Untold Stories: Frieda Ekotto ’86
Frieda Ekotto ’86 was the first African woman to graduate from Colorado College. She is an intellectual force in French and Francophone studies, heads the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies at the University of Michigan, and she speaks and has published in four different languages. But it wasn’t always this way.
About the Block Plan
Instead of taking multiple classes at a time, CC students study
one class at a time, for three-and-a-half weeks.
8 Blocks
Per Academic Year
3 1/2 Weeks
Per Block
4 1/2 Day
Block Break
CC Life
First-year students Sophia Boras '26 and Rose Ryan '26 in Tava Quad on Sept. 12. Photo by Lonnie Timmons III
CC Stories
Interdisciplinary
Sustainability
Organismal Biology & Ecology
Colorado College recognizes and honors the original inhabitants who first settled in the area and who called the nearby highest mountain “Tava,” the original name given by the Ute people to what is now known as Pikes Peak. At CC, we respect all peoples and strive to grow as a unique and welcoming community.