- Beat the Fed: Matt Sambor ’22 is making macroeconomics funIt’s barely 9 a.m. in a third-floor Fanning Hall classroom overlooking a moody Tempel Green in January, and Matthew Sambor ’22 has just put eight first- and second-year Conn students in charge of the U.S. economy.
- Connecticut Office of the Arts Awards Andrea Wollensak Grant for ExcellenceLast month, Professor Andrea Wollensak was named one of 13 artists to receive a Connecticut Office of the Arts (COA) Artistic Excellence Award.
- Dance students represent New England at the ACDA National College Dance FestivalBella Donatelli ’25 and Andrew Solomon ’27 have been selected to represent New England at the American College Dance Association’s National College Dance Festival taking place May 2-4 at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.
- Walk to End Homelessness raises $60KHundreds of people of all ages—and quite a few of their canine companions—took to the streets of New London on a sunny spring afternoon to raise $60,870 for the New London Homeless Hospitality Center during the 18th annual Walk to End Homelessness on Sunday, April 27.
- Forward TogetherAndrea E. Chapdelaine is inaugurated as Connecticut College’s 12th President
- Koda inDOGurated as First Dog of Connecticut CollegeThey could barely sit still, and they likely had no idea what was going on. But the four dogs onstage on a beautiful Friday afternoon under a tent on Tempel Green—including the canine of honor, bernedoodle Kodachrome “Koda” Chapdelaine Tetreault—behaved admirably and adorably during Connecticut College’s first-ever inDOGuration ceremony, one day before the inauguration of Koda’s mom, President Andrea Chapdelaine.
- Chap Swapped: President Chapdelaine and Davi Schulman ’25 switch placesChapdelaine and Schulman had multiple opportunities to swap places and experience life at Conn in the other’s shoes.
- Executive Producer Sarah Schoellkopf ’97 brings ‘Norita’ to ConnSarah Schoellkopf ’97, a film producer and founder of the production company DoctoraStories, returned to Connecticut College earlier this month to introduce and screen the documentary Norita for students, faculty, staff and alumni at Silfen Auditorium in Bill Hall.
- Natalia Hall ’25 named 2025 student Commencement speakerNatalia Hall ’25 has been selected as the student speaker for Connecticut College’s 107th Commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 18.
- Grit and magic: Suzan-Lori Parks gets candid at 2025 Klagsbrun SymposiumConnecticut College’s 21st Daniel Klagsbrun Symposium welcomes Playwright and Screenwriter Suzan-Lori Parks
- Connecticut College honors 18 seniors as Langer ScholarsAlongside friends, family and members of Connecticut College’s academic community, 18 seniors gathered in Blaustein Humanities Center on April 3 to join an esteemed group of Camels—the Langer Scholars—in a tradition that dates back nearly a century to 1928.
- Don't Cry for MeConnecticut College hosts author Daniel Black for One Book One Region finale event.
- Conn opens Disability Cultural CenterAt the grand opening of Connecticut College’s Disability Cultural Center on April 1, advocate and educator John Sharon ’86 recalled organizing Conn’s first Disability Awareness Week more than 40 years ago.
- March in PicturesForget lions and lambs—March is all about the Camels.
- Zale Peart ’25 awarded Pickering fellowship to pursue Foreign Service careerThe Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Graduate Fellowship Program has named Zale Peart ’25 a fellow.
- Three students awarded prestigious Watson FellowshipsMaged Hassan ’25, Aiza Malinias ’25 and Kinley Yangden ’25 have been awarded prestigious Thomas J. Watson Fellowships to embark on a year of international exploration and discovery.
- 140 named to NESCAC Winter All-Academic TeamThe New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) has named 140 Connecticut College student athletes, including a three-time national champion swimmer, two NESCAC champion track runners and the NESCAC Women’s Hockey Player of the Year, to the 2025 Winter All-Academic Team.
- 4x National Champion! Justin Finkel ’25 defends his NCAA titles in the 500 free and 200 flyJustin Finkel ’25 won the 200 butterfly in record fashion on the third night of competition at the 2025 NCAA Division III Swimming & Diving Championships at the Greensboro Aquatic Center in Greensboro, North Carolina.
- AALL students advance AI research and share it with the worldSince its founding soon after Professor of Computer Science Gary Parker’s arrival in 1999, the AALL has continued to grow and now has about 20 students working on two dozen projects at any given time during the academic year.
- February in PicturesCamels pack a lot of action into the shortest month of the year.
- Conn’s orchestra goes internationalThe Connecticut College Orchestra will travel to Japan to play with Tokyo Sinfonia on March 14
- Women’s Ice Hockey’s Claire Sammons ’25 named NESCAC Player of the Year; Caitlin Pierce ’28 earns Rookie of the YearWomen’s Ice Hockey’s Claire Sammons ’25 named NESCAC Player of the Year; Caitlin Pierce ’28 earns Rookie of the Year
