Fall 2012
Features
Finding a Life on the Edge
Two decades after mountaineer Bill Holland was lost in a fall, his daughter revisits his days on Mayflower Hill.
Reconstructing Violet Paget
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.
In Their Footsteps
The Maine Theological and Literary Institution, soon renamed Waterville College, was a very different place from the Colby College of today. Or was it?
From the Hill
A School for Leaders
Colby College is the first NCAA Division III school to conduct a leadership academy for athletes through the Janssen Sports Leadership Center. The Colby Leadership Academy develops and supports Colby student-athletes and coaches in their effort to become leaders in athletics, academics, and life, said Harold Alfond Director of Athletics Marcella Zalot. Said Zalot, […]
D-I Vet MacDonald Takes Over Men’s Hockey
An NCAA Division I veteran who has won national championships as a coach and player takes over the Colby’s men’s ice hockey program this year. Blaise MacDonald, former head coach at Niagara University and University of Massachusetts at Lowell, takes over the team from longtime head coach Jim Tortorella, who left to become assistant coach […]
Old Glories
Catherine Courtenaye ’79, Modernism gallery, San Francisco (Sept. 13-Oct. 27, 2012) Courtenaye’s work is inspired by and incorporates handwritten artifacts of the 19th century. Her oil paintings recontextualize the handwriting in documents she has examined in museums, libraries, and in her own collection. I am especially interested in ferreting out instances of deviation from Victorian […]
Ravens Assistant GM DeCosta Prepares for Future Role
by David Driver Eric DeCosta is ready. Prior to the 2012 season Eric DeCosta ’93 was in demand as a possible general manager for several National Football League teams, according to Sports Illustrated. He had spent 15 years with the Baltimore Ravens, but his path to the GM post with that team appeared blocked […]
Q&A: Zandile Nhlengetwa
Personal loss leads to role as leading advocate of nonviolence in South Africa
Remembering Hugh Gourley
by Gabriella De Ferrari, L.H.D. ’08, and Bree Jeppson ’93 It was our summer to visit colleges, and as we walked around the beautiful Colby campus we arrived at the museum. Standing at the door was Hugh Gourley. He was wearing his characteristic impeccably pressed kakis and a colorful tailored shirt. A slight, very proper […]
Scouting in the NFL
by David Driver Mark Azevedo ’04 had finished his career as a tight end at Colby, but with his playing days behind him, he spent spring 2004 with an eye on his football future. “Coach [Ed Mestieri] gave me some work with coordinating possible recruits,” Azevedo said. “I got my feet wet a little bit.” […]
Ravens Assistant GM DeCosta Prepares for Future Role
by David Driver Eric DeCosta is ready. Prior to the 2012 season Eric DeCosta ’93 was in demand as a possible general manager for several National Football League teams, according to Sports Illustrated. He had spent 15 years with the Baltimore Ravens, but his path to the GM post with that team appeared blocked […]
Colby News
- Arts Collaborative Renovations Covered in Morning Sentinel
- Howard Appointed to Editorial Board, Reappointed to Another
- Gilkes Challenges NFL Plan in Essay Published by Religion News Services
- Colby Starts Construction for New Arts Collaborative in Downtown Waterville
- Colby Poll Mentioned in Salon, Breitbart
- Mainebiz Covers Colby’s Reopening Plan
- Hoeller ’73 and Theyerl ’20 Cowrite Article on Essential Workers
- Hanlon Discusses Political Correctness and Police on Maine Public
- Cooperation, Working Across Divisions Alternatives to Competition in Higher Ed, Hanlon Writes in Chronicle
- Colby’s Reopening Plans Covered in Morning Sentinel, Bangor Daily News
- Maine Public Story on COVID-19 Testing at Maine Colleges Includes Colby
- Colby Poll Referenced in Huffington Post Story on McConnell
- Student Startups Highlighted in Portland Press Herald Article
- Gastaldo and Kus ’18 Coauthor Paper Published in Journal of Sedimentary Research
- The Plan for Returning to Campus
- Colby Remembers Professor and Botanist Bruce Fowles
- Plesch Edits and Contributes to Maine Arts Journal Summer Issue
- Gilkes Adds to Portland Press Herald Article on Life Returning to “Normal”
- Fortune Op-ed on Education Equity Mentions Pay it Northward
- Colby Receives $1-Million Gift To Support Humanistic Inquiry and Research
- Scheck Discusses WWII Massacres of Black French Soldiers in International Media
- Hanlon Pens Op-Ed on P.C. Police in Washington Post
- Mayka Earns National Recognition from APSA as 2020 Clarence Stone Scholar
- Op-ed about Digital Divide by Natalie Davidson ’23 Runs in Portland Press Herald
- Epidemiology Modeling is Inherently Imprecise, Moore says in Portland Press Herald Article
- Blevins Essay on Writing Published on Waxwing
- Simon Coauthors Paper on Reassessing War on Terror
- Portland Press Herald Article on Campus Opening Includes Colby
- Mayrl Coauthors Paper on ‘Culturalized Religion’
- Gastaldo Research on End-Permian Extinction in Daily Californian Article
- Howard Coauthors Book Chapter in SAGE Encyclopedia
- Wolfe’s “Cacophonic Choir” on ACM SIGGRAPH Blog Post
- Besteman Op-ed in Portland Press Herald Offers Anti-Racists Practices for Mainerss
- Migrants’ Rights Activist to be 2020 Oak Human Rights Fellow
- Shea Comments on Maine Public About Debates for Maine Candidates
- Tracy ’19 Co-First Author on Paper in Fish and Shellfish Immunology
- Robinson Appointed to Editorial Board of Regional Environmental Change
- McGadney Promotes Pay it Northward in Concord Monitor Story
- Research by Fleming Noted in Washington Post Article About Nuking Hurricanes
- Outgoing director elevated Colby museum into a new league
- Ahead of Departure, Corwin’s Accomplishments Heralded in Portland Press Herald Article
- White Poem “My Beautiful People” on Hoctok
- Hickey Q&A with Photographer Owunna in Aperture
- President Greene Calls for Collective Action Against Racism and Inequality
- Dean Burrell-McRae Op-Ed on Racist Acts Runs in Portland Press Herald
- Seay Comments on Ambassador’s Misinformation to Kenyans
- Dan Harris ’93 Discusses Career Path, Self-Help with NewsCenter Maine
- Besteman Discusses War in Somalia on None of the Above Podcast
- New Book by Fallaw on Citizenship and Claims in Mexico and Peru
- President Greene Discusses Pay it Northward on CNBC
- Colby Covers the Campaign
- Digging Deep
- Shea Is New Goldfarb Center Director
- New Storage Facility To Be Boon to Colby Libraries
- Student Affairs Adds Deans for Spiritual Life, Sexual Diversity
- Let the Celebration Begin
- Two Hundred Years Young
- Belgrade Lakes EPSCoR Research Has Impact
- Colby Volunteers Boost SAT Scores for Local Students
- Tobacco Banned on Most of Campus
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The Joys of Lives Well Lived
by Ira Sadoff A little while ago I received a Facebook message from a former student who was returning to Maine to visit family (all the way from Finland), and she wanted to know if she could show me some poems over coffee. Last week another former student wrote to tell me that her […]
