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The new Diamond Building, made possible by a generous gift from Trustee Robert E. Diamond Jr. ’73 and his wife, Jennifer, was dedicated on April 13 during a weekend of special events that highlighted scholarship in the social sciences and interdisciplinary studies. Located on the Colby Green, the impressive structure houses the anthropology, economics, government, and sociology departments; four related interdisciplinary programs—African-American studies, environmental studies, education, and international studies; and the Goldfarb Center for Public Affairs and Civic Engagement. It features the Ostrove Auditorium, a large and technologically sophisticated space with teleconferencing capabilities, and a Geographic Information Systems laboratory, and it contains group workrooms, seminar rooms, laboratory space, classrooms, faculty offices, and student research rooms, making it the largest and most adaptable academic building on campus.
The Diamond Building was designed to reduce energy use and environmental impact, and Colby expects it to be certified by the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design green-building rating system.
The Goldfarb Center for Public Affairs and Civic Engagement, now housed in the Diamond Building, was dedicated on April 14. Directed by L. Sandy Maisel (government), the Goldfarb Center was made possible by a generous gift from Trustee William H. Goldfarb ’68, P’00. The center brings faculty and students together with local, state, national, and international leaders to explore creative, interdisciplinary approaches to the complex challenges facing the world.
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Fund Honors Tietenberg
 Mitchell Family Professor of Economics Tom Tietenberg retired in 2008, but the textbook he wrote, Environmental and Natural Resource Economics, remains a standard in environmental economics classes at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.
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Alums Honor Maisel
 Did a Colby professor inspire you, push you to accomplish more than you
thought you could, or open the world to you intellectually? Have you
ever wondered how to let that professor know how much you appreciated
his or her efforts?
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