Goldfarb Center Events

Transition to Power: What to Expect in the Early Days of the Trump Administration
Jan. 23 | 4 p.m. | Diamond Building, Ostrove Auditorium
Join us for an in-depth discussion on what to expect in the first 100 days of the new administration.

Panelists include:

Cal Mackenzie, Professor Emeritus of Government

Philip Nyhus, Associate Professor of Environmental Studies

Ken Rodman, William R. Cotter Distinguished Teaching Professor of Government

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Finding Your Way Through Facts, “Alternative Facts,” and Propaganda
Feb. 17 | 3:30 – 5 p.m. | Silberman Lounge, Cotter Union
Join us for a Colby community gathering to discuss best practices and share insights on how to sort through the floods of information and misinformation currently confronting us every day in the news and elsewhere. Open to all members of the Colby community. Light refreshments will be served! This event acknowledges the #DayofFacts national social media campaign scheduled for February 17. Learn more about the campaign here. This event is offered as a joint effort by faculty from various departments with support from the Goldfarb Center.

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How Do We Match Local Farmers with Buyers?
A lunchtime talk with Arif Shaikh, founder of Foodslack
Camden-based digital entrepreneur Arif Shaikh spent three months going to every local food market he could to find out how farmers connect with buyers. He learned that farmers spend a lot of time they don’t have literally knocking on doors, making endless phone calls, or sending mass emails. By creating Foodlack, Shaikh has made it his goal to build an online platform that more efficiently makes these important connections. Join us to learn about his efforts to alleviate local food distribution issues in Maine and beyond. Pizza and other refreshments will be served. Please RSVP here >>>

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How Things Fall Apart: Race, Gender and Suspicion in Police-Civilian Encounters
Feb. 28 | 7 p.m. | Diamond 122
Nikki Jones, associate professor of African American Studies, University of California, Berkeley
Over the last couple of years, the Black Lives Matter Movement has turned the nation’s attention to the too-often troubled relationship between Black communities and the police. The video recordings of encounters that begin over seemingly minor infractions – like jaywalking – and end with force, including, at times, lethal force, leave us wondering: How do these encounters go so badly, so quickly? What role does race, gender or bias play in these encounters?

In this talk, Professor Jones draws on years of field research among Black residents in urban neighborhoods, along with interviews with police officers and findings from the analysis of video recordings of police-civilian encounters (both citizen video and video collected in collaboration with law enforcement) to illustrate how race, gender and suspicion shape the earliest moments of police-civilian encounters. Professor Jones will share findings from her ongoing collaborative research in this area (with Geoffrey Raymond, UCSB and Kristin Precoda, SRI International), which reveals key interactional adjustments that could be used to improve the quality of police encounters with the public.

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Developing a Networking Plan: Building Your Team and Your Skills
Women’s Leadership Seminar Event
Thursday, March 2 | 12:20 p.m. | Dana, Fairchild Room
Networking gets a bad rap, but it’s a key component to a successful job or internship search as well as moving forward in your career. Particularly for women, developing and maintaining connections can give you a leg up as well as boost your overall confidence when interacting professionally. Come to this workshop to learn about concrete steps you can take to building your team of mentors, advocates, and connections. This event is open to Colby faculty, staff, and students. Registration is required.
Students please sign up here >>
Faculty and staff please sign up here >>

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Developing a Confidence Plan
Women’s Leadership Seminar Event
Tuesday, March 7 | 12:20 p.m. | Dana, Fairchild Room
The goal of this workshop is to create a plan for increasing your confidence in the classroom, workplace, and general daily life. We’ll talk about strategies to build confidence and concrete goals you set to reach a higher level of confidence by the end of the semester. This event is open to Colby faculty, staff, and students. Registration is required.
Students please sign up here >>>
Faculty and staff please sign up here >>>

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On the Road: Colby Goes to D.C.

March 9-11

The Goldfarb Center and the Colby Career Center, together with the Division of College and Student Advancement, will fly up to 20 students for a two-night trip to Washington, D.C. to engage with experts on public policy issues, explore career opportunities in government and politics, network with alumni, and tour the capital. Learn more here >>>

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Join us for a mocktail meet and greet event with women leaders from the faculty and staff. Enjoy speaking with them about their experiences while learning networking skills including how to juggle a handshake, glass, and plate all at once. There will be complimentary appetizers as well. This even is open to Colby students and registration is required. Sign up here >>>

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2017 William R. and Linda K. Cotter Debate: American Democracy?
March 29 | 7 p.m. | Ostrove Auditorium, Diamond Building

In light of the exceptionally turbulent 2016 presidential elections, as well as a broad array of other on-going transformations, many now ponder the soundness of what Alexander Hamilton dubbed as our “grand experiment.” Are citizen’s sovereign or largely powerless? Can future generations redeem a government of, by, and for the people?

The 2017 William R. and Linda K. Cotter Debate will offer a wide-ranging and vibrant conversation about the democratic character of the United States in the 21st century.

Panelists include:

Benjamin Page, Gordon Scott Fulcher Professor of Decision Making, Northwestern University; author of Democracy in America? What Has Gone Wrong and What We Can Do About It (Forthcoming).

Roslyn Fuller, scholar; author of Beasts and Gods: How Democracy Changed Its Meaning and Lost Its Purpose (2015)

Peter Levine, associate dean and Lincoln Filene Professor of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Tufts University; author of We are the Ones We Have Been Waiting For: The Promise of Civic Renewal in America (2013)

Moderator: Joseph R. Reisert, Harriet S. Wiswell and George C. Wiswell Jr. Associate Professor of American Constitutional Law, Colby College

Learn more about this year’s Cotter Debate here >>>

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2017 George J. Mitchell Distinguished International Lecture: U.S. Senator Angus King
Featuring special guest Senator George J. Mitchell
“Lessons in Foreign Policy, from North Korea to Syria and back to Washington”
April 19 | 7 p.m. | Lorimer Chapel