Behavioral Economics Class Launches Experiment Across Continents

Students in Jessica Hoel's Block 1 Social Preferences class conduct a campus-wide experiment to test emotional and social responses to triggers in collaboration with the Busara Center in Nairobi, Kenya, which will be conducting similar experiments and working with our students on research and publications.

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Instead of taking multiple classes at a time, CC students study
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The Idea of Liberal Arts Education in Philosophy, Politics, Literature and FilmPolitical Science

The Idea of Liberal Arts Education in Philosophy, Politics, Literature and Film

Get acquainted with the historical origins and development of the liberal arts, the development of the American liberal arts college, including the history of Colorado College. Examine classical and modern documents on the idea of liberal arts education and contemporary arguments about the future of the liberal arts.
Emotion and Meaning in MusicMusic

Emotion and Meaning in Music

Why do you like your favorite music? Individual preference emerges from the effect of the music on your emotions and the appeal of specific compositional aspects. In this course, students are challenged to create their own music individually and in groups. The final project is a collaborative creation of several short operas.
IT103: Slow Food in a Fast Food NationEnvironmental Program

IT103: Slow Food in a Fast Food Nation

Get introduced to a multidisciplinary inquiry by thinking, speaking, and writing about food systems in Italy and the United States. Studying food represents a uniquely interdisciplinary way to learn about Italian and American history, politics, and ecology.
The Southwest: An IntroductionSouthwest Studies

The Southwest: An Introduction

Experience an interdisciplinary and multicultural introduction to the Greater Southwest! The physical settings, histories, peoples, cultures, conflicting ethnic demands, and common problems are shown through anthropological, artistic, geographical, historical, and literary approaches.

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Christina Leza Publishes on Impact of Southern Border Policy

CC Launches Third College Access Initiative with Stroud Scholars Strategic Plan

CC Launches Third College Access Initiative with Stroud Scholars

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Our Work Toward Becoming an Anti-racist Institution

Standardized Tests Now Optional for Admission to CC Strategic Plan

Standardized Tests Now Optional for Admission to CC

Connecting Climate Issues with Social Justice Faces of Innovation

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