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

Students Aid Iraqi Refugees
In its second year, the Iraqi Refugee Awareness Movement at Colby is now directly helping Iraqi families in Maine.
The Colby Experience

Tarini Manchanda '09 set out to find what makes Colby unique -- and she took a video camera along. Hear what this place is really about,... more »
7 Things You Should Know about Studying Abroad
Compiled by Po Yin Wong '09
Hello from Beijing
A postcard from Katie Lebling '10.
Alternative Paths
Students who take time off often return to Colby with a new perspective.
Engineering Harmony
Daniel Gomez '09, a music and physics major, is blending his passions through a dual program with Dartmouth.

News

Mitchell Speech Broadcast

Special Envoy George Mitchell's Oct. 22 speech will air on the Maine Public Broadcasting Network Nov. 2 at 1 p.m. It will also be available as a Goldfarb Center podcast.
Health Minded

Charlie Hale '06 aims to do for global health what Teach for America does for education
Mitchell to Speak

Just following talks with Israeli and Palestinian leaders in Washington, D.C., special envoy to the Middle East George Mitchell will deliver the 2009 Mitchell Lecture Thursday, October 22.
Taylor's Bio of Joan of Arc

The Virgin Warrior: The Life and Death of Joan of Arc by Professor Larissa Taylor was called “a splendid biography” in a review. Taylor was interviewed by the BBC and by Irish public radio.

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