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
- Mayrl and Venny ’22 Coauthor Paper on Religious Freedom
- Colby-Bigelow Partnership Awarded Research Grant to Study Volcanic Ash in Pacific Marine Ecosystem
- Koch Attends Maine DOE’s New Memorandum Ceremony
- Benissan Featured on Maine Public’s “Assignment: Maine” Series
- Art Daily Reports on Mary Cassatt Exhibition Opening
- Gilkes Speaks About Juneteenth Significance in Press Herald Article
- Franko Quoted in Globe and Mail
- Giannelli “Stutter” Reading Included in Poets & Writers
- Young ’20, Arterberry, and Martin Coauthor Paper on Meditation
- Sheets and Huebschmann ’19 Coauthor Paper on Relationships and Stress
- Jacobson Awarded Fellowship from New-York Historical Society
- Colby Named “One of the Most Beautiful Campuses”
- Wall Street Journal Highlights Colby Grad
- Russian Human Rights Lawyer Named 2021 Oak Human Rights Fellow
- Robinson Appointed to AAG Strategic Communications Editorial Board
- Commencement Gets National Attention
- Morning Sentinel Covers Colby’s Commencement
- Wisecup Interviewed by Authority Magazine
- Halvorson Book Second Runner-Up for 2020 Clifford Geertz Prize
- Stefan Kohli ’18 Grabs Headlines for Celebrity Wedding Photographs
- Plesch Invited to Join Board of South Solon Historical Society
- Robinson Coauthors Paper on Coastal Adaptation in Bridgetown, Barbados
- Colby Museum Opens, Press Herald Reports
- 200th Commencement Highlights Connections, Creativity, and Courage
- At Baccalaureate, Class of 2021 Encouraged to Give Back, Take Risks
- Colby Museum of Art to Open in June, Morning Sentinel Reports
- New York Times Highlights Colby Museum’s Efforts Toward Diverse Audiences
- Colby Museum’s Summer Show Included in Boston Globe’s “Hottest” Shows List
- Professors Fleming and Maisel Retire after Mentoring Generations of Students
- Huan Bui ’21 Named Class Marshal with Highest GPA
- In Last Lecture, LeVan Draws on Personal Narrative in Response to Moment in History
- Two Colby Tennis Players Selected to Compete in NCAA Tournament
- Koffman Coauthors Paper on Greenland Ice Sheet
- Sheehan Contributes to Library Company’s Innovative Digital Catalog
- Robinson Coauthors Paper Evaluating China’s Progress on Climate Commitments
- Spark Reviews Lauren Oyler’s Fake Accounts
- Spark Writes about American Artist Jocelyn Lee
- Gibson’s Works Published in Victorian Review
- Poet Richard Blanco to Speak at Commencement, Press Herald Reports
- Presidential Poet Richard Blanco and Higher Ed Authority Charles Terrell ’70 to Speak at Colby College’s 200th Commencement
- Prestigious Condon Medal Winner Announced at Student Awards Ceremony
- Art Daily Reports on Colby Arts Collaborative
- Boston Globe Calls Colby’s Lichtenstein Exhibition “A Revelation”
- Robinson Leads Paper on Financing Loss and Damage from Slow Onset Climate Events
- Robinson and Carlson ’21 Coauthor Paper on Climate Compatible Development in Islands
- Blevins Reads “Bereavement Status” on WERU’s Poetry Express
- Colby Students Continue Civic Engagement Throughout Pandemic, Morning Sentinel Reports
- Maisel Provides Insight on How Census Could Change Maine Politics on NBC Boston
- Schupf Art Center on Track to Open in 2022, Reports Morning Sentinel
- Sullivan Authors Article on Politics of Species Reintroduction
- 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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Alumni Profiles
Editorial & Opinion
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 […]
