Katherine Bergeron

During her tenure, Connecticut College received the largest gift in its history to support financial aid, career education, and athletics.

[10] The College also completed a $10 million renovation of the Charles E. Shain Library that transformed the mid-century facility into a more modern space.

[11][12][13] In May of 2016, student occupiers moved into Fanning Hall to demand accountability from the Connecticut College administration regarding its handling of alleged bias incidents.

This was listed as one of the key factors that led to his resignation, alongside Bergeron's supposed history of bullying and demeaning her colleagues.

[15] On February 27, 2023, students began an occupation of Fanning Hall, Connecticut College's administrative building, in protest, which lasted ten days, during which time classes were suspended.

[2] On March 24, 2023, after negotiation with faculty, the board of trustees, and ad-hoc student groups, Bergeron announced that she would resign at the end of the Spring 2023 semester, one year before her contract was to expire.