Zoe Williamson ’26

By Julia Fennell ’21

Zoe Williamson ’26 has won a 2026 Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Award to Botswana, where she will spend nine months teaching secondary school students.

“I am thrilled to be able to grow as an educator in Botswana,” Williamson says. “I am also really excited to build a community there.” 

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After winning three conference titles and earning her first All-America honor, Colorado College recent graduate Allison Barker ’26 was named the Women’s Track Athlete of the Year for the 2026 season by the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC).

Barker, from Bethesda, Maryland, became Colorado College’s ninth female track athlete to earn All-America honors with an 11th-place finish in the 1,500-meter final at the 2026 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships. She finished the race with a school-record time of 4:26.77.

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Need help finding and using the right brand tools, or just not sure where to start? The Office of Communications & Marketing invites the campus community to an open Brand Mechanics training session focused on Adobe Express, the Editorial Style Guide, and navigating the OCM website. Whether you are building materials, writing campus messages, or looking for brand guidance, this session on Tuesday, July 14, 1-2 p.m., in Gaylord Hall will help you feel more confident using the resources available to you.

Melissa Durland ’15

The Department of Feminist & Gender Studies is excited to announce Dr. Melissa L. Durland (FGS and Psychology ’15), Assistant Professor of Clinical Practice in the Department of Psychology at the University of Washington (UW), was appointed Director of Psychological Services and Training Center (PSTC) this past summer.

The PSTC offers low-cost, high-quality, time-limited, evidence-based assessment and treatment to the UW and Seattle metropolitan communities. It is also the primary training center for doctoral students in the UW Clinical Psychology Program, with mental health services provided by advanced graduate students under the supervision of licensed mental health professionals.

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George had been waiting all month for All-You-Can-Eat Meatball Day, a day almost bigger than his birthday! But this year, the hungry crowd had vanished! Something was keeping people away… something pretty big. And that something was Phinneas T. Lightspeed and his speedy Meatballs-o-Matic machine. In despair, George’s friend Chef Pisghetti vows to cook no more. Determined to help him, George goes on a mission to enter the Chef’s meatballs in the world-famous Golden Meatball Contest in Rome.

Everyone’s favorite mischievous monkey and his friend in the yellow hat sing and dance up a storm in this adventure-filled musical. Curious George: The Golden Meatball runs July 21-Aug. 2 at the FAC. American Sign Language interpretation is offered during the Saturday, Aug. 1, at 3 p.m. Get your tickets today!

Nine-month-old Cooper and his mom are introduced to one of puppeteer Katy Williams’ puppets at FAC during a free Family Adventure Day May 30, 2026. Photo by Mark Reis / Colorado College