest philanthropic gift in the College’s history: a gift of $30 million from Rob ’88 and Karen Hale P’20 that, in combination with their prior gift of $20 million, invests $50 million in financial aid, athletics, career and an expansive 21st-century liberal arts education. “As our country emerges from the trials o...