Colby Magazine Featured Articles

They Can Play

web@colby.edu (Colby College) — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 04:00:00 UTC

At Colby, gay athletes are coming out—and helping to change the campus culture. Some, like champion sprinter Dominique Kone ’13, say the decision to be honest about their sexuality has made them better athletes.

In Their Footsteps, 1864-1913

web@colby.edu (Colby College) — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 04:00:00 UTC

Waterville College. Colby University. Colby College. The 50-year period that began with the Civil War was marked by dramatic changes that went deeper than a name, including the war, debate of the place of women at the College, and a gift from philanthropist Gardner Colby, who left his name and allowed for the College's survival.

Vietnam: Then and Now

web@colby.edu (Colby College) — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 05:00:00 UTC

Government Professor Cal Mackenzie returns on a Fulbright fellowship to Vietnam, which he last saw as a soldier in the Vietnam War. His journal and photographs record the life-changing experience.

In Their Footsteps

web@colby.edu (Colby College) — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 05:00:00 UTC

The Maine Theological and Literary Institution, soon renamed Waterville College, was a very different place from the Colby College of today. Or was it?

Reconstructing Violet Paget

web@colby.edu (Colby College) — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 05:00:00 UTC

Professor Phyllis Mannocchi has spent 35 years reconstructing the life of the enigmatic and forward-thinking British writer who used the pen name Vernon Lee.

Finding a Life on the Edge

web@colby.edu (Colby College) — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 05:00:00 UTC

Two decades after mountaineer Bill Holland was lost in a fall, his daughter revisits his days on Mayflower Hill.

Mighty Impressive

web@colby.edu (Colby College) — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 04:00:00 UTC

After 38 years as dean, vice president, dancer, and friend, Janice Kassman retires. But her legacy lives on.

Class Action

web@colby.edu (Colby College) — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 04:00:00 UTC

Homeless in high school, Jessica Boyle '12 fought to make Colby a place where students from all backgrounds can thrive.

Natural Colby

web@colby.edu (Colby College) — Sun, 13 May 2012 04:00:00 UTC

In Perkins Arboretum there are birds of all feathers, trees that tell a story, and even romance (especially if you’re a frog)

Who Was Elizabeth Hanson?

web@colby.edu (Colby College) — Thu, 03 May 2012 04:00:00 UTC

Book by Washington Post reporter reveals the secret circumstances surrounding the death of the CIA’s rising star

"Moms Who Need Wine" Uncorks the Mommy Market on Facebook

web@colby.edu (Colby College) — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 05:00:00 UTC

Phenomenal Facebook following has Marilé Borden '94 contemplating the future of Moms Who Need Wine

Mike Daisey Bites the Apple

web@colby.edu (Colby College) — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 05:00:00 UTC

For monologist Mike Daisey '96, the death of Steve Jobs was another defining moment in a remarkable career

Boots On the Ground

web@colby.edu (Colby College) — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 05:00:00 UTC

At 40, growing Environmental Studies Program equips students to tackle real-world problems

Erik Quist, USMC, Fights to Recover from Combat Injuries

web@colby.edu (Colby College) — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 05:00:00 UTC

Wounded in Afghanistan, Capt. Erik Quist ’99, USMC, works to rejoin his "brothers"

Ink in his Veins

web@colby.edu (Colby College) — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 04:00:00 UTC

NY Daily News Editor in Chief Kevin Convey is bullish on the rough and tumble—and haiku—of tabloid newspapers

Class Act

web@colby.edu (Colby College) — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 04:00:00 UTC

Dean of Admissions Parker Beverage retires after helping to enroll more than 11,000 Colby students

Innocents Abroad

web@colby.edu (Colby College) — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 04:00:00 UTC

Gary Newton '72 manages global efforts to help the world’s most vulnerable children

Real Money, Real Lessons

web@colby.edu (Colby College) — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 04:00:00 UTC

In a course called Learning By Giving, students pursue and allot funding for area nonprofits

Leaving the Court but Never the Team

web@colby.edu (Colby College) — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 04:00:00 UTC

Legendary coach Whitmore retires after 40 years, but his relationship with his “basketball people” endures

Views on China

web@colby.edu (Colby College) — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 04:00:00 UTC

Colbians offer perspectives on one of the most fascinating places, cultures, economies, peoples.

What Jeronimo Maradiaga Learned

web@colby.edu (Colby College) — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 04:00:00 UTC

Maradiaga questions the West's notions of success.

The Magic of Kalimpong

web@colby.edu (Colby College) — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 04:00:00 UTC

In this Indian school, borders and boundaries are dissolved.

