Colby Inspired

International Numbers

62: Countries represented in student body

10: Percentage of international students

80: Countries represented by the Colby alumni body

70: Percentage of students who study abroad while enrolled at Colby

144: Colby-approved study-abroad programs

Inspired World Citizenship

Colby is international—in its outlook, in its curriculum, in its extraordinary study-abroad opportunities, in its student body and faculty, and in the impact of its graduates. A Colby student develops a mature curiosity about other cultures and an appetite for engaged global citizenship.

Stories

For Peace in Afghanistan, Consider the Pashtuns
These days even casual followers of world news see Pakistan regularly making international headlines.... More »
New Students, New Countries in Colby's Fold
Students from Rwanda, Cambodia in Class of 2013
Unsung Heroes of Colby: Susanna Thompson
Emily Fleming '12, speaks to Susanna Thompson, assistant director of the Goldfarb Center and assistant director of the Oak Institute for the Study of......More »
Students Aid Iraqi Refugees
In its second year, the Iraqi Refugee Awareness Movement at Colby is now directly helping Iraqi families in Maine.
Q&A: Noel James
New associate dean of students and director of the Pugh Center on bringing the community together and addressing things that can divide it
Health Minded
Charlie Hale '06 aims to do for global health what Teach for America does for education

News

Helping Haiti

Colby's student-led fundraising initiative for victims of the earthquake in Haiti, which includes T-shirt sales and a benefit dinner later this month, is featured in the Feb. 7 Maine Sunday Telegram.
A Semester in Namibia

InsideColby blogger Blair Braverman ’11 spent the fall semester in Namibia, where she “traveled through the bush, working with a number of researchers.” Braverman recounts her semester in recent posts at insideColby.com.
Covering the Developing World with Courage

Lovejoy recipient Paul Salopek speaks with students before the convocation.Foreign correspondent... More »
Fulbrights in Germany, China

Two Colby professors were named 2009-2010 Fulbright Scholars. Associate Professor of East Asian... More »

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