Connecticut College students are protesting after the dean of institutional equity and inclusion resigned after it was announced the president was going to attend a now-canceled fundraiser at the Everglades Club, which has historic ties to racism and antisemitism.
Around 30 students at Connecticut College have locked themselves in key buildings on campus to ramp up pressure on the school’s Board of Trustees to oust their president.
Image courtesy of Moises Chiquito ‘24. The People of Color Alliance (POCA) transformed Cummings Arts Center into a runway with “The Beauty in Culture,” their first annual fashion show. Countless white floral garlands hung from the second floor, and a wall of white roses with “POCA” in gold letters hung at the head of the …
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 Connecticut College planned to have initial doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine administered to 500 students Tuesday, and expects that more than 90% of the student body will have received two doses by the time the spring semester ends in mid-May.
Community Health Center personnel delivered the shots at the college’s Athletic Center.
“I feel like at this point, I want campus and life to get back to normal, and this is a step in that direction,” Sydney Cresta, a 20-year-old freshman from Swampscott, Mass., said after getting a shot. “A lot of people got it elsewhere, but this is so accessible.”