Connecticut College

With New Gift, Connecticut College Family Contributes $50 Million To Support Financial Aid, Athletics, Campus Spaces

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Wednesday, April 28, 2021
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b'NEW LONDON, Conn., April 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Connecticut College has received the largest philanthropic gift in its history, $30 million from alumnus Robert Hale and his wife Karen Hale that, in combination with their prior gift of $20 million, invests $50 million in the College\'s continued innovations in access, athletics, career and an expansive 21st-century liberal arts education.\n"As our country emerges from the trials of this pandemic, Karen and Rob have exercised another multimillion dollar vote of confidence for the future of the liberal arts, sending a message about the transformative power of a Connecticut College education," said President Katherine Bergeron.\nThe Hales\' new gift prioritizes three areas of importance made vividly clear by the pandemic, allocating $10 million each to financial aid, athletics and immediate improvements to campus infrastructure.

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  • b'NEW LONDON, Conn., April 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Connecticut College has received the largest philanthropic gift in its history, $30 million from alumnus Robert Hale and his wife Karen Hale that, in combination with their prior gift of $20 million, invests $50 million in the College\'s continued innovations in access, athletics, career and an expansive 21st-century liberal arts education.\n"As our country emerges from the trials of this pandemic, Karen and Rob have exercised another multimillion dollar vote of confidence for the future of the liberal arts, sending a message about the transformative power of a Connecticut College education," said President Katherine Bergeron.\nThe Hales\' new gift prioritizes three areas of importance made vividly clear by the pandemic, allocating $10 million each to financial aid, athletics and immediate improvements to campus infrastructure.
  • This gift builds on their original 2015 contribution of $20 millionpreviously, the largest gift in the College\'s history.\n"This College changed my life," said Robert Hale, a 1988 graduate, "and Karen and I believe deeply in its mission, in its innovations as a liberal arts educator and the leadership skills it builds in students.
  • More than ever, our society needs the kinds of graduates that this College helps develop.
  • For more information, see www.conncoll.edu .\nView original content to download multimedia: http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/with-new-gift-connecticut-colleg...\n'

Connecticut College Receives $10 Million Gift to Enhance and Expand Academic Resource Center

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Thursday, October 10, 2019
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NEW LONDON, Conn., Oct. 10, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Connecticut College's Academic Resource Center (ARC) enters a new era with a gift of $10 million from anonymous donors.

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  • NEW LONDON, Conn., Oct. 10, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Connecticut College's Academic Resource Center (ARC) enters a new era with a gift of $10 million from anonymous donors.
  • The support combines an outright gift of $5 million with a $5 million challenge grant that, when matched, will result in a total investment of $15 million.
  • Connecticut College President Katherine Bergeron remarked on the immeasurable contribution of the ARC since its 2013 opening and on its future impact.
  • "Thanks to the wonderful generosity of these donors, Connecticut College will have the best endowed resource center in the country supporting the academic and professional development of our students," Bergeron said.

Connecticut College Names Miles Schwartz Sax as New Arboretum Director

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Wednesday, July 10, 2019
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NEW LONDON, Conn., July 10, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Connecticut College has named Miles Schwartz Sax as the new Charles and Sarah P. Becker '27 Arboretum Director, effective Aug. 1, 2019.

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  • NEW LONDON, Conn., July 10, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Connecticut College has named Miles Schwartz Sax as the new Charles and Sarah P. Becker '27 Arboretum Director, effective Aug. 1, 2019.
  • The Connecticut College Arboretum offers a quality of life and a conservation classroom unique among liberal arts institutions.
  • The Arboretum's diverse 750 acres include the landscaped grounds of the College as well as the surrounding plant collections, natural areas and managed landscapes.
  • Founded in 1911, Connecticut College is a highly selective private liberal college located on a 750-acre arboretum campus overlooking Long Island Sound and the Thames River.