Thank You, Professor Bassett

web@colby.edu (Colby College) — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 19:43:47 UTC

Former “toads” bid farewell to their beloved teacher and mentor.

The Girls Are All Right

web@colby.edu (Colby College) — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 05:00:00 UTC

With Colbians leading the way, girl-empowering Hardy Girls Healthy Women sparks a national movement

Obama's Right Hand

web@colby.edu (Colby College) — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 15:05:42 UTC

Behind the scenes, White House Chief of Staff Pete Rouse is invaluable to the president

Reaching the World

web@colby.edu (Colby College) — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 04:00:00 UTC

Eight years, 25,000 donors, and $376 million later, many of the goals in the strategic plan have been met.

Telling the World

web@colby.edu (Colby College) — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 14:07:23 UTC

Activists use social networks and digital video in pleas for rivers and groundwater

Campus Kids

web@colby.edu (Colby College) — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 04:00:00 UTC

Faculty residents' children enjoy and contribute to college life.

Internationalized

web@colby.edu (Colby College) — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 13:27:38 UTC

Colby has gone global with help from Davis United World College program. But what comes next?

Colby on the Front Lines

web@colby.edu (Colby College) — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 17:45:52 UTC

Graduates in the military tap into their liberal arts background

Students Can Still Write?

web@colby.edu (Colby College) — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 19:14:53 UTC

In writing, Colby students juggle multiple voices in different environments

Harnessing the Wind

web@colby.edu (Colby College) — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 16:34:33 UTC

Colby alumni bring booming wind-farm industry to Maine and the Northeast

Silver Lining

web@colby.edu (Colby College) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:18:34 UTC

Economic woes can inspire positive life changes.

More Than Mentors

web@colby.edu (Colby College) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:38:52 UTC

Begun in the classroom, relationships between professors and students thrive beyond Mayflower Hill.

Jeronimo Maradiaga's Journey

web@colby.edu (Colby College) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:27:59 UTC

There were competing notions of success in Jeronimo Maradiaga's life: a high school diploma, a job, and a paycheck to help support his family versus years of college and professional school to achieve personal and intellectual goals

The Boatbuilders

web@colby.edu (Colby College) — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:11:12 UTC

Steve White '77 and Jock Williams '62 have built international reputations for their classically inspired yachts

Real NCIS

web@colby.edu (Colby College) — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 17:38:20 UTC

Tom Betro '81 directs agency that fights crime, from drug trafficking to terrorism

Barbara Nelson's Global Classroom

web@colby.edu (Colby College) — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 19:13:45 UTC

Professor Barbara Nelson started her language instruction Web site on a dare. Now in a class of its own, it has a worldwide following.

A Political Remix

web@colby.edu (Colby College) — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 20:00:04 UTC

Kendra King '94 puts hip-hop-and more- into the teaching of politics

Double Duty

web@colby.edu (Colby College) — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:57:07 UTC

Women who make it to the top in business carry the burden of society's expectations

The Navigator

web@colby.edu (Colby College) — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 14:14:29 UTC

Philip Nyhus directs the Chinese government to the places where tigers may once again roam free.

Gender Gap

web@colby.edu (Colby College) — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 19:22:10 UTC

Colleges see demand for qualified male applicants grow as young women excel in high school.

Breaking Through

web@colby.edu (Colby College) — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 18:09:23 UTC

With today's technology, singer-songwriters no longer need to wait to be "discovered"

Don't Worry Be Happy

web@colby.edu (Colby College) — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 18:48:22 UTC

Alice Domar tells women how to escape "the perfectionist trap"

Finding Home

web@colby.edu (Colby College) — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 17:57:16 UTC

International students face different choices as they consider life after Colby

Mars Up Close

web@colby.edu (Colby College) — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 15:44:17 UTC

Scott Murchie's team of scientists helps uncover the secrets of the red planet

Having a Ball in Japan

web@colby.edu (Colby College) — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 14:05:44 UTC

Larry Rocca helps stoke the rising interest in Japanese baseball.

Different Prescriptions

web@colby.edu (Colby College) — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 20:14:34 UTC

Philosophy? Dance? Economics? The path to medical school doesn't always start with science.

A Fine Line

web@colby.edu (Colby College) — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 20:03:08 UTC

Oscar-nominated filmmakers Andrea Nix Fine and Sean Fine strike a balance between tragedy and beauty.

The Making of a President

web@colby.edu (Colby College) — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 20:31:01 UTC

Candidates lean on Colbians in bids for the White